Describes the impact caregiving has on family interactions.
Having just celebrated a great Mother’s Day with my three children and their spouse’s, I couldn’t help but think that although my kids are all now grown, my mothering days are not over. I’m not referring to my status of “once a Mom, always a Mom,” which is certainly true but I’m talking about how […]
Before every big event, there is always the fear that MS will get in the way of its enjoyment. I am pleased (and relieved) to say that did not happen during any of the festivities associated with Lynn’s son’s wedding. For days prior to the event, Lynn would comment on how he hoped his Rebif
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I’m going to be a grandma for the first time in June! My daughter is having a little boy and I’ve been more than a little excited since the first moment I heard the news (which was about two days after she knew she was pregnant). She and her husband are going to make great
When I first started blogging I had no idea what I was doing. I had heard about blogging but since I don’t have a lot of free time, I had not read many blogs. Then while Lynn was in the hospital, I was talking to a nurse whose husband also had MS and we talked
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Today is my Mom and Dad’s 59th wedding anniversary. When people comment about the sacrifice I’ve made to care for Lynn, I truly don’t understand why it seems so different. I practice now what I saw my parents demonstrate for each other and for us, over and over again. Before I was born, my mom quit
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Sometimes I catch people looking at me in sympathy and you can read in their eyes that the path I have chosen is too much of a sacrifice but what they don’t seem to understand is that I did in fact choose this life. No, I did not go out and look for someone who I knew
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This past weekend, my parents and siblings as well as our children and theirs, came to our house to celebrate Christmas. It was a wonderful time; lots of laughing and sharing…as well as good food. We rarely get to see most of them since Lynn has become wheelchair dependent so these times together are especially
My Mom and Dad arrived today in anticipation of our family get together at our house on Saturday with my family and my brothers and their families. Everyone comes to our house now because Lynn’s powerchair and other equipment do not fit as well into a home that is not equipped for them. For years
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Lynn’s son might have MS. He is still going through testing and if he has it, it’s very early in the disease process. Lynn’s father had MS, then Lynn, and now his son. When Lynn was first diagnosed we were told it was not a genetically driven condition but there might be a predisposition to
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