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Sometimes readers have a need to talk privately. If you want to send me an email about your MS or caregiver challenges or thriumps, I would love to hear from you. My email address is donnasteigleder@gmail.comPublic Service Warning: Do Not Purchase from Radical Mobility
If you are considering purchasing a 4-wheel drive wheelchair, please do not purchase from Radical Mobility. We bought one in 2009 from them. It never worked. We sent the parts to them to repair. They never returned them. We finally received the parts we sent them them this year (2015). Multiple customers of theirs have told us of similar issues. Please, do not make the same mistake we made. Look elsewhere. I'll share more if you contact me directly.
Tag Archives: Health
Something New to Deal With
Every time Lynn starts acting differently for several days in a row, I start to wonder if it means there’s some new problem we have to face. MS can affect so many different body parts and functions that I just never … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional Effects, Physical effects
Tagged Caregiver, Caregiver Support, Disability, Family caregiver, Health, Multiple Sclerosis, Respite care
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Lack of Sleep. The Root of All Evil?
There are a lot of responsibilities and consequences in being a caregiver that I don’t like; things I would prefer not to do or which are difficult to manage, but the biggest challenge I have is lack of sleep. I think … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional Effects, Physical effects
Tagged Caregiver, Caregiver Support, Depression, Family caregiver, Health, Multiple Sclerosis, Respite care, sleep, stress
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I Can’t Just Get Sick
I had a scare this week thinking that I was about to experience the joy of food poisoning. As I was giving Lynn his bath, I started feeling really nauseous. Then my stomach starting burning and feeling crampy and I started sweating—all … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional Effects, Ms Journey, Physical effects, Relationships
Tagged Caregiver, Challenges, family, Family caregiver, Health, Multiple Sclerosis, Relationships
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Can You Come Here a Minute?
“Can you come here a minute?” I hear that every 30-60 minutes all day long and you know what? It’s never a minute. When I enter his room to find out what he needs, I’m typically gone for 15-30 minutes. … Continue reading
Posted in Ms Journey
Tagged being organized, Caregiver, Flexibility, Health, Multiple Sclerosis, Multitasking, priorities, work/life balance
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Planning for the Future with Our Children
Sometimes I forget the impact our life has on the rest of our family. Today, that impact is more evident as I wait for our three children and their spouses to come over to “talk about the future.” I have … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional Effects, Ms Journey, Relationships
Tagged Caregiver, Disability, family, Financial planning, Health, Multiple Sclerosis, Planning, Respite care
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Would Hydrotherapy Be an Option?
We had the great fortune this year to rent a beach house for our summer vacation that included a handicap accessible pool. The pool was large enough for our entire family to be in it (seven of us) but small … Continue reading
Posted in Ms Journey, Physical effects
Tagged Caregiver, exercise, Health, hydrotherapy, Multiple Sclerosis, physical therapy, pool
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So, How Are You….Really?
When you run into someone when you’re out in public, what seems to be the first thing out of their mouth after saying your name? For me, it’s, “How’s Lynn?” and then it’s, “and how are you doing?” It’s never … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional Effects, Physical effects
Tagged Caregiver, Challenges, fatigue, Health, MS support, Multiple Sclerosis, stress
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How FMLA Supports Caregiving
My paid job, that supports Lynn and me, is as a Human Resources Director of Employee Relations. As part of that role, I am responsible for keeping up with employment law. One of the laws often misunderstood by employees is … Continue reading
Posted in Ms Journey
Tagged absenteeism, Caregiving, family, fmla, Health, MS support, Multiple Sclerosis
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The Impact of Caregiving on the Caregiver
s I was taking my morning dose of Advil (4 tablets rather than 2), I was curious about my future as a caregiver and what being a caregiver was doing to me personally. So I thought I would look up … Continue reading
My Role as a Physical Therapist
Personally, I have never been good at exercising. I hate it. I might feel much better if I stayed with it a while but I’m so out of shape that I feel awful doing it. Not so, for Lynn. He … Continue reading
Posted in Ms Journey, Physical effects
Tagged Caregiver, conditioning, exercise, Health, MS Information, Multiple Sclerosis, physical therapist, physical therapy
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