Mission Health is happy to announce that two support groups are being relaunched now that we are learning how to live with COVID. The Mission Stroke team is involved in both of these groups which ...

When Kim Keenan’s 86-year-old mom, Joan Wright, had a stroke last fall, she feared the worst. “The nurses were trying to explain to me that it wasn’t bad, that she didn’t have anything paralyzed,” ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recurrent strokes are common and many stroke patients do not receive adequate referrals. Patient and caregiver ...

Nobody can function in any role 24/7 without a break. Yet, that’s what some family caregivers do. Taking time away from the immense responsibility of caring for a loved one seems like a luxury: hard ...

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — UPMC Altoona offers a support group for those who’ve suffered from a stroke and, according to patients, it makes a positive impact on their road to recovery. Now organizers feel ...

The challenges of caring for elders can result in caregivers ignoring their own physical and emotional health. Caregivers often don't recognize the symptoms of stress that they are experiencing. For a ...