Re: Kim-coping will ill family members

Posted March 30, 2004 · March 30, 2004

hi kim,

sorry to hear your mom and grandmother are both not doing well. that's so hard.

i am fortunate because my parents are in relatively good health. I have done

reading about women who have had the kind of cancers my mom has had, and it's

really scary when you read the mortality rates. but i try not to think about

that and know those mortality rates are just statistics. I choose to believe my

mom's cancer will stay in remission.

I just worry because mom didn't want to continue to have body scans (to check

for any sign of cancer) after one year. She just hated it, and every time before

one was very stressful. Her oncologist said she is doing really great and she

can go without them.

I certainly don't agree. I think she and her doctors should be aggressive and

checking her to make sure she is cancer free. But mom's a grown woman and it's

her decision.

anyway, do you live close to your mom and grandmother?

are you married?

do you have someone close to you who is a big source of support as you are

trying to cope with all this stuff you're going through?

it's very hard to deal with all this stuff (ill parents/family) anyway, let

alone when you're not well yourself.

well, I need to start getting ready for school in just a bit. Take care, Kim,

and I hope things will be looking up for you. You deserve it! You've been

suffering for WAY too long.

{{{Hugs}}} sheila

Kim <kckim@...> wrote:

Shiela I ahve been going through the same thoughts.. how can I at 27 be so

sick and them my moma nd grandma both dwindling down very fast and i also

dont have kids or the money to even ahve my own place.. its hard e nough to

be me nad still exist im scared pantsless whats going on with my elders

kim c

Re: - digestive enzyme & down in the dumps

> Thanks, ! Neither of those contain my " no-no's " (soy, dairy, iodine,

etc.). I want to run it by my doc to make sure there's nothing in there tht

might hurt me (interact with my meds, etc).

>

> how are you doing? I hope you had a wonderful day today!!!

>

> I was pretty down for most of the day. I think this whole stuff with my

mom has made my subconscious go to work.

>

> I couldn't figure out why I was so down today until late tonight. I think

it's because I'm very aware of how changes are happening in my life and I

will have to deal with them. My parents aren't " old. " Mom's only 56 and

Dad's only 62. They've had their share of health problems...some very

serious, but they are extremely active, sharp and, for the most part, just

really seem to be fine.

>

> It was very difficult to be so far away from them while mom was going

through all that. I think about how mom and dad aren't getting any younger.

I want to be there for them. Kemal and I will move " down home " to take care

of them when it's time. for now, however, they are quite independent.

>

> anyway, all this I think has affected me on a subconscios level until just

recently...my parents, them getting older, their health declining even

though they're doing well, the eventuality of their deaths (and also mine

and Kemal's). Will I be physically strong enough to take care of my parents

when the time comes? Who will take care of me and Kemal when we're older and

our health is in bad shape? We don't have kids.

>

> On a conscious level, I haven't been thinking about all this. these are

issues i try NOT to think about (along with global warming lack of peace in

this world).

> I guess I'm gonna have to.

>

> anyway, thanks for listening. I know i didn't explain all this well..hard

to find words tonight.

>

> take care! hugs, sheila

>

> <suser@...> wrote:

> Hi Sweet Sheila!

> I missed you guys too!!!!

>

> Nah - you're not blind, you have to click on the " Shop " tab up top. I

> put the links below for you.....

>

> Here's a link for the digestive enzymes:

> https://www.immunesupport.com/shop/product.cfm?Product__Code=PH26

>

> Here's a link for the ProDophilus for " friendly " intestinal bacteria!

> hehehe )

> https://www.immunesupport.com/shop/product.cfm?Product__Code=PH11

>

> Happy shopping - hope these are just what you need!

> take care,

>

> > Hi ! So glad you're back!!! I missed hearing your sweet " voice. "

> >

> > You WILL be having fun, and lots of it!!! You are determined to feel

> better, and so you will!

> >

> > i am thinking about starting some digestive enzymes...gonna have to

> check the ingredient labels. I clicked on the link you posted, but I

> didn't see where you get more info about them. Am I blind?

> >

> > get rest, get well, and take it easy! hugs, sheila

> >

> ve been removed]

>

Posted March 30, 2004 · March 30, 2004

well I live with my mom and its soo startling to ahve to help your own mom

to the toilet nad clean up after her, with my fibro i ahve no muscle and i

had to wedge myself between the toilet and the wall to hold her up. She

looked like my chihuahua whenhe had a stroke and was dying was aweful.

not married but i ahve a bf who is supportive but too silent but hugs are

better than nothing. I am only 15-20 minutes from grandma but im too sick to

travel that far sadly nad she asks me to come every other day.. breaks my

heart that and as my cousin says her house is like wlaking on the sun and i

am sensitive to heat

*hugs back*

thanks shiela

-kim c

Re: - digestive enzyme & down in the dumps

>

> > Thanks, ! Neither of those contain my " no-no's " (soy, dairy,

iodine,

> etc.). I want to run it by my doc to make sure there's nothing in there

tht

> might hurt me (interact with my meds, etc).

> >

> > how are you doing? I hope you had a wonderful day today!!!

> >

> > I was pretty down for most of the day. I think this whole stuff with my

> mom has made my subconscious go to work.

> >

> > I couldn't figure out why I was so down today until late tonight. I

think

> it's because I'm very aware of how changes are happening in my life and I

> will have to deal with them. My parents aren't " old. " Mom's only 56 and

> Dad's only 62. They've had their share of health problems...some very

> serious, but they are extremely active, sharp and, for the most part, just

> really seem to be fine.

> >

> > It was very difficult to be so far away from them while mom was going

> through all that. I think about how mom and dad aren't getting any

younger.

> I want to be there for them. Kemal and I will move " down home " to take

care

> of them when it's time. for now, however, they are quite independent.

> >

> > anyway, all this I think has affected me on a subconscios level until

just

> recently...my parents, them getting older, their health declining even

> though they're doing well, the eventuality of their deaths (and also mine

> and Kemal's). Will I be physically strong enough to take care of my

parents

> when the time comes? Who will take care of me and Kemal when we're older

and

> our health is in bad shape? We don't have kids.

> >

> > On a conscious level, I haven't been thinking about all this. these are

> issues i try NOT to think about (along with global warming lack of peace

in

> this world).

> > I guess I'm gonna have to.

> >

> > anyway, thanks for listening. I know i didn't explain all this

well..hard

> to find words tonight.

> >

> > take care! hugs, sheila

> >

> > <suser@...> wrote:

> > Hi Sweet Sheila!

> > I missed you guys too!!!!

> >

> > Nah - you're not blind, you have to click on the " Shop " tab up top. I

> > put the links below for you.....

> >

> > Here's a link for the digestive enzymes:

> > https://www.immunesupport.com/shop/product.cfm?Product__Code=PH26

> >

> > Here's a link for the ProDophilus for " friendly " intestinal bacteria!

> > hehehe )

> > https://www.immunesupport.com/shop/product.cfm?Product__Code=PH11

> >

> > Happy shopping - hope these are just what you need!

> > take care,

> >

> > > Hi ! So glad you're back!!! I missed hearing your sweet " voice. "

> > >

> > > You WILL be having fun, and lots of it!!! You are determined to feel

> > better, and so you will!

> > >

> > > i am thinking about starting some digestive enzymes...gonna have to

> > check the ingredient labels. I clicked on the link you posted, but I

> > didn't see where you get more info about them. Am I blind?

> > >

> > > get rest, get well, and take it easy! hugs, sheila

> > >

> > ve been removed]

> >

Posted March 30, 2004 · March 30, 2004

Kim and everyone please try the thyrodine --it will help you kim with

your adrenal and thyroid problems because it contains the glandulars

for both--and you have both problems it appears. Read the directions

half a pill won't do anything---it says to start out with two a day

and keep on increasing till you feel better---no more than 6 a day I

think---I'll have to look--same with isocort---8 is the most they

recommend you take---you have to start out slow and increase till you

feel better---back off the dose when you sweat, heart races, pulse

increases or blood pressure goes higher---these are the signs of too

much hormone and all you have to do is drop down to a lower dose---

My daughter takes one thyroidine, two isocorts, one other adrenal

glandular, and armour 60mgs a day. And all the vitamins that support

the organs in-between.

She did spot this month (her P)---so adding in the thyroidine is what

she needed, still waiting for her test results though. And she is

feeling better all the time--her tempertures still go between 97 and

98 but anything is better than 96. And the blood pressure has stayed

at 110/60 every since she started all the supplements back last Sept.

She eats and tries to sleep as much as she can. So she is improving

greatly.

tina

Posted March 31, 2004 · March 31, 2004

good morning, Kim -

i can only try to imagine what you're going through...trying to take care of

your mother, particularly since you have hardly any energy or strength. it's a

very difficult situation for you.

it's good you do have some support (boyfriend). I just wish that you will get

the right care and treatment SOON! Having to cope with your own chronic

disease(s), as well as your mother's, seems like it would be quite overwhelming.

We all need to have some joy in our lives. I am really concerned about you.

I know getting proper treatment is where it has to begin, and I know you are

trying. when I wasn't being treated, everything was very overwhelming to me. i

stopped feeling joy. I couldn't figure out what was wrong because I knew I was

happy, but I just felt so awful I couldn't feel that happiness.

That depression is a result of this disease. I refused anti-depressants and

asked my doc to change my medication. I told him I didn't care how " great " my

labs were because I still felt like crap.

I'm not saying anti-depressants aren't helpful for some folks with this illness,

but I just didn't feel they were right for me.

i can't remember who posted all the info about FM...was it ?? I'm trying to

wade through the thick fog in my brain, but wasn't she talking about how she

started following Dr. Lowe's protocol (I think it was Dr. Lowe?) and how it had

dramatic results for her?

Have you had a chance to check this out and explore this avenue? It sounds

promising. Does Dr. Lowe work long distance with patients?

I feel like you might feel the way I felt...like this disease smothered the

real me...so much so that I felt like I had lost myself.

i would like to know about who you are...the you that you were before this

disease came along. i'm curious what you were passionate about...what filled you

with joy and happiness...what you loved to do with your free time.

{{{hugs}}}, sheila