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Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
How Palliative Care Helped Amy Get Back to Her Hobbies
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amy is in her mid-40s and loves the outdoors—especially biking, hiking, and walking her dog. In the fall of 2018, she felt a lump on her neck, and...
Rae Anne Reflects: Achieving Your Goals
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rae Anne, a cancer survivor and former palliative care patient, sits down with Dr. Anthony Back, a palliative care and cancer doctor. During their con...
A Quality Life: How Palliative Care Helps You Live Well with Serious Lung Disease
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After struggling with shortness of breath for many years, Betsy was referred to a special lung care clinic. Worsening symptoms limited her ability to ...
A Quality Life: How Palliative Care Helps the Patient and Family
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rae Anne, a cancer survivor and former palliative care patient, interviews Dr. Diane E. Meier, a palliative care doctor and director emerita of the Ce...
A Quality Life: Palliative Care Helps Families Living with Dementia Focus on Quality of Life
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are mostly known for memory loss that worsens over time, but it comes with a range of complex needs – for the per...
One Woman’s Story of Surviving COVID-19 at Age 78
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The COVID-19 virus is still circulating in the U.S. and millions of people are still testing positive. Thankfully, most who come down with COVID-19 do...
A Quality Life: Joni's COPD and Palliative Care Story
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sixty-six year old Joni knows all too well that living with the lung condition called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – or COPD – can be str...
A Quality Life: Ilene’s Cancer and Palliative Care Story
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As a speech language pathologist for young children, Ilene’s skills as an educator, careful listener and problem solver were keys to her career succ...
A Quality Life: A Young Mother’s Cancer Story
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
April grew up with hairdressers in her family. As a kid she put curlers in her cat’s fur to practice. She eventually realized her dream and even too...
A Quality Life: Rae Anne's Palliative Care Story
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While living her everyday life and enjoying a concert, Rae Anne discovered a lump on the side of her neck. Not knowing what it could be, as she felt o...
A Quality Life: Ryan's Pediatric Palliative Care Story
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When Dan and Meghan’s 5-year old son Ryan was born with a rare genetic disorder that causes severe developmental delays—they didn’t know where t...
A Quality Life: Sarah's Colon Cancer Story
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When Sarah was diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer at age 34, she was immediately determined to find the best care possible. She fought for an onco...
A Quality Life: "Rock Man" Willie's Rectal Cancer Story
31 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A Quality Life: Rock Man Willie’s Rectal Cancer Story At an infusion clinic in Dayton, Ohio—which provides chemotherapy treatment to cancer patie...
A Quality Life: JoAnn's Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma Story
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we tell the story of JoAnn, a woman in her early 60s who turned to palliative care for help in making informed treatment decisions an...
How Music Can Help Alzheimer's and Dementia Patients
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There is overwhelming research showing that listening to music can provide emotional and behavioral benefits for people with Alzheimer's disease and o...
A Quality Life: Paul's Ewing Sarcoma Story
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On good days, you can find Paul of the Washington, DC area in his house, intently focused on one of his woodworking projects. It’s hard work, but it...
A Quality Life: Kelly's Palliative Care Story
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Since she was 12 years old, Kelly has dealt with an array of medical issues including Mitochondrial Disease, a clot in her lung and main vein to the h...
What Does Good Dementia Care Look Like?
02 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this special-edition podcast, Diane E. Meier, MD, of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, and Mary Mittleman, DrPH, of NYU Langone Health, discus...
A Quality Life: The Gladden's Palliative Care Story
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can cause damage to skin, joints and organs. After seeing their eldest daughter Danielle deal with prolonge...
A Quality Life: Beth's Appendix Cancer Story
04 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For many years, Beth, 55, of Baltimore couldn’t shake the nickname her sister and friends gave her. “They called me Balloon Hand Beth because whe...
A Quality Life: Cathy's Breast Cancer Story
15 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Cathy, 62, has always loved jogging and doing step aerobics, but her true passion is tending to the flowers in her garden. “I just love being outsi...
A Quality Life: Matt's Palliative Care Story
03 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Matt is about to start another abstract painting. With classic rock music blasting in the background, he holds the brush between his lips, steadies hi...
A Quality Life: Gregory's Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Story
28 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Shortness of breath coupled with the painful side effects of a surgery to remove fluid in his lungs were consuming Gregory’s life after being diagno...
A Quality Life: Barbara and Laren's Pancreatic Cancer Story
14 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is a story about finding a sense of control amidst an uncertain future. This is a story about doing everything you can for the ones you love. Thi...
A Quality Life: Karena's Colon Cancer Story
03 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Karena is a hardworking professional and mother of two. When her busy lifestyle was halted due to a colon cancer diagnosis, she needed help to manage ...
A Quality Life: Toby's Multiple Sclerosis Story
08 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When we go into the hospital, we want to be treated for whatever is ailing us. We also expect to be heard and validated. When Toby Palma, a Las Vega...
A Quality Life: Kat's Ovarian Cancer Story
01 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As a former softball player and as a hard working professional who often balanced multiple jobs, Kat Harrison of Dayton, OH has always been on the mov...
A Quality Life: Marion B's Breast Cancer Story
12 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Marion Blankenship of Charlotte, North Carolina lights up when she talks about her family, especially her eight grandchildren. She beams with pride wh...
A Quality Life: Joyce's Liposarcoma Story
10 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Since 74-year-old Joyce Montgomery of Atlanta, Georgia was diagnosed with Liposarcoma—a rare form of cancer—she’s faced major decisions about he...
A Quality Life: Life After Diagnosis
17 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In his new book, Life After the Diagnosis, Dr. Steven Z. Pantilat puts the spotlight on the essential needs of patients during this often difficult t...
A Quality Life: Amy's Breast Cancer Story
22 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Berman is a nurse, a nationally recognized expert in care of the aged and a senior program officer at the John A. Hartford Foundation. When she wa...
A Quality Life: Aly's Palliative Care Story
26 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Navigating the uncertain waters of high school and college can be challenging for anyone. Imagine spending those pivotal years with a serious illness....