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Sharing the struggles and triumphs of being a MS Caregiver. A Caregiver’s Bill of Rights. I am a full-time caregiver for my spouse who has Multiple Sclerosis while I try to work full-time, take care of our home, and handle any number of other functions that used to be shared by the two of us. I'm learning that it's amazing what you can do when you have to and when you have God to send you the resources you need to manage moment by moment. Did You Miss Me? August 15, 2016. Something New to Deal With.
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MS Link List | Multiple Sclerosis Caregiving
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I’m an MS Caregiver. Doing Your Best Does Make it Better. Rick on July 28th, 2008. MS Means – Multiple Sclerosis, your Canadian source for practical MS information Rocky Mountain MS Center Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Trails on ClinicalTrials.gov – A service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health UCSF Multiple Sclerosis Center. Continue reading about Multiple Sclerosis Links. New Approach Could Treat MS and Other Autoimmune Diseases. The Value of Willful Denial. Do An Online MS Caregiver Survey. Great ...
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Caring for Yourself | Multiple Sclerosis Caregiving
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I’m an MS Caregiver. Doing Your Best Does Make it Better. Wishful Thinking: What If It Were Not Multiple Sclerosis? Rick on December 29th, 2010. It’s an odd thing I sometimes consider. (Trust me, I’m not crazy) – but once or twice a year I wonder, what if the neurologists are wrong? What if my wife doesn’t have Multiple Sclerosis? What if she has something that looks like MS but isn’t as bad? I know it’s wishful thinking. And I […]. Rick on December 21st, 2010. Thanks for Helping Each Other! When my daug...
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ALERT | Multiple Sclerosis Caregiving
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I’m an MS Caregiver. Doing Your Best Does Make it Better. ALERT: Voluntary Recall of Alcohol Prep Pads, Swabs and Swabsticks. Rick on January 16th, 2011. Continue reading about ALERT: Voluntary Recall of Alcohol Prep Pads, Swabs and Swabsticks. New Approach Could Treat MS and Other Autoimmune Diseases. The Value of Willful Denial. Do An Online MS Caregiver Survey. How Much Does Multiple Sclerosis Cost a Family? What’s the Name of My Memory Medicine? On How Much Does Multiple Sclerosis Cost a Family?
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MS Information Sources | Multiple Sclerosis Caregiving
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I’m an MS Caregiver. Doing Your Best Does Make it Better. Get to Know Your Pharmacist. Rick on June 16th, 2010. The title gives it away, but with which medical professional is a Multiple Sclerosis patient likely to have the most contact? In my experience, it has been her pharmacist. Most medications are refilled monthly. Between quarterly or annual visits to the neurologist, I believe most concerns about Multiple Sclerosis are related to medications. And in […]. Rick on December 13th, 2009. The inaugural...
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MS Support Groups | Multiple Sclerosis Caregiving
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I’m an MS Caregiver. Doing Your Best Does Make it Better. Pregnancy and Multiple Sclerosis. Rick on October 10th, 2010. Have you ever listened to a doctor’s advice and thought, “Quack! It happens. Perhaps his medical skills were impeccable, but his advice failed to consider you and your non-medical needs. One of my wife’s neurologists pushed her to consider having a third child. “Pregnancy reduces the symptoms of MS,” he stated. “It also results in […]. Multiple Sclerosis has a History. My wife’s l...
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MS Treatment | Multiple Sclerosis Caregiving
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I’m an MS Caregiver. Doing Your Best Does Make it Better. New Approach Could Treat MS and Other Autoimmune Diseases. Rick on November 20th, 2012. I haven’t posted in quite a while. I just read this and it appears to be something new: http:/ vitals.nbcnews.com/ news/2012/11/18/15246299-new-approach-could-treat-ms-other-autoimmune-diseases This looks like early stage research, but it’s an approach that I’ve not read about before. What’s the Name of My Memory Medicine? Rick on February 13th, 2011. If you...
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Sharing the struggles and triumphs of being a MS Caregiver. A Caregiver’s Bill of Rights. Newer posts →. Give Me a Hand. April 6, 2016. Someone asked me recently if I had ever written about how we adapted to Lynn’s loss of function in his hands. I haven’t but it’s a topic that might be helpful to some so here goes. And the diagnosis of MS. Continue reading at https:/ multiplesclerosis.net/caregiver/give-me-a-hand/. Adapting to a disability. I Just Keep Going and Going and Going. March 27, 2016. Continue ...
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Screaming on the Inside | MS Caregiver Sharing
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Sharing the struggles and triumphs of being a MS Caregiver. A Caregiver’s Bill of Rights. Stages of Grief: Anger. Finding the Will to Live →. Screaming on the Inside. July 26, 2015. This was written a few weeks ago. It’s not how I feel all the time but shows how difficult it can be. Please do not read this if you are not a caregiver. I do not want to cause anyone with MS to feel guilt or pain because you cannot help having this horrible, horrible condition if you have secondary. I put him to bed. Which i...
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Reasons for Hope | Multiple Sclerosis Caregiving
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I’m an MS Caregiver. Doing Your Best Does Make it Better. Rick on June 1st, 2014. My youngest daughter recently graduated from high school and celebrated her 18th birthday. While I know this means she will soon enter college, spread her strong wings and fly into her own future, I am neither sad nor melancholy about childhood’s end in our family. I am excited for her and the potential for good […]. Continue reading about Childhood’s End. Thanks for Helping Each Other! Rick on December 21st, 2010. MS has a...
