The heartwarming story of Laurel Ferretti is from The Lyme Letter written by Doctor Jemsek.
Battling the Ravages of Lyme Disease, How Faith Carried Me Through: By http://eepurl.com/cdzloL
The newsletter also has great information on Supplements, questions and answer section, and list of books and videos.
Xx M
Melinda :)
My heart bleeds for a friend suffering from a dark depression. Have you struggled this week? Feeling pain, fear, lonely, unloved? Tomorrow the sun rises, I pray the clouds lift bringing peace to our lives. Xx M
The leaders of the future, our children must have an education to build on. Chime in and please pass around. Let’s help find and fix problem, not set back and see. :) M
“Connecticut State Superior Court Judge Thomas G. Moukawsher threw out the state’s school financing system as unconstitutional, his unsparing 90-page ruling read and resonated like a cry from the heart on the failings of American public education.”
Some excerpts from NYTimes: An F-Minus for America’s Schools From a Fed-Up Judge:
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What is a Caregiver? A person who gives every ounce of themselves to comfort the dying.
PUBLISHED ON February 6, 2006
The caregiver posts were my first attempt at blogging. I needed an outlet to avoid dumping all in husbands lap.
My grandmother passed away in 2005 from Dementia related to Strokes. I’m reposting for caregivers who give freely every ounce to keep loved one comfortable in their last hours. Just one piece of advice if I may, Take time to clear your head, 10 or 30 minutes whatever you can do for yourself each week. I had brain drain after both of their deaths, my body was physically broken down. Due to the nature of the illness, it’s hard to take an eye off 24/7. I was fortunate we had hospice care for Granny. My grandfather was healthy enough to help, crushing to see the emotions as his wife for over 50 years slipped away.
I’m Morning and She’s Still Alive
As the main caregiver for my grandparents my hands are overflowing lately, my mind allows me to run at that level by switching to what I call “caregiver mode”. I can manage information about the drugs they take, schedule appointments, discuss test results, anything needed for the two people I love the most, who are dying and “switch back” when at home.
Before breaking her hip my grandmother knew me, though our conversations were limited I enjoyed sharing memories with her. She really enjoyed a photo book I made with many photos of her beloved dog, Blackie. Thinking about Blackie always made her smile, even though he died twenty years ago, she remembered him like it was yesterday. On the way to their house last week tears were rolling down my face, I could not stop crying. It took a few minutes to figure out what was causing so much pain. My mind had switched from caregiver to granddaughter, realizing my grandmother no longer knew me. The realization was much harder to accept as her granddaughter.We would not share our memories again. I knew the day would come and said prayers often for the memories we shared. I’m in mourning and miss my grandmother so much.
Xx M aka Warrior
Gwen Stefani has my full attention with her latest release, “This is what the truth feels like”. At 48 , after an eight year hiatus, Gwen releases new music, took her three children on tour, wrote/produced show for Nickelodeon, released a line of new fragrances and a voice over in the Trolls movie.
She appeared on The Voice last season as a mentor to help Blake Shelton’s team. During the season they wrote “Go ahead and break my heart” and fell ln love with Blake. Gwen has surprised fans by showing up to sing the song during his concerts. His fans have embraced her and she is now performing one of her songs before singing their duet. I love the cross genre or no genre. Enjoy Xx M
Please give a shout out to Gavin/sedge808, the newest member of Survivors Blog Here. Tunes dedicated to you! Welcome, let’s have some fun!
I was born with music in my ears, dancing to a beat. My baby book says I walked/danced for joy at ten months old. I don’t know if it’s true, it’s who I was. Chronic Lyme drives today, in the future the keys are mine. LET’S DANCE Xx M
For years patients have said the generic Wellbutrin doesn’t work as well as brand name. The FDA finally took action against manufactures of the generics, admitting Clinical Trials were not performed on 300 mg Extended Release tablets. Follow up test found discrepancies in Bioeqivalence. The FDA holds responsibility as well, they are accountable to the public. The FDA requires all companies who manufacture medication to prove medication is safe, effective…equivalent or not for generics. This process can take years. The over looked, the lack of testing on higher mg caused many patients to take ineffective medicine suffering higher levels of depression.
I subscribe to FDA Updates which provide valuable information.There is a section on each update showing who needs the information. When patients are on the list I ask who is contacting the patients? No-one. It’s a reminder you have to participate in your mental health care which includes staying informed. The daily updates can clog the email, I find most weekly updates valuable.
Xx M
I’m a fairly calm :) person when not hypo/hyper or in withdraw. Last night while burning the midnight oil, I tried to refresh page…Message: could not pull anything up try again. That was the start, I’m no longer calm.
I used Reader for reading a few post…..the people I follow are unchecked like I’m not following them. I followed everyone. I head to Survivors Blog Here to find the same has happened.
Today you will receive a notice the contributors of Survivors Blog Here or Looking For The Light Blog are following you,please know we were already.
Did you have WP challenges last night?
Xx M
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