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5 Things You May Not Know about Multiple Sclerosis
April 28, 2014 .
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive autoimmune disease that results in neurological impairment due to lesions on the myelin sheaths that cover nerve fibers and axons. About 400,000 ... Read More
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Caregiver Burnout: When Someone You Love Is Chronically Ill
March 26, 2014 .
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This evening my local newspaper contained this sad headline: “Maryland couple found dead at home.” A husband and wife, both aged 72, died in an apparent murder-suicide. The ... Read More
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Unrecognizable Signs: My Struggle with Discoid Lupus
September 5, 2013 .
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Freshman year of college was a difficult time for me. Many things had changed, I was away from home for the first time, I was not among close friends, and my course load was semi-difficult ... Read More
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Letting Go of Resentment and Anger As a Caregiver
August 22, 2013 .
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The work of caregivers is difficult, at best. This is particularly true for those who provide care before they start the workday and after they come home in the evening. I am often amazed ... Read More
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Support for Siblings of Special Needs Children
May 10, 2013 .
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With the magnitude of demands placed on special needs families, siblings of special needs children can often feel overlooked and in need of emotional support. A “special needs child” ... Read More
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Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Common in Parkinson’s April 22, 2013 . 5 Comments
Individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) often have personality features that mimic those found in depression, anxiety, and even obsessive compulsion (OC). Behaviors such as extreme ... Read More
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Disability and Traumatic Shame: A Way Out
March 18, 2013 .
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Many who live with disabilities are burdened by a chronic sense of shame that can be as difficult to live with as the actual disability. Shame is not the same as guilt. Shame is persistent ... Read More
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Is There a Solution for Chronic Sorrow? January 8, 2013 . 12 Comments
Kaethe Weingarten of the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School recently published a paper describing her experience with four clients who experienced chronic sorrow. The clients, ... Read More
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Anger, Depression, and Disability: Adapting to a New Reality December 10, 2012 . 47 Comments
The uninvited house guest often stays on well beyond the point of “wearing out his or her welcome.” Likewise, for many people, chronic illness/disability is not a short-term inconvenience ... Read More
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Depression and Discrimination: Where There’s One, the Other Often Follows October 30, 2012 . 10 Comments
Depression makes it difficult to function in daily life, but adding discrimination to the equation makes it even more troublesome. A new study in the journal The Lancet stated that out ... Read More
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Denial, Bargaining, and Disability: Adapting to a New Reality
October 17, 2012 .
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There are many parallels between living with a disability and dealing with an uninvited house guest. If you have ever had an uninvited house guest, I am sure you remember moments when ... Read More
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Haldol and Traumatic Brain Injury April 24, 2012 . 6 Comments
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) represents a uniquely challenging medical condition. Repair of the physical, emotional, and cognitive damage is a long and often grueling process. In the wake ... Read More
