My wife Vicki's als seems to me to be progressing rapidly. Due to increasing 'falls', she has chosen to stay in her wheelchair all of the time now. When I asked her doctor he will only say "each case is different", and doesn't offer much information beyond that. Next week we are traveling to University of Alabama Birmingham to see her diagnosing doctor, Dr, Shin Oh. Lately Vicki has been reading about "lithium treatments", and makes them sound nearly miraculous. It sounds so good that it's difficult for me to belief it's even possible. I want desparately to believe they'll work, but I don't want Vicki to be needlessly 'crushed' if they don't... she has such high expectations. Has anyone out there had any experience with "lithium treatments"? Do they work? What do they do for the patient? Are they expensive? Can they significantly prolong life? Do they improve the quality of life? Are they even accepted in this country? Are they experimental?
I've become very depressed and have had to seek the "help" of a psychologist to help me through my 'grieving process'. I constantly feel sick to my stomach over this. We've known about Vicki's als since last Sept, but it's been just recently that I've become so depressed. I find it very difficult to give a lot of credence to the 'thoughts and suggestions' of anyone who has not lived through what I'm going through now. In the end, it's just going to be the way I personally am able to help myself... I've heard the term "take one day at a time", and have grown to detest it ! Each new day seems to be a brand new HELL, with this disease...
Can there possibly be anyone out there who can relate to this feeling of hopelessness I have, and help me get through it ? I've never been a stranger to prayer, but I'm starting to feel that the Lord is getting tired of hearing from me... but I don't want to give up.
I've become very depressed and have had to seek the "help" of a psychologist to help me through my 'grieving process'. I constantly feel sick to my stomach over this. We've known about Vicki's als since last Sept, but it's been just recently that I've become so depressed. I find it very difficult to give a lot of credence to the 'thoughts and suggestions' of anyone who has not lived through what I'm going through now. In the end, it's just going to be the way I personally am able to help myself... I've heard the term "take one day at a time", and have grown to detest it ! Each new day seems to be a brand new HELL, with this disease...
Can there possibly be anyone out there who can relate to this feeling of hopelessness I have, and help me get through it ? I've never been a stranger to prayer, but I'm starting to feel that the Lord is getting tired of hearing from me... but I don't want to give up.