When can you get Palliative Care? by Barb Green, Parish Nurse Milton, Wis.   Palliative care is comfort care given to a patient who has a serious or life-threatening disease, and is provided from the time of diagnosis and throughout the course of illness. A palliative care specialist will work with a team of health care professionals such as doctors,...

Aging, dementia and the faith community by Barb Green, Parish Nurse Milton, Wis.   For some of us, the journey of aging will include dementia, the progressive loss of cognitive function—our thinking, reasoning, and remembering. Dementia is feared because it threatens our identity and our role as productive, contributing members of the community. Becoming a...

Healthcare Reform: Does the Church have a role? By Barb Green   The answer to the above is a resounding “Yes”! The Church must be concerned about healthcare because Jesus was. He healed and commanded us to do the same. Healing is as much a part of the Gospel message today as it was in the first century. Jesus hasn’t changed.  Dr. Scott Morris suggests...