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kellyjoe
  • By kellyjoe · Posted November 15, 2009
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  • my husband is 41 and recently had a chemical spill at work that left him with a brain injury causing a type of dementia we have a 20 month old daughter looking for other caregivers to talk with that might ...

Re: Johns Hopkins Article

LAsky26
  • By LAsky26 · Posted November 14, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • I just receieved the attached message below, from the cancer support group who sent it to me. The article was found to be invalid. Apologies to anyone who read the article. Information submitted to this ...

hello

kellyjoe
  • By kellyjoe · New reply November 13, 2009
  • Journal · 10 replies
  • hello new to site kellyjoe ...

Billy has cortico visual impairment

sophianbilly
  • By sophianbilly · Posted November 12, 2009
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  • www.powercatcharters.com/Billy He had a chronic heart which resulted in brain injury due to anoxia to his brain and to his heart which resulted in the blindness.....He's coming back after 7 months......would ...

TheraSphere Treatment

clkempf
  • By clkempf · Posted November 9, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Going to Mayo Clinic in Minnesota for TheraSphere treatment to TRY to shrink my 6.7cm tumor in my liver....Has anyone else had this treatment and what were ar are your results??? This is the first major ...

Bisphenol A (BPA)

LAsky26
  • By LAsky26 · Posted November 8, 2009
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  • Interesting info. about the chemical BPA. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/opinio n/08kristof.html?emc=eta1 Received from my cancer support group. As with any article, its passed on for your own determination ...

Inspire members featured

Brian
  • By Brian · New reply November 4, 2009
  • Journal · 29 replies
  • Today Massachusetts General Hospital's Proto Magazine published a wonderful profile of nine Inspire members. Each of these stories underscores what we all know to be true -- that Inspire is a special ...

anyone willing to share his/her experience

nwjourno
  • By nwjourno · New reply October 26, 2009
  • Discussion in How do clinical trials work? · 2 replies
  • I am a journalism student covering health and science for Northwestern university. I am trying to do a story about clinical trials volunteers. If anyone on this forum would like to share his/her experience ...

California Medical Cannabis

LAsky26
  • By LAsky26 · New reply October 24, 2009
  • Journal · 11 replies
  • Dealing with chronic pain and fibromyalgia for nine years plus. I have tried all the therapies, medications, biofeedback, you name it. Temporary to minimal relief. Long term pain medication management ...

Medical Heroes Newsletter

TeamCISCRP
  • By TeamCISCRP · New reply October 22, 2009
  • Discussion in What you need to know before participating · 1 reply
  • CISCRP is in the process of putting together it's next Medical Heroes Newsletter geared towards participants and anyone interested in clinical trials. To read previous issues of the Medical Heroes Newsletter ...

CISCRP is helping me find trials!!

Thoreau85
  • By Thoreau85 · Posted October 22, 2009
  • Discussion in How do clinical trials work? · 0 replies
  • I just tried out CISCRP's service where they take down your information and do a search for clinical trials in your area. It was really easy, i gave them basic info about myself and the kind of trial ...

Fahr's disease

DougB
  • By DougB · New reply October 21, 2009
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • My grandfather was diognosed with Fahr's in the late 70's and lived another 12 years. He was in his early 70's when he passed. At the time he was diognosed, Mayo thought 50% of his downline, might get ...

help

kellyjoe
  • By kellyjoe · New reply October 18, 2009
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • looking for help researching fahr's disease for loved one ...

Music for change

essenia
  • By essenia · New reply October 15, 2009
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • It brought tears when I listed to this great music video. It is just 5 minutes long. Ladies, I'm wondering what music, CD's or Dvd's you are finding wonderful to hear. Hope you can open this , encl. below ...

Help

marcth
  • By marcth · New reply October 5, 2009
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • Looking for docor/researcher interested in mosaicism/chimerism 46xy/46xx ...

Tell me.

cjolie
  • By cjolie · New reply October 4, 2009
  • Journal · 15 replies
  • tell me, where did it go, the hopes that i had the belief, that all would be well. when did it get replaced by memories, distant, not quite real, of rainbows and sunlight, stardust glittering on the snow ...

CT Scan - Hurray!

pleiades
  • By pleiades · New reply September 29, 2009
  • Journal · 12 replies
  • I am so excited to have gotten an "all clear" report from the doctor. My scan and blood work were great so I go back in six months. Whew! I am so glad that visit is over. Thanks for all of your good wishes ...

Long awaited CT day

pleiades
  • By pleiades · New reply September 28, 2009
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • Today's the day to find out what's going on in these lungs of mine! I feel that it's gonna be NED. Yay! However, I am prepared for whatever may be happening in there. I'll certainly be glad when this ...

Prolonged migraine aura without headache

perlina
  • By perlina · New reply September 21, 2009
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • Along with my autoimmune problems, I have had migraines since I was 6 years old. First I had classic migraines (one side of head throbbing, photophobia, vomiting), then I entered a long stretch where ...

Depressed

ann042965
  • By ann042965 · New reply September 17, 2009
  • Journal · 9 replies
  • I really feel down and I just don't like it. I rather sleep and sometimes it gets in the way of taking care of my children. Like getting up in time to get them on the bus for school :( . Oh well that ...

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