silasbaby
New member
- Joined
- Oct 30, 2008
- Messages
- 9
- Reason
- CALS
- Diagnosis
- 11/2008
- Country
- US
- State
- Indiana
- City
- Mooresville
Hello all !
My name is Julie and I reside in Indiana. I had registered on the site some time ago and have not posted but maybe once or twice. But I do try to log on daily and read. I am a caregiver for my husband Mike who was officially diagnosed Nov 2008. Mike started having problems Aug 07 and the doctors here at IU Hosp. stated it was Parkinson's and were treating him for that. How-ever he continued to get worse and the medication was not working. We ended up switching doctors and he was diagnosed with ALS Nov 08. Mike had a law enforcement background and got out after 20yr. For the past 10yrs. he was a investigator for the State of Indiana. I still work full time. His progression has been fairly fast. They pulled him off work onto disability in Nov. He had to have surgery on Easter Sunday for a perforated bowel and has a permanent colostomy. We then had his feeding tube put in the end of Aug 09. It seems that these 2 surgeries have really made the progression much faster. Hospice was brought in yesterday. I do have a great support staff here at home. My sister moved in to help and Mikes mother also moved in with us. I am 47 yrs and Mike turned 55 in Sept.
Sorry if I am rambling, but I felt I needed to really introduce us and let you know who we are.
Julie
My name is Julie and I reside in Indiana. I had registered on the site some time ago and have not posted but maybe once or twice. But I do try to log on daily and read. I am a caregiver for my husband Mike who was officially diagnosed Nov 2008. Mike started having problems Aug 07 and the doctors here at IU Hosp. stated it was Parkinson's and were treating him for that. How-ever he continued to get worse and the medication was not working. We ended up switching doctors and he was diagnosed with ALS Nov 08. Mike had a law enforcement background and got out after 20yr. For the past 10yrs. he was a investigator for the State of Indiana. I still work full time. His progression has been fairly fast. They pulled him off work onto disability in Nov. He had to have surgery on Easter Sunday for a perforated bowel and has a permanent colostomy. We then had his feeding tube put in the end of Aug 09. It seems that these 2 surgeries have really made the progression much faster. Hospice was brought in yesterday. I do have a great support staff here at home. My sister moved in to help and Mikes mother also moved in with us. I am 47 yrs and Mike turned 55 in Sept.
Sorry if I am rambling, but I felt I needed to really introduce us and let you know who we are.
Julie