How to Manage Spasticity While Sitting in a Chair...If you can use them by yourself or with a caregiver, then fabulous. But if you cannot, intervals of leg elevation throughout the day may suffice.... By Rebecca Ironside, MSPT2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
Asking for help (response to Stephanie's article)...I have spent my entire life being a help-ER, as in 'caregiver', helpful friend or neighbor.... By leannhh1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
When Your Care Partner is Ill...How do you cope when your caregiver has his own emergency.... By nancyw4211 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
To Medicate or Not to Medicate: Helping Patients Choose...who helps my wife navigate through a multitude of complex MS issues and decisions, it has become apparent that one of the most important functions of a caregiver... By Gary Chester3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments14 comments
Specialized Caregiver Tools: Fur-Lined Handcuffs...That's the best advice I can offer to caregivers. When it's all over, there will at least be some good memories to reflect upon.... By teddys2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Caregiver Perspective: Understanding Immunosuppression...As his caregiver, one of my responsibilities is to become familiar with his medicines and their risks.... By Donna Steigleder4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Gary Chester...The stories that Cathy and so many other MS patients have shared on MultipleSclerosis.net have inspired me to contribute my thoughts on being a caregiver... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for later
Caregivers Must Ask the Right Questions...This is the type of question that MS patients and caregivers must ask.... By Gary Chester3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
The Caregiver: An Essential Member of the Healthcare Team...As a former nurse, and as a current caregiver, let me emphasize to you the importance of your role as a member of the healthcare team.... By Donna Steigleder5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
One of the Best Things a Support Partner Can Give to a Patient...The role of a support partner to one suffering from a chronic condition such as MS is multi-faceted. Whether the patient suffers from relapsing-remitting or a more debilitating form of... By Gary Chester2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
need help being a caregiver...So I really just need all around help being new to helping be a caregiver to her.... By 5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Kristi's MS Story...I lived at my parents house since my husband left me and my mom was my caregiver for a few years as well as my dad's caregiver since... By kristiivie2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
MS Warrior Or Am I?...If not for my caregiver, who rarely left my room, I wouldn’t know my name, age, or anything. I didn’t even know which hand I wrote with.... By blackwolf0653 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments15 comments
Advice please...As her caregiver, my question to all is, how do you handle to severe mood swings this causes?... By sonny-boy1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments17 comments
Misdiagnosed for more than 20 years...She is my primary caregiver with a tiny toy poodle being her back-up.... By gurnzy1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
MS and My Lost Cause: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow?...He helps me get dressed and styles my hair, but there’s something about a same-gender caregiver.... By Dan and Jennifer Digmann4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments115 comments
HSCT Part 4: The Treatment Itself...In the end, I had two or three days alone before a new caregiver arrived. His name was Fernando, and he was a real gem.... By Jenny Angus5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
MS for 40+ years...Have been my husband's caregiver for years and just have to stay strong. Because of the stress I've had to use my wheelchair the past 3 years.... By maggie-mae1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Care Giving With Good Care...If you are a caregiver of any sort and "see" yourself in any part of the forthcoming content in this article, trust me, the care you render to your... By Dianne Scott2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments