Hello Everyone-

Thanks for the links and good thoughts.

Here's a photo of Grandpa, Eva, and Grandma on July 10, taken in the back yard of Steve and Susan's house in Shoreview.

Yesterday before we left Minnesota we talked with the folks at Health Partners about setting up a case management system to meet the current and future needs of Mom and Dad.

This starts with a helping professional who interviews them by phone to see how they're feeling and what kinds of help they might need. Then the case manager makes the connections with services (e.g., appointments with a medical social worker, registered dietitian, non-traditional types of healing therapies described in Diane's link), and also makes sure Mom and Dad understand what doctors are telling them at each step along the way.

I'll be back with an update when I know more about this.

Karen