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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Alzheimer's / October 2004Another Newbie
Hello everyone! I have been lurking the past few weeks and have decided to come out of the bushes<s> Gwen was kind enough to direct me to this group and for that I sincerely thank her! There is so much information and great support here. It has made dealing with the changes happening with my Mum much easier... Tomorrow I will be taking her to her pcp for a physical, and I hope he is understanding and will listen to our concerns! She has been having moderate to severe memory problems, personality changes,great loss of weight (she now weighs 79 lbs)...but I know that other conditions can cause these problems hence the physical. My Dad is in home hospice care due to his health--his death is not imminent, but he is very frail. He is almost totally disable from Rheumatoid Arthritis and heart problems. So stress is certainly a major factor in all of our lives! I did "join" a caregivers support group, although it meets just once a month. And I am reading "The 36 Hour Day" and it has been a great help...for some reason, though, I start bawling like a baby during some of my reading! It feels like it's a mixture of relief that I am not alone, but also sorrow because it is taking away my denial that there is really a problem that I can't handle myself... Thank you for reading this far! It's hard to post for the first time as I just didn't know how to get started and was afraid I would say too much. Donnah Hey Donnah! Welcome to the club no one wants to join! Sorry you need to be here, but I hope you find the help and support you need here. Crying as we read about dementia and caregiving can mean that the passage touched a fear, hope, concern, sadness, or other emotion we feel about our loved one. Take the release. It brings us closer to our own hearts. My FIL passed away two years ago. He had frontal lobe dementia of some sort. I still hang around here because the people are so sweet. Isn't Gwen something?!!! She has ben a huge wealth of support both here and on the arthritis newsgroup we're all on, too. In fact, Gwen convinced me to check out ASA. Oh - We get the same exact trolls that plague ASA, though, so don't be surprised to see them pop up.  SignatureAdelle D. Stavis, Esq. > Hello everyone! I have been lurking the past few weeks and have > decided to come out of the bushes<s> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > too much. > Donnah Hey Adelle! and thank you for the welcome... and for the advice about taking the release! I've found that keeping so much bottled up inside me is doing me absolutely no good--or anyone else for that matter. In a way, it felt really good to just let it all out. In my mind was the story about the little engine that could (hey, my kids are grown and I don't remember the exact story)...anyway, I kept thinking "I think I can, I think I can" instead of understanding that this was beyond what I could fix/repair/make better. Egad, what a ego that shows <blush!> <g> donnah > Hey Donnah! > [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] >> too much. >> Donnah > Hello everyone! I have been lurking the past few weeks and have decided to > come out of the bushes<s> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > just didn't know how to get started and was afraid I would say too much. > Donnah Welcome Donnah, This group was a wonderful support to me throughout the time I cared for my mother in law at home, and even still now that she is in a nursing home. I think you will find a lot of support and friends here. SignatureRegards, Evelyn (to reply to me personally, remove 'sox") thank you, Evelyn! Gwen told me that I would find understanding and support here and I do believe she is right. donnah >> Hello everyone! I have been lurking the past few weeks and have >> decided to come out of the bushes<s> [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > nursing home. I think you will find a lot of support and friends > here. Donnah- Hello and welcome to this group. No one wants to be here but you will find comfort here. Knowing you are not alone helps. I recommend you ask your Dr. for something for yourself. I know the weepiness was sufficating. A very short time on Paxil helped tremendously. Florence it really does help, Florence, to know that I am not alone... I'm on so much meds for my arthritis that I hesitate to add anything, but will consider it if it continues. Right now, the crying feels good after trying to cope alone and not really understanding what was happening to my Mum. Thank you! donnah > Donnah- > Hello and welcome to this group. No one wants to be here but you [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Florence So glad you decided to post Donnah. Very knowledgable people here who want to help and support. Gwen > Hello everyone! I have been lurking the past few weeks and have > decided to come out of the bushes<s> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > too much. > Donnah thank you, Gwen... I'm antsy about her doc appt tomorrow because I have reservations about her pcp, but she likes him. Maybe he'll surprise me and be a doc instead of a god. Oh that was a cheap shot, but he can really be a ...a pain. donnah > So glad you decided to post Donnah. Very knowledgable people here > who want [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >> too much. >> Donnah |
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