Quote From: ceders2I just wanted to write and say hi, but also to let you know that you are not alone. My Dad has ALS and has had it now for nearly two years and he is still doing quite well. It started in his right foot and is slowly starting take his left foot as well.
My Mum and Dad ended up having to sell their business afew years earlier than they expecting to due to Dad having ALS. Dad is now 64 years old and had planned on retiring when he was about 65 years old, but with him getting the ALS those plans were brought forward a year or two.
I think that Dad sometimes feels that he has let Mum down because he had to give up the business before they really wanted to, but Mum will not hear of it because she loves Dad no matter what and I'm sure that is the same with your dear wife. She loves you no matter what!! So, please don't go worrying about if your wife is happy or not to stay with you, because you know that she will love you forever!!
Please try to take things one day at a time and see how you go and please Take Care, Reguards Kelly.
This is so inspiring that spouse would stay with you when you get sick with with a long term illness. My brother in law came down with RA-Rheumatoid Arthritis at age 43. Him and his wife married late (late 20's) and he tried to commit suicide b/c he could longer work and support his family like he felt a man should. His wife went to work. After about 7 years his wife left him. 23 years of marriage down the drain. His brother -my first husband -died of lung cancer 5 days after turning 44. We had divorced almost 2 1/2 years that. He found out he inoperable lung cancer 2 weeks b4 the divorce was final, but his girlfriend that broke up the marriage was living with him so I did not try to reconcile. I really didn't want to. That left the two of us to take care of two cousins who were more like brothers. We were at each others houses constantly and on the phone running the boys here and there. His wife came back at 2 a.m. in the morning about a year later and they talked for 2 hours. That was the end of that. He said he wasn't holding grudges against her. You would think that a debilitating disease wuld pull a couple together not apart. He went into a remission of about 5 years. Then the disease came back just b4 remarrying. It's been 11 years since they married and doing fine as I know. I married and divorced again. I came down with RA in 2001 when bones began breaking in feet. I now have no cartilage left in my feet. How Ironic!?
I need some new underwear and plan to get a little at a time later. Now just trying to keep up with Dr. bills, Hospital, and medicines. I do usually put on an elastic bracelet and some times a necklace. and some makeup. Yes a little something to make yourself feel better RA also causes fatigue. I Also have COPD- severe emphysema. I've got pneumonia right now. A pneumonia right now. Not all pneumonia shots take care of every kind of pneumonia.
I saw a Today show a few months ago. about things for an autoimmune disease - inflammatory diseases- different things like one person was talking about. I lost the information when I took my computer to the shop and had it stored in my favorites instead of moving it to a folder. I remember to eat purple grapes not green eat 100% whole wheat breads even buns, bagels, etc. Don't eat white foods like white rice or potatoes. eat sweet potatoes, brown rice even though it takes longer to eat. Eat fish and seafood at least 3 times a week. Wild Salmon, not farmed Salmon, is best. Even shark meat is good for you. Their are four categories of fish. The book I read was by Dr. Chilton. I can't remember his first name., but sure you can find it at your local library. I figured where I got this RA from by reading this book. Like my brother in law No one in two generations on either side of the families had RA. Reading this book I learned that diabetes, thyroid disease, emphysema, asthma, lupus, sclerosis- like a man mentioned earlier- like him I take 5 Methatrexate tablets a week. I think food plays a big part in our health. I was walking not power walking, but regular walking for 2 sometimes 3 miles a day 5 days a week. I had to put that on hold till I'm over pneumonia. I didn't get it from walking, but got chilled in my apartment. Ther is a pill Dr. Chilton advises people to take 3 times a day called Borage,fish, and flaxseed oil. You can get it at Walmart in the vitamin section. It has a purple cap on it. It's not just fish oil, or just flaxseed oil. but you need the Borage also. He had a sister who come down with childhood RA so he told he would become a Dr. and try to find a cure for her. So he studies cures for inflamatory diseases. More than enough for the fiest time. Janice
