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American Heart Association

Alabama Kidney Foundation

American Lung Association

American Parkinson Disease Association

American Stroke Association

Birmingham, Alabama VA Medical Center

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Middle Alabama Area Agency on Aging

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

The United States Social Security Administration

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What is “Whole Person Care” Anyway?
By Nicole Boomhover on May 10, 2012
Whole person care? Isn’t that what we do in Palliative Care? The answer is we should, but in busy day-to-day practice, we may not. There are numerous examples of improved quality of life and lessened suffering, not necessarily associated with … Continue reading →

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By Nicole Boomhover on April 25, 2012
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