Category Archives: Manage Your Life

Via Christi expert offers tips for a cleaner spring — part 2

Carolyn Koehn is the cleaning guru for Via Christi Hospitals in Wichita. As director of Safety and Environmental Services, it’s her job to make sure hospitals are clean and patients, visitors and staff are safe. But you can benefit from … Continue reading

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How to discuss your health care wishes with family members

Completing an advance directive is more than filling out another form.  It’s a process that develops over time and the key element is conversation … conversation with your loved ones, your agent(s), and your physicians. The process should start when you … Continue reading

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Via Christi expert offers tips for a cleaner spring — part 1

Carolyn Koehn is the cleaning guru for Via Christi Hospitals in Wichita. As director of Safety and Environmental Services, it’s her job to make sure hospitals are clean and patients, visitors and staff are safe. But you can benefit from … Continue reading

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What is pulmonary rehabilitation?

I recently had a chance to interview Jan Gold who suffered for years with activity limiting lung disease — before being referred to pulmonary rehabilitation. Pulmonary rehabilitation is designed to help patients like Jan who have chronic respiratory diseases that … Continue reading

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The practical bucket list

There are a lot of uncertainties about death. One of the biggies is that we just don’t know when we’re going to, well, go. All we know is that death is inevitable. And that we tend to be self-centered when … Continue reading

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Are you prepared for severe weather?

Severe weather season is upon us.  Is your family prepared should severe weather develop?  Consider the following for your emergency plan: Where is the nearest shelter?  Don’t wait until severe weather is threatening to identify your shelter.  An underground shelter … Continue reading

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