3 years out for me. I thought I was handling it all so well. It was a blur and bad decision after bad decision. Life is finally settling in a good way. I too was on the verge of a diabetes diagnosis. I now go to a bootcamp and eat better than I have in 20 years. It is really hard to take...
the va, after measuring you, and knowing home circumstances will choose your chair. As things change for you, the will add and delete attachments....tablet or phone holder, trilogy mount, attendant control, roho cushion, etc
One day at a time, Becky. Steve got pretty cruel also. Remember, its the disease. It still hurts but its the changes from the disease. Sending you lots of hugs.
P.s. No one in Steves family would write an obituary....it took me 5 months.
I kept my own notes of things I saw that Steve wouldnt admit to unless asked. Holding the wall when walking for example...multiple attempts to stand, etc. Then I brought the notes with me. I was trained to use his breathing machines, check stats, etc. I worked with the dietician on food...
I have new hobbies, I am dating, I am religious about my self care....there are many things Julien and I do that are new for us. I laugh a lot, I smile, I enjoy a lot about my new life but some days that "feeling" just takes over.
Sooner, I am 2.5 yrs out. Since the time of Steves passing, everyone has thought I have done so well. But just this week, it hit me that I have been chasing something...not sure what.
Steve's VA pulmonologist filed the paperwork each time he saw him, any time he was at clinic, etc. Basic ally our VA used outside dba for info and notes but the VA docs and their notes, lab tests etc were the backbone of the rating documentation. Everyone who saw Steve, from the nurses, to...
I usually got notes from my husband's visits. I would fill out everything possible on the dba and take it to clinic. At the end of clinic, we left with a newly completed dba. Any time my husband had a change and we saw a Dr, we brought a dba and submitted it.