Caregiver Stroke
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Has anyone tried adaptive clothing?
I've looked at some websites that sell adaptive clothing -- things like like wheelchair pants that have flaps to cover the person's backside instead of a traditional waistband so they're easier to get on and off. This stuff looks potentially...
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Who Is Your Stroke Hero?
Caregivers, we want to hear from you! We are now accepting nominations for the Stroke Hero Awards until the end of January in the following categories: Pediatric Hero, Survivor Hero, Caregiver Hero, Support Group Heroes, and Group Heroes. Take time to...
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Maybe someone could use a laugh...
When moving the bedpan from under my grandma this morning, I spilled part of the urine on her bed. First, I sighed, frustrated with my clumsiness. Then I smiled at her and said: You know, anyone can wet their own bed. It takes real talent to...
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My story
Hi , my name is Starr and my husband had a stroke 23 days after my cancer diagnosis. I haven’t even been able to process my diagnosis and now having to deal with my husbands condition. He is 60 years old and we still have two children at...
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I fear for my wife's life-
Hello All, I am terrified that my wife could suffer a stroke due to her extremely high blood pressure and Hereditary CHF. She is 48. Active. Fit. She lost her mother in 2008 due to CHF. She lost her brother, who was 41, due to CHF. She is extremely...
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Newly home from hospital
I am taking care of my 50 year old beautiful husband after a massive hemmorhagic stroke in July. I am completely exhausted and feel so sad and robbed of my wonderful life. In particular, since he has been home (last Monday), he is having incontinence
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Ideas for caregiver strength-training
Short version: Are there any at-home strength traning workout plans out there specifically designed for caregivers? Long version: This afternoon, my grandma and I fell in the middle of a wheelchair-to-bed, squat-pivot...
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Second generation caregiver dealing with first generation strife
Hello everyone this is my first post. I guess I'm writing in hopes that someone here has had a similar experience, or maybe I just need to vent. Either way, here goes... My grandma had a hemmoragic stroke in late-April of this year. After three...
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Help Me Help my 16 Year Old Daughter That Suffered a Stroke
doctors wanted us to give up, but we stayed strong. By the Grace of God we stayed #CourtneyStrong. Two and a half years ago Courtney was diagnosed with Inflammatory ***** Disorder(Since her stroke the doctors have now went with a more specific diagnosis...
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Learning how to deal with my emotions and especially my impatience
My husband had a stroke 7 years ago when he was 53. He was doing so well , as we had physical therapy and cognitive therapy at home, but now I am trying to do the pt and speech with him. It's very hard to distinguish between wife and therapist. ...
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