dying

So last week Hospice dropped us--guess my poor husband was not dying fast enough. It did not come as a surprise because he is so slow progressing, but still is a blow. They told us 3 days before the service ended. ... :roll: I spent the week trying to find a home health care agency that I...

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Ok well i have never posted here before but i have read a lot if the threads. I honestly do not hope to offend anyone i just am looking for some help i am in a dark place right now. I know this is a terrible disease and i pray for those that have been disgnosed. I am in my mid- late 20s and i...

I thought anniversaries were supposed to be happy occassions?!?! I can say it wasn't a bad day, and I tried not to get weighed down by the reminder of the diagnosed but at the same time I couldn't help thinking how blissful I was in my ignorance of all things ALS! On a mutiple guess test, I...

for some weird reason my disease was plateauing... well guess what I almost got better overnight so I went back to doctors got new exams and stuff and now they are saying I have CIDP which actaully caused my wrists hands and feet to atrophy and my muscles to shrink, but I am getting some strengh...

Hello Folks: I hope I am allowed to ask a question such as this, as this is a topic I typically like to avoid and for good reason - I'm probably not alone in feeling this way. Does anyone have any suggestions for someone that is VERY afraid of death and dying? I hope this is a LONG way off, but...

This has been a whirlwind of sorts. No time for sleep means taunting my epilepsy. Lets not mention my own health. I gotta figure out how to take care of us both. I try to remember my medicine everyday, but I never forget hers. So many false starts (what I call it when I think she is dying...

The hospice nurse said that if my sister decided to vent at this point she would probably still die because of cell oxygenation and how little oxygen she is moving through her body. She said her o2 stats may look good on a pulsoc but that is only measuring the blood content not how much oxygen...

I hope this is not the phase we are in. I am scared yet encouraged. I am nervous yet dedicated to my sisters walk. The past 4 days have been rough but sometimes she still comes out of the dioxide drunkeness. We are here again. The day started so much better after another fu#ked up night and...

Hello All, I am new to this site. My closest friend was just diagnosed with MND. I am still coming to grips with this and having a very hard time. Sometimes I think she is doing better then me! I have been reading about this illness and trying to educate myself about it as much as possible...