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July 2007
- My mum’s Gastric Cancer - by kathy - (Sun, Jul 29 2007)
My mum has been diagnosed with gastric cancer in the advance stages 2 weeks ago. It has spread to other parts of the organ. Just like Veronica, I’m getting married in Oct’07.. Life is tough with a sudden news like this.
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- Parkinson patients are still very intelligent - by Caro - (Sun, Jul 29 2007)
My mother was diagnosed in the late 80’s, she went through many stages on the PD. With times, when she became very advance in her disease, I was curious if she was still bright due she was not able to do much and was at the incontinent stage and could barely talk.
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- Living With Spouse with HD - by Frank - (Wed, Jul 25 2007)
My spouse is 48 years old, and is entering into full-blown HD
[Huntington’s Disease] stage. The most difficult thing to deal with as her spouse, is accepting and understanding the tremendous neurological and psychological changes she has (as still is) been through.
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- parkinsons - by dmg - (Wed, Jul 25 2007)
My Husband got Diagnosed with Parkinson’s 3 Years ago at the young age of 45. I was so upset I did not knoew what to do. This as all of you folk out there know is a unfair disease that no know seems to know much about or how to stop it and there is no cure.
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- Results of a stroke - by RG - (Mon, Jul 23 2007)
I had an ischemic stroke. Apparently a very slight one since I am almost 100% back (maybe 97%). I feel very lucky especially when I see other stroke victims at rehab. Thank you God.
What my real reason for writing this comment is some things I have noticed during rehab.
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- my mom has dementia and parkinson’s disease - by Julie - (Sun, Jul 22 2007)
my mom is failing fast and all some of my siblings are talking about is money. They are jealous because I have power of attorney over my mom. They’re not thinking about what’s best for her.
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