Redefining My Marriage Role as a Caregiver...My role has changed from being a provider (and finding great fulfillment in that) to one of being a caregiver....Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Diagnosis is Not a Death Sentence...Hi all, I know if you're reading this you're a fellow MS patient or a caregiver. So you have had a diagnosis day. This is my day....Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Hold and Cold with MS: Body Temperature Swings...How does this all affect me as his caregiver? I have to plan for both hot and cold....Reactions0reactionsComments4 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Beginning.......I have since become her caregiver, and have plans to actually register with an agency....Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Misdiagnosed for more than 20 years...She is my primary caregiver with a tiny toy poodle being her back-up....Reactions0reactionsComments6 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....Reactions0reactionsComments115 comments
Therapy for Speech Problems...Speech problems are often identified by a person with MS, a family member or caregiver, or a member of the healthcare team....
Resentment...I resent the fact that many non-caregivers romanticize the chronic caregiver role....Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesCaregiving
Intimacy and Multiple Sclerosis...After our divorce, I was his caregiver for about 10 years....Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Advice for Family and Friends of Someone with MS...for helping someone with MS it is always from the perspective of a caregiver and not from the perspective of the person with MS....Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
The end...Being a caregiver for someone you love presents unlimited bonding opportunities, and it would be a shame to waste them....Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesCaregiving
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...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Challenging ...In Octoberof 2022, I moved my 88 year old mom in with me and now I’m her caregiver. I don’t have energy for much else but still going....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCopingFriends & Family
Stronger Every Day...I slept very well last night, woke up without muscle cramps, went downstairs and brewed coffee while praying and waiting for the caregiver to arrive to...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Roles I've Come to Know...She is now my caregiver. The only one. My only one....Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
“I Hate This Thing…” Part 2...Now help from a caregiver during week days and my sister nights and weekends is part of my new normal. Always asking for help....Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
A Caregiver's Thoughts...As a caregiver for my wife who was diagnosed with MS in 1988, I would like to express my appreciation to all of you who have contributed your stories....Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Relatively new caregiver looking for some friends :)...Hi all- My name is Sarah. About a year ago, I became seriously involved with my partner Jess, who was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS in 2001. She (very fortunately) has...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesCaregiving
