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The National Family Caregivers Association educates, supports, empowers and speaks up for the more than 65 million Americans who care for loved ones with chronic illnesses, disabilities, or frailties of old age. More about this group

Sunshine on my shoulders

By Jastopp · New reply yesterday at 3:27 pm
Journal · 11 replies
John Denvers song...especially for all of you to hear and enjoy. I sing it for all the ones in life that for whatever reason just aint by us all right now, or ARE with us and we are thinking of them too ...

Can any one help

By marshie · New reply yesterday at 10:42 am
Discussion in Open discussion · 1 reply
\ Please can someone tell me a good remedy for bed sores on the buttocks Thank you x ...

alone

By 7753honey · New reply May 18, 2013
Journal · 3 replies
after 5 years of taking care of my 95 year old mother,i have put her in a nursing home. it was not easy,i visit every day. still take care of all her needs just not 24 /7. know one for all those years ...

Five million

By Brian · New reply May 18, 2013
Journal · 205 replies
Dear members, Yesterday, Inspire reached a milestone: five million posts written by members! Each of these posts, and the 700 million words they contain, are a simple measure of how much we all do to ...

Dark days leading to Sunny days ahead!

By Jastopp · New reply May 17, 2013
Journal · 7 replies
Again I have been absent from the board to post...but reading others posts and prayers and how their days are going! Last week went reasonably well...until I was called around 9:00PM Friday May 19th that ...

IMPORTANT INFO ON DREADED TUBE LEAKAGE

By Duvie · New reply May 15, 2013
Journal · 31 replies
As many of us have found out, leakage from the stoma surrounding the tube can cause major problems. I am attempting to give advice through my own personal experiences, as a caregiver, in hopes of helping ...

" Happy Mother's Day "

By Duvie · New reply May 12, 2013
Journal · 5 replies
Wishing all you moms and grandmoms a very " Special Mother's Day." Errol ...

Some Very Special Mothers

By Mickeral · New reply May 12, 2013
Journal · 1 reply
Where there is no struggle, there is no strength… Oprah Winfrey@BrainyQuote Dear Fellow Travelers: May I offer a big Mother's Day salute to all of you ladies who face tremendous struggles against what ...

Happy Mother's Day: 5.12.13

By Faithful101 · Posted May 12, 2013
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Just passing thru to wish all mothers here a wonderful Mother's Day. Keep up the great work you are doing; and may the Good LORD Bless you double. :) ♥ Manny and I are doing just fine. Never giving up ...

New article: Mom's virtual cancer family helps daughter cope with loss

By John2 · Posted May 12, 2013
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From: John Novack, Communications Director, Inspire Dear members, I'm writing to share with you a new article on NBC's TODAY.com, "Mom's virtual cancer family helps daughter cope with loss." You can read ...

Derby Day...

By Jastopp · New reply May 11, 2013
Journal · 6 replies
My trip to see the grand daughters was AWESOME!!! Larry is home as of this past Wednesday, and the pain medication is working great without stoning him. The visit with the Sleep and breathing doctor went ...

When Should Self Sufficient Training Begin

By Duvie · New reply May 7, 2013
Journal · 25 replies
Looking back, " Do any of you wish training for either patient, family, friends, or caregivers, to become self sufficient would have started sooner?" As family members of Duvie, if we had not went to ...

AFATANIB EAP

By vinomer67 · New reply May 6, 2013
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There is a clinical research program going on using AFATANIB EAP as chemo for Lung Cancer. Does anyone have any information on this? We will be switching to Alimita as an IV soon but the doctor said to ...

The Little Boy

By serenity1825A · New reply May 6, 2013
Journal · 9 replies
This was shared with me today, and I want to share it with all of you! So many valuable lessons to be learned! Grab Kleenex! Laura http://academictips.org/blogs/moral-tale -the-little-boy ...

"The Reluctant Caregiver"

By njcaregiver · New reply May 5, 2013
Discussion in Caring for yourself · 1 reply
Hopefully might help some folks out there http://www.hopefulparents.org/2013/05/th e-reluctant-caregiver-nyt.html ...

A new Inspire report in collaboration with Stanford Medical School

By Brian · New reply May 5, 2013
Journal · 84 replies
As many of you know, Inspire has a professional collaboration with the Stanford University School of Medicine. Inspire members have written personal stories for the Stanford Scope column. I am pleased ...

H.B. 609 - The Cancer Treatment Fairness Act of NC

By Mickeral · New reply May 4, 2013
Journal · 12 replies
Dear Fellow Travelers: I'm attaching some information about a bill that is working its way through the North Carolina state legislature. This bill entitled “H.B. 609 - The Cancer Treatment Fairness Act ...

Good News!

By jmills · New reply May 1, 2013
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Ok, today seemed like a complete failure at first. I talked to my friend at school. I was getting there and it wasn't raining. As soon as I stepped outside, BAM rained all over me. Poured rain. I was ...

Alimta

By vinomer67 · New reply April 27, 2013
Journal · 6 replies
My wife has NSCLC EFGR Mutation Exon 31 mutation and has been taking Tarceva 150mg for the past year. Her recent CAT and PET Scans show increased metabolic activity with some new tumors. Her doctor wants ...

Ruptured disc, and nothing can be done...

By Jastopp · New reply April 26, 2013
Journal · 16 replies
Ok so today we met with the doctor that we have 100% faith in...she said given Larry's' health this would be a surgery but not for Larry for fact of his IPF, CHF, etc. What we DO know and THIS is important...we ...

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