God Grant Me the Courage...
February 17, 2009 7:15pm
As my role as caregiver becomes more challenging and my mother's Alzheimer's gets worse, my health is starting to suffer. I know this …
LindaSD
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About Me
LindaSD
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About Me
Caregiver to my 89 yr old mother who has Alzheimers.
Caregiver to my 89 yr old mother who has Alzheimers.
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Interests
Reading, painting, walking
Reading, painting, walking
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Sunday
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LindaSD replied to Christine26’s recommendation: Project Life saver in the Alzheimer's Disease support group 5:28pm
I looked this up after reading the post. Great ideas it your community gets into it. Where I live, no…
November 6
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LindaSD wrote a discussion post in the Alzheimer's Disease support group: Who is Responsible? Family, Neighbors, Friends? 3:04am
I just want to throw out the general question that I struggle with. How do we take care of our elderly…
November 4
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I just wanted to send you a great big hug.
I read the Serenity Prayer everyday and have it in every room of my house. It was my Grandmother's favorite.
I truly hope and pray you can get some relief.
God Bless You and your Mother......
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Support Groups
Close Dizziness & Vertigo
Symptoms undiagnosed since car accident '93. Frequent sysmptoms treated with anitbiotics as if ear infection. When finally got tired of this, went to allergy specialist and finally got proper testing. Then left with over $1000 worth of medical test results and more physical therapy bills and still dizzy, even worse. Finally found meclizine was only answer, something I didn't need a doctor visit and more bills to get!
Treatments
- Antivert Working / Worked
- over the counter meclizine cheap and works - can control the dose
- Dramamine Not Working
- killed by stomach- diarrhea
- Vestibular Exercises Not Working
- made the dizziness worse,irritated neck injury
Close Menopause
Complete hysterectomy in 1977 due to endrometriosis, age 29, have taken Estrace since then until 2006 when doctor wouldn't prescribe due to family history of breast cancer. I'm miserable, horrible hot flashes and other body changes making life difficult. Doctors say "natural aging" "get over it". How do you get over never sleeping? Weight gain, and a multitude of other problems. I guess at 59 I've not ready to "age" quit this fast.
Treatments
- Black Cohosh Not Working
- worsened by reflux disease
- Estradiol Working / Worked
- doctor won't continue to prescribe due to risk of breast cancer
- Evening Primrose Oil Not Working
- horrible headach, had to quit
Open Alzheimer's Disease
Stage: AdvancedCaregiver to my 88yr old mother who has Alzheimers. I'm single, 60, no children, work full time. Taking each day at a time.
Treatments
- Aricept Somewhat Helpful
Open Stress Management
Treatments
- Music Working / Worked
- Patience Working / Worked
- Physical Exercise Working / Worked
Open Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
IBS since 25. Now at 60yrs old I feel almost disabled by this.
Treatments
- Aloe Vera Working / Worked
- helps a lot
- Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
- Bentyl Not Working
- didn't work, made me too tired, cause eye problems
- High Fiber Diet Not Working
- make it worse, gave me severe cramps and gas
- Imodium Working / Worked
- I should own stock in the company. Only thing that stops the diarrhea. One doctor told me to never take it, the gastro specialist said use it when needed.
- Levsin Not Working
- didn't work
- Librax Not Working
- gave me serious lower back pain and banging headache
- Probiotics Working / Worked
- works if I stick to it. Gives me some gas but helps.
- Psyllium Not Working
- gave me serious problems - think have allergy to the grass family. Any of this fiber stuff gasses me something terrible.
Open Caring For Aging Parents
I am caregiver to my 88yr old mother (live with her) who has dementia. I also work full time. Constantly changing house and routines so I can continue to work but make my mom safe at home.
Open Raynaud's Disease
Diagnosed with Raynaud's Syndrom when in my mid 20s. Now at 60, have ways of dealing but never found a doctor willing to discuss this illness. Looking to see what other's do with being cold/hot extremes.
Open Caregivers
Caregiver to my 88yr old mover who has dementia. I also work full time.
Open High Blood Pressure
Recently told I was pre-hypertensive. Started medication recently.
