Goodbye Grandma
August 15, 2008 3:38pm
My 92 year old grandma, who is been in amazing shape in assisted living for 5 years, suddenly got very ill this week and is dying. She was my …
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alicat419 
6:11am, August 20, 2008
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alicat419
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About Me
I am a 40 year old biology teacher with 10 acres, 3 cows, 7 goats, 2 horses, 3 dogs, and an acromegalic husband (mostly in remission on Somavert) who is extremely depressed and angry about the loss of many of his capabilities.
I am a 40 year old biology teacher with 10 acres, 3 cows, 7 goats, 2 horses, 3 dogs, and an acromegalic husband (mostly in remission on Somavert) who is extremely depressed and angry about the loss of many of his capabilities.
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my love
August 11, 2008 6:09am
French vanilla roast
Perking...
The sound of the cicadas
On the porch,
My dog licking my toes.
My darling, you are blind
And deaf
And closed
To …
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I am lonely and scared
August 10, 2008 6:10pm
David has been sleeping all day. His psychiatrist has him on 1500 depakote, 1200 lithium, 300 wellbutrin, and klonopin as needed. …
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Happy Easter, Happy Spring!
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7 baby goats! sounds like fun. Hope the weather is starting to get nice there. It's snowing here today. I just came back from Minnesota & had expected the worst but spent most of the week wearing a SWEATER instead of a winter coat!!!! and hardly saw any snow on the ground & it did not snow at all while I was there. I hope things are going well for you. Sometimes no news really is good news;-)
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wow 7 goats coolllll ho wfun!!! i think your project is a great idea...gald thigns ar going wlel
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Hi, I have a Pituitary tumor, too. I understand the depression that goes along with it. I have a person with Acro that calls me at the Crisis Center regularly. We sort of made fast friends the night she called wanting to die.
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hope you had a good 1st semester and that the 2nd one is even better and that things are going well on the home front too. Take care, Love, Rose
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Close Acromegaly
My husband David was diagnosed in 2001; we have gone through brain surgery, Somavert injections, linux (?) scalpel radiation when the tumor came back, and now constant monitoring of hormone levels, mood swings, Somavert adjustments, depression, low libido, high anger levels you name it. BUT, the tumor is smaller! However, I need help dealing with the emotional stress of having a husband who feels like he is losing his identity. He had lost most of his hearing from the radiation, which apparantly withered his auditory nerves. He can no longer read for pleasure. He is a former teacher (had to retire after radiation) whose kids have left the nest- I am his second wife (been there since the origianl diagnosis) and am starting a non profit for kids with physical/emotional challenges to come up and visit our ranch,and learn about animals and the environment. I am hoping this project will get David feeling like he has a purpose again.
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- Psychotherapy Too Soon to Tell
- Dealing with anger and depression over loss of hearing and reading ability and libido
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- David has a support group of his daughter son wife me and my father
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