rileejo
i am a 50 year old LPN , i am a full time nurse, mother and wife.
My son is 23 and is graphic designer but still looking for work in his field,My daughter is 19 and has finished one year of college and take a semester off to earn some money. taking on 2 jobs. My husband has been laid off for almost a year now but we are surviving.
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My son is 23 and is graphic designer but still looking for work in his field,My daughter is 19 and has finished one year of college and take a semester off to earn some money. taking on 2 jobs. My husband has been laid off for almost a year now but we are surviving.
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my children, husband, softball, nursing , camping , gardening, crafts, pets and being there for my mother.Motto
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Walk Out CancerFor 24 hours we walk and walk, we take turns walking around a track to stop this dreaded disease. I believe there is not one person untouched but the destruction of this this evil disease. -
My Mother, Me and Dementia Make ThreeDementia and Alzheimer's are taking over my mom and my life. This is a devastating disease that no one can control. Alzheimer's seems to change all lives involved.
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A Slow GriefI feel like I will be grieving for and with my mother for a long time. This disease they call dementia is taking it toll.
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Reactive Airway DiseaseWhy is asthma also called RAD? Because the lungs and airways are twitching and can react to the most awkward thing.
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What I WantWhat do I want in my Life., I want to turn back time. I want my father to be with us again. I want my brothers and sisters to get along.
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How Do I Cope?I feel so over whelmed. One son in art school, my daughter a senior but unsure of what she is doing. My husband losing second job. My mother in a nursing home and my siblings fighting. I am at the end of my rope.
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Obesity the Silent KillerIs obesity an illness? Is it treatable? Do family and friends care and do they understand? The life of one morbidly obese person.
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My Husband My Soul MateDid you ever want to tell your story of how you met your spouse. That there is a happily ever after if you both work at it. Mine started twenty seven years ago when a close friend asked me to meet her husband's best friend.
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Heart Disease Among WomenHeart Disease affects more women than men , and more women die from heart disease than men every year. Research shows this is also more then all combined cancers. Why is this happening? -
Dementia -Another Crazy DayI am not crazy but I sure feel like I am . I feel like nobody is helping me , I sleep all the time.
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Growing Up with My KidsDid you ever think If I could just bottle your kids energy , or write a book of what they may have said. I think that I have learned a lot from my kids.
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Siblings Together AgainSo another meeting regarding my mom's affair, nervous as all get out , I hope that we are all mature enough to talk , laugh and come out friends not foes.
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Depression in the ElderlyDepression is very common among the elderly. Family tends to overlook anxiety in the older population.
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Altzheimers the Family DiseaseDo we ever have enough understanding of what altzheimers is all about. Families, caretakers,nurses and doctors are all effected. No one is excluded from this disease. -
Spinal Muscle Atrophy FactsA mutated gene, must be in both parents and passed on to infant. Very little use of muscles but a very intelligent child. occurance is 1 in 4.
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Dementia-2another day in the nursing home , I want to go home but do I have a home. where is my home?Am I loosing my mind?
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Lumbar Surgery for Disk HerniationA herniated disk can come on you very suddenly, before you know it you maybe facing surgery. Review all your options. -
Facts About ALS or Lou Gehrigs DiseaseA devastating illness that affects the family as well as the patient. Do we really know enought about this illness. There is much progress being made in research just not soon enough for some. -
Siblings, Another ChanceSo it is time to set up another meeting to try to save this family,
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Dementia Another DayOh now I have to wear an alarm that I sit on ,when I try to get up it goes off. What ,do they think I am stupid I can get around that.
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I Have Dementia ,I Am Not CrazyWhy can't I remeber what I did yesterday or even an hour ago , Why are they laughing at me , Do they think Don't know what they are saying I am not deaf.
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Brothers and Sisters ForeverSix siblings having grown up together and now they are falling apart. Why, when now we all need each other the most? -
Nystagmusnystagmus is rapid or uncontrollable eye movements may be congenital or acquired.
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Nursing CareersChoosing a nursing career can be very rewarding if chosen for the right reason. Get to know your patients and put yourself in their place for the true reward.