Just wishing....
July 4, 2008 11:50am
Happy 4th of July, everyone!
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Goal End Date is May 3, 08 64 days ago.
keepmegoing’s Profile
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keepmegoing
is feeling Good
enjoying the summer day...
About Me
I am a member of the catholic faith, which has helped keep me going so far. I have 3 children, one at home. My world basically fell apart 2 weeks before Christmas of 2002. Things seemed to have gone downhill from there. I pray daily for a cure for my husband, who was diagnosed with ALS 3-31-05.
Interests
crocheting, cross-stitching, sewing, being outdoors
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Recent Activity
Yesterday
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keepmegoing gave slc123 a Hug 11:16pm
Was going through some old messages and came across one from you. Thought I'd stop by with a hello and…
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keepmegoing gave judylyne a Hug 11:12pm
Thinking of you, glad you got to enjoy the fireworks with your grandson.…
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keepmegoing commented on judylyne’s journal entry Journal Entry for July 5, 2008 11:08pm
Memories are so good, yet, so painful. He may not be with you in body but, he's with you in spirit and…
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keepmegoing gave Tigger2905 a Hug 11:04pm
I've missed hearing from you. Hope you and the family are doing ok. oxox…
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keepmegoing gave gettingbackup a Hug 11:02pm
Good night dear friend...hope things start coming 'round your way soon...xoxo…
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keepmegoing updated their status 4:29pm
enjoying the summer day...…
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keepmegoing and 2stressed are now friends 1:34pm
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keepmegoing replied to MAC22’s discussion post NAME THAT ARTIST! in the Caregivers support group 1:30pm
Ol' Blue Eyes--Frank Sinatra Next one--I Walk the Line…
Friday
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keepmegoing updated their status 7:11pm
cutting the grass...…
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keepmegoing gave FallingStar a Hug 7:10pm
Happy 4th of July! I like your new avitar. He's cute!…
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Journal
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It's fixed!
July 1, 2008 7:20pm
Tuesday July 1: The 1st of July already! Or as my eldest son would say when he was little, July the oneth. Jim, from United Seating …
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They called
June 30, 2008 12:12pm
Monday, June 30: The gal from the wheelchair company called about 10 this morning and said she would have the tech out here tomorrow …
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ARRRRG!!!!!!!!!
June 28, 2008 8:40pm
Saturday, June 28: You'd think, that a chair that costs over $30,000 would hold up pretty good. NOT!! We've been waiting …
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2 years ago today
June 25, 2008 10:57am
Wednesday, June 25: It doesn't seem possible that is has already been 2 years. My dear dad passed away 2 years ago today. He …
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just thinking about you. i hope you had a nice 4th, and that you enjoy the rest of the weekend. xxx
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Flower
Thank you so much for your kind words and support. I believe this site is going to help me meet other people in similiar situations so that they understand the stress.
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Hi!! Happy 4th to you too!! Hope it was a great day for you. Mine has been quiet-- everybody's gone to Fla!
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Hi how are you doing? I'm doing ok. I miss my son and wish he could call. I was thinking that last 4th of July he was here and now he's gone. Hard to believe
Flower
happy 4th July
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Support Groups
Close Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
My husband was diagnosed March of 2005. He has had to retire and I have also left my job to take care of him. He has gotten to a stage where I have to do 99% of his care. We have opted to leave things the way they are and make due. The cost of remodeling is just more than we can handle.
Treatments
- Baclofen Working / Worked
- Releived stiffness in legs but, also seemed to cause an overall weakness that wasn't there before. Has also caused sporadic rashes on legs and chest, traveling itches and increase oil secretion of the face (especially the forehead), neck and ears. Dr. says that the baclofen shouldn't be causing these things but, they weren't there before he started taking the med.
- Rilutek Working / Worked
- Muscle twitching has slowed down.
Close Families of Prisoners
Just before Christmas of 2002, I found out that my oldest son was sexually molesting my daughter. It ended up that he was victimizing her as well as a neighbor boy and my other son. He is currently serving 14 to 30 years. My husband and I visit when we can but, his health isn't good (ALS) and we still have custody of our other son. We lost parental rights on our daughter Jan. 2005.
Treatments
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- It helps getting an outsiders opinion on things.
- Talking Working / Worked
- Works sometimes, other times, just made things worse.
Open Caregivers
I am caring for my husband of 28 years who has ALS. This past year has seen his mobility go down greatly. In January of 2007, he could feed and dress himself. Now, he is still able to walk around the house to get from here to there but, I feed, dress and bathe him. I has been stressful learning to live on a smaller income and doing without a lot of things. I do my best to see that he has all that he needs though and find some "me" time as well.
Open Sexual Abuse
I am not a sexual abuse victim persay but, by relation as my 3 children are all victims. My oldest son was abused by a so called school friend who lived down the road from us. Our son in turn started abusing our other son and eventually our daughter. We lost our parental rights on our daughter Jan. 2005. Our oldest son is in prison serving 14-30 years and our middle child, our other son, is home with us after being in residential therapy for 21 months.
Treatments
- Talking Working / Worked
- Went for counseling,1st alone then with my husband, for a little over 3 years. Left because we just seemed to be repeating ourselves and had kind of ran into a dead end.
