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Caregiver for Muscular Dystrophy double bypass
My significant other has MD in his legs, had a double bypass and is home now. I am having trouble dealing with the stress, as I also have heart issues (ascending aorta aneurysm) so am trying to not lift, trying to keep my bp down. Its hard...
read morelatest replyJamesPL, November 30, 2020 8:08pm EST
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My name is Kerri, I'm 30 years old. This past March my father had his second stroke at 60 years old right in the middle of battling cancer. It left him very weak and with mental deficits. My mother quit her job to become his primary caregiver....
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Need some advice
On February 14th of this year, my 45 year old husband suffered a massive stroke. He went through five weeks of intensive therapy to help learn how to walk again and to gain some independence back. When he came home, he received four more months of in
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Who can i talk to?
My husband is having double bypass on Friday morning. I'm scared. What do I do? I want to cry with someone!
read morelatest replyJamesPL, November 28, 2020 9:36am EST
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Stroke and heart survivors caregiver
Hi all, my wife had a stroke 25th august and week later open heart surgery to remove a growth, cause of the stroke. All was going well 2 weeks in after being back home. 8 weeks later she walked out of our family home. She is now back home and with all...
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Update on baby Jaykob
Well it's been a while since I did an update and I can't find the original post. Jaykob was born Oct 2, 2019. He had his first OHS at 6 days old follow by 6 micro strokes which led to seizures. He had multiple Cath Lab trips before having...
read morelatest replyJamesPL, November 22, 2020 8:19am EST
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Free 1:1 online cardiac rehab exercise resource
Hi folks, I’m now the caregiver for my dad that had a HA back in early September. First, I wanted to say thank you. It’s been hard with everything else going on and I’ve really appreciated the support and reassurance I've gotten
read morelatest replyAHAASAKatie, October 28, 2020 9:21am EST
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Scared - Unsure What to Expect
Hi everyone, I spent 3 hours last night reading through a couple of forums here and decided it was time to sign up myself. I'm a 37 year old woman with an 81 year old father who has been battling CHF for quite a while. He also has stage 4 kidney disease...
read morelatest replyAHAASAKatie, November 19, 2020 9:18am EST
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We are looking for a caregiver of a heart failure patient to participate in a taped panel dicussion
Are you a caregiver of a heart failure patient who would like to participate in a pre-recorded panel discussion? The American Stroke Association is planning such discussion to premiere on Facebook in November to celebrate caregivers who support their...
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Support needed
Good morning. My husband is 68 and was diagnosed with CHF in 2005. Although he is doing well, it's hard for me to stay positive and not worry. I need someone to talk to about what it's like. He's lethargic,...
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