There’s a lot of talks these days about health care reform and making sure the uninsured have coverage. I don’t want to debate the strengths and weaknesses of the law, but I do want to comment on the struggles associated with having a chronic health condition and how much is not considered when adding up […]
Personally, I have never been good at exercising. I hate it. I might feel much better if I stayed with it a while but I’m so out of shape that I feel awful doing it. Not so, for Lynn. He has always been good about doing some type of exercise almost every day. The major difference now
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One of the struggles we have had to address with Lynn’s MS progressing so rapidly at one point was the loss of his feeling useful. Lynn was very strong, flexible, and talented all of his young adult life. Then over the course of three years it seems he went from having the ability to build
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Early in discovering how to cope with MS symptoms, the nurse who works in Lynn’s neurologist’s office suggested that he might want to see a registered dietician. Lynn was feeling pretty rough all the time. He had no energy and more than that, he just felt bad. She shared that her husband had been seeing someone
Is There Really Anything to Being On An MS Diet? We Think so Read More »
If it’s one thing I have learned in caring for my spouse, it’s that in order to keep him healthy and functioning at his optimum level, I have to take a holistic approach to his care. Taking MS drugs to prevent exacerbations helps prevent significant loss of function; however, if his body is not in the best shape
Arsenic, Mercury, and Lead – What do They Have to Do with MS? Read More »
For you folks who have lived in the northern states, the reaction of us mid-Atlantic residents to the threat of snow must look like a bunch of panicked rats in a maze. The reason for this panic is that most people are spoiled by the ability to run to their neighborhood (insert store here) to
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I attended a memorial service recently at my church. It was the first time I had attended a church “service” there in three years. The last time I was there, I was rehearsing for our Christmas drama and had one of the lead roles. We were in the final weeks before the production and I
Lynn has never been good at sharing information. He’s one of those men who can go to the doctor about a problem, find out he has a new medical condition, start a new treatment program, and when he comes home will say, “The doctor says I’m fine,” or say nothing at all. He did that
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Lynn loves to socialize. He’s much more outgoing than I am and often wants to invite people over; especially family members. However, what I hear when he says so and so is coming over is this: I’ve invited people over who may or may not have been exposed to a cold, flu, norovirus, or any other germs that
We Love To See You But…. Read More »
Once you become a full-time caregiver to your spouse, the relationship takes on many new dimensions. While in the traditional marriage roles, the husband takes care of the wife and makes many of the final decisions regarding big issues, if the one being cared for is the husband, and the one doing the caring is
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