Ishol, Director of Community Relations and Resource Development, Care Center of Honolulu | Jul 29, 2018 | August - September 2018, Giving Care
I visited Kīlauea several years ago with my hula sisters for the Merrie Monarch Festival. Walking toward the crater to bear ho‘okupu (offering) for Tutu Pele, my lungs suddenly tightened up and I was literally gasping for air.
Ishol, Director of Community Relations and Resource Development, Care Center of Honolulu | Apr 11, 2018 | April - May 2018, Giving Care
Being unable to breathe on our own is very scary. Spinal cord injuries, pneumonia, stroke, injury to the chest, muscular dystrophy and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can all bring on respiratory failure. Spinal cord injuries often happen when we least...
Ishol, Director of Community Relations and Resource Development, Care Center of Honolulu | Feb 2, 2018 | February - March 2018, Giving Care
If you’re like most of us in Hawai‘i, you have no clue what “skilled nursing” means unless you have spent time in a Skilled Nursing and Rehab Facility (SNF). Some think it is the last stop, a depressing place where sick people go when they can no longer take care of themselves.
Ishol, Director of Community Relations and Resource Development, Care Center of Honolulu | Jun 7, 2017 | Giving Care, June-July 2017
Ever think about growing old? Even when we become caregivers for aging loved ones, or start to feel pain in our joints, or experience the “where did I leave my keys?” and “what was I gonna say?” moments, we may still not attribute them to aging.
Ishol, Director of Community Relations and Resource Development, Care Center of Honolulu | Oct 1, 2015 | Articles, Giving Care, October - November 2015
Hundreds of families, including my own, go through the aging process. Historically, and particularly in Hawai‘i, our cultures require us to take care of our kupuna in our homes. However, in current times, adult children have very busy lives working full-time and...
