by Colorado Palliative & Hospice Care | Nov 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
November is National COPD Awareness Month. Nearly 16 million American adults live with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a disease that kills more than 150,000 people in the U.S. and more than 3.2 million annually across the globe. Keep reading to learn...
by Colorado Palliative & Hospice Care | Aug 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
August 30th is National Grief Awareness Day. Why would somebody create a day celebrating grief? The day was created by Angie Cartwright in 2014. Cartwright was familiar with loss and became consumed by her grief. She wanted to find a way to support other people going...
by Colorado Palliative & Hospice Care | Apr 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
According to the ALS Association, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis— more commonly referred to as “ALS” is a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, which causes a loss of control of voluntary muscles. The nerves that...
