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Olympia
Dukakis is an Academy-Award-winning
actress, a trained physical
therapist and a very caring soul,
who has been a caregiver for her
husband and her close friend,
Jessica, a formerly vibrant dancer
and actress who suffered from
excruciating bone pain caused by
cancer. She is also a tireless
caregiver advocate.
Editor-In-Chief Gary Barg sat down
with this truly fearless caregiver
who is working to make a difference
for those in pain.
Gary Barg:
As someone whose
father
experienced
excruciating
bone pain while
living with
multiple
myeloma, I am
really grateful
for your work
with bone pain
awareness.
I think it’s
hard for family
members to truly
understand that
level of pain.
Olympia Dukakis:
Right. You don’t
have to live
with it. You can
reach out and
find other
solutions. Maybe
there is some
pain, but there
are also
solutions...continued
Take Care Gary Barg Life is expensive. Being a
caregiver can be another added expense to your
monthly budget, even if a loved one has independent...continued
The benefits of exercise for people with
diabetes can be quite substantial. With both forms of
diabetes, type 1 and type 2 (insulin dependent and
non-insulin dependent respectively), exercise can play a
vital role in the prevention of ...continued Heart disease can be caused
by a variety of conditions such as genetics or a
physical calamity, but an increasing number of cases
are being caused by poor nutrition...continued My mom's dementia is advancing; she is
89. Last December, she was diagnosed with a recurrence of
endometrial cancer in the vaginal cuff and is starting
radiation. My concerns are her inability to relate any pain
or discomfort from the radiation to us. Any suggestions? Connie
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