I am not sure where I would post this but this board seemed appropriate. I live with both of my grandparents. My mother and I both have taken care of them for the past fourteen years. Over that tim...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
Hi im nearly 22 and disabled, my fiance is my caregiver, we love eachother very much and would like to marry, but i dont want to bring him down and depress him since im always such a hassle with the f...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
I am caring for my father who lives about an hour away from me. I am married and my husband says he feels unwanted etc and starts a fight with me every time I get the chance to go home. I usually stay...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
I have been caring for my grandmother since I was 16 years old. I'm now nearly 20. My grandmother has uncontrolled diabetes (insulin dependant) heart disease (blockages & enlargement), bad asthma,...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
Hello anyone:
I am also looking after my elderly Mother, but she is a "labor of love", just like I was when I was born.
One thing I question myself on is, am I wasting my life? I had...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
My hubby was dx in June with SCLC to date he has had 39 radiation tx and 9 chemo tx.
Today he went in for his PET scan,I can see his condition getting worse and I am starting to lose it!!
I don't ...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
I am being pulled in so many directions that I don't know where elst to turn and desperately need some different perspectives. First off, my own health is not good, I am battling high cholestrol, high...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
i'm taking care of my mom that has ms and i really need someone to talk to thats not her or my husband about things going on with her and in our house about her. some one please help me...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
Hi there
Haven't posted on this board before - wanted to get some advice from people who care for others.
I have suffered from mental health problems for several years now, at times becoming u...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
In April my guy had a G-tube put in at a V.A. hosp. Since then he has been on Medicare/Aid. A couple weeks ago the unforseen happened. The G-tube got pulled out. We went to his primary doctor, no tube...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
Five weeks ago, my father in law died after a long struggle with cancer. My husband had spent the past five years or so caring for both parents long distance. Every Saturday, he would drive an hour ea...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
My story started last Sept when Mom had a major stroke.Paralized on her left side blind in one eye,cathter,incontence,some dementia.And in extreme pain from left arm shoulder.Was in intensive care 2 m...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
My Mother cares for my Stepdad, and I go over during the day when needed to stay while mother gets out for shopping and church.
My sister will run by for 5 minutes to drop something off from the sto...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
Don't know if this is the right board to post but does anyone know anything about the company Caregivers America? They provide non-medical in-home care for the elderly. Good/Bad?...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
My mom, who takes care of my grandma, is out of her mind with anger. My grandma has always had a "picking" problem even when she was functioning normally. It's getting worse. My mom spends s...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
well Iam a caregiver of someone in california with ALS.The case has been approved andI am waiting for retoactive pay.from April.I like helping but need the money.I am so stressed and need to know what...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
Hi All, I have a handicapped child and a few months ago i had hired a young girl to come in and work as an aide to help care for my child. This girl had NO PRIOR medical knowledge at all. I had to t...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
hi my great grandma just died her funeral is tomorrow. well bout threee years ago her daughter had power of atterny of her well she took it away from her and gave it to my mom her grand daughter. well...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
hi there im new here and basically trying to get some information from my mother.
ok here it goes:
My moms, mom who is 85 and on SS just had a stroke. shes partically paralyed, and legally blind....
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
well I have some steam to let off.Why is it that the person you are taking care of goes off on you but you are the only one there?I am in care provider for my niehbor and she has ALS.I have been carin...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
My sister and all siblings had the polio shots,
> sugar cubess, in the mid to late 50's. When my
> youngest sister was 4 yrs. old she went to hospital
> with 2nd or 3rd bout of phnomon...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
Hi!! I'm new here and just looking for a place to vent!! Its a long story but I will shorten it I hope!! I am 47 divorced one daughter 23 yrs. I had just graduated after taking a course in Compute...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
Hello everyone. I don't know if there is anyone in the same situation as me. I am 24 years old, been out of college for a year and am currently taking care of my grandmother. She is in good physical c...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
My mother in law is in the last stages of lymphoma. She has had this for four years. She is being cared for at home. She is not yet ready for hospice, but it is coming soon. I am not sure if she is...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
Is anyone caring for their Mom? I'm looking for other women whose Mothers still live on their own, but as time goes on is spending more and more time having to take care of their mother. I'm a Mom of ...
[Tags: No tags defined yet] - Be the first to Tag this threadAdd TagsCancel
*Note: Tags must be comma (,) seperated. For example: boardtracker, forum search, search engine
Browse sub-categories 
