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John Gets Back to His Life John had chronic physical health problems and mental health issues so bad that he could barely get dressed.	Grant Results Sidebars	11/20/2009
A Story of Implementing Palliative Care in an Inner-City Trauma/Surgical Intensive Care Unit The Trauma/Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) at University Hospital in Newark is the sort of place people land without warning: a gunshot wound late at night; a car accident on the way home from the movies.	Grant Results Sidebars	11/20/2009
Manual's Alzheimer's Taking care of Manual, an 84-year-old senior with Alzheimer's disease, was more than his daughter Mary Jo and her mom, Maria, could handle.	Grant Results Sidebars	11/20/2009
A Story From a Palliative Care Program for People Dying in Nursing Homes If anything defines the transformation created by the palliative care initiative at the Pines it is the shift in the way staff members view their role in caring for patients, and the results of their greater involvement.	Grant Results Sidebars	11/20/2009
Establishment of a Culturally Sensitive Rural Hospice Program for Alaska Natives: Ikayurtem Unatai (Helping Hands) The Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation created Ikayurtem Unatai (Helping Hands), a palliative care program for Native Alaskans living in the 34 villages that comprise Bristol Bay.	Grant Results Sidebars	11/20/2009
Estella's Macular Degeneration Estella set a potholder on fire because she could no longer read the burner knobs on her stove to tell if they were "on" or "off."	Grant Results Sidebars	11/20/2009
Mae, Temporarily Too Weak After Surgery to Keep House or Eat Properly Before having heart surgery at the age of 78, Mae did OK. She was content to live alone in an apartment, managing her diabetes, and doing all of her own cooking, cleaning and driving.	Grant Results Sidebars	11/20/2009
Story of an Elder Couple, Both Disabled For Richard and Bev, married 57 years, the task of raising hundreds of foster children over a lifetime was easy compared to dealing with the health problems they have faced as they grew older.	Grant Results Sidebars	11/20/2009
Core Seminar Series at Harvard University Fosters Understanding of Other Disciplines Four very different disciplines-social epidemiology, public policy, history of science and neuroscience-work together in Harvard's Health & Society Scholars program.	Grant Results Sidebars	11/20/2009
Larry Wants to Take Care of Himself Like many low-income seniors in Minnesota, Larry wants to take care of himself, but he needs some help.	Grant Results Sidebars	11/20/2009

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