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It was Jim’s* fourth trip to the ER in less than two months: blood glucose levels of 400+, diabetic ketoacidosis, treatment, and discharge. At age 75, Jim was riding the ‘rollercoaster of health care crises,’ ...

At the age of 50, Jan* was at the top of her profession in social work and living a full, active life with her husband Alan* and their four children. Then, without warning, she was ...

Matt*, 42, was born with Marfan syndrome, a disorder that can cause cardiovascular and skeletal problems, but it hadn’t slowed him down. In addition to working as an IT director, he was a strong, stable ...

Barbara* had always tended to the needs of others—her second-grade students, her cats, and her beloved husband. As his seizure disorder and dementia progressed, she became his full-time caregiver, neglecting her own health. Shortly after ...

When Ellen was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, her daughter wanted to care for her mother at home. But like many busy families, it was a struggle to tend to Ellen’s needs while also raising children ...

Here’s what Homespire client Sandy Steele, 74, says about the chronic medical condition she’s lived with since birth: “The engineers must have been on strike the day they were putting me together.” That plucky attitude—along ...

In February, a month before Utah’s “Stay Safe, Stay Home” order went into effect, I took my 89-year-old mother to her annual Medicare wellness visit. She aced the usual battery of tests—blood pressure, oxygen levels, ...

Last spring, escalating COVID-19 cases prompted us to delay my 89-year-old mother’s cataract surgery until she couldn’t tell the difference between her cat and a couch pillow. Finally, when we felt reassured by the safety ...

For most Americans, the holidays conjure up festive images of family and friends gathered together, sharing favorite traditional foods, playing games, and exchanging gifts. While it’s hard to imagine a different sort of holiday celebration, ...

My parents expected to live out the rest of their lives in their beloved home, exiting “feet first,” as my dad liked to say. Then life happened. My mom’s osteoarthritis made it hard to walk ...