by KathyKastner | Mar 26, 2014 | Blog, Inspiration, Personal Decisions
Guest blogger, Zal Press, created Patient Commando to give patients’ stories a ‘voice’. Pictured here in his ‘teach about Crohn’s’ lab coat, he shares his thoughts on ont of Best Endings topics: Who’s important to you? Who’s...
by KathyKastner | Jan 16, 2014 | Blog, Inspiration, Medical Decisions
Veteran Jim Cooper came to Palliative Care to die. Instead, he got 6 years of life. For many, Palliative Care is a scary term: it equals dying and death. Few who feel this way would think of admitting themselves to a Palliative Care Program. But that’s...
by KathyKastner | Oct 23, 2013 | Blog, Inspiration, Kathy Kastner, Personal Decisions
Silicon Valley : Health 2.0 October 1, 2013 ..Presentation after presentation of apps and technology-based devices designed to help manage health. I aim to be there next year with BestEndings Mobile App. Even with out a tech solution to dazzle, I was interviewed...
by KathyKastner | Sep 18, 2013 | Blog, Inspiration, Kathy Kastner
This story is brought to you by: Patient Commando Productions Inc ...
by KathyKastner | Jan 12, 2013 | Blog, Inspiration, Kathy Kastner
Comments from BestEndings readers I so appreciate knowing what my readers think! I applaud your frame of mind now and urge you to embrace your quest. As a. 58 yo woman whose mom died about 18 months ago, I wish she had had the courage to plan more. She’d always...
by KathyKastner | Oct 5, 2012 | Blog, Featured, Inspiration, Medical Decisions, Personal Stories, Quality of Life
Dignity Conserving Care asks at life’s end: ‘What do I need to know about you as a person to give you the best care possible?’ To give an answer as a person, rather than as a health condition is a focus-changer for providers and for patients alike. As a patient –...
