Coping With Caregiving

July 2007

• My mum’s Gastric Cancer - by kathy - (Sun, Jul 29 2007)
  My mum has been diagnosed with gastric cancer in the advance stages 2 weeks ago. It has spread to other parts of the organ. Just like Veronica, I’m getting married in Oct’07.. Life is tough with a sudden news like this. [more..]
• Parkinson patients are still very intelligent - by Caro - (Sun, Jul 29 2007)
  My mother was diagnosed in the late 80’s, she went through many stages on the PD. With times, when she became very advance in her disease, I was curious if she was still bright due she was not able to do much and was at the incontinent stage and could barely talk. [more..]
• Living With Spouse with HD - by Frank - (Wed, Jul 25 2007)
  My spouse is 48 years old, and is entering into full-blown HD [Huntington’s Disease] stage. The most difficult thing to deal with as her spouse, is accepting and understanding the tremendous neurological and psychological changes she has (as still is) been through. [more..]
• parkinsons - by dmg - (Wed, Jul 25 2007)
  My Husband got Diagnosed with Parkinson’s 3 Years ago at the young age of 45. I was so upset I did not knoew what to do. This as all of you folk out there know is a unfair disease that no know seems to know much about or how to stop it and there is no cure. [more..]
• Results of a stroke - by RG - (Mon, Jul 23 2007)
  I had an ischemic stroke. Apparently a very slight one since I am almost 100% back (maybe 97%). I feel very lucky especially when I see other stroke victims at rehab. Thank you God. What my real reason for writing this comment is some things I have noticed during rehab. [more..]
• my mom has dementia and parkinson’s disease - by Julie - (Sun, Jul 22 2007)
  my mom is failing fast and all some of my siblings are talking about is money. They are jealous because I have power of attorney over my mom. They’re not thinking about what’s best for her. [more..]