Do You Have A Family Member Or Loved One With A Horrible Disease

I am so sorry to to know this Mary. Its indeed a matter of great concern and a lot really depends on the caregivers. They have to go through a lot with no light at the end of the tunnel. That worsens it all. Its terrible watching your loved ones suffer day in and day out like that. I appreciate your strength and empathy Mary. Trust me not all can withstand this. My mother was diagnosed with brain tumor and was operated on that. Fortunately that wasn't malignant and even though she has to take medicines life long we are happy with it. My grandma passed away with Uterine cancer a few years back. She was in her senses and o move till the last day and passed away in full consciousness when her heart failed. And recently, one of my uncles passed away of lung cancer after months of suffering. I guess, we have to deal with diseases and things get worse when we do not have any clue to what's happening. Sometimes, we are so helpless!

hi there MaryLynn321 i am one of the family member who has a diease mine is hashimtoes diesase thats my thyroid its under active it makes me tired and makes me gain weight if i did not get it trated i would die in 10 to 15 years or mental insitution its not good but i do have tablets i take and i am glad that they caught it early mine is mild when they caught it take care happy mylotting

Mary I am so sorry that you have had to experience the losses in your life. Although at the present time I do not have family members that are experiencing the same diseases, I did work with a 68 year old down syndrome which was diagnosed with alzheimers when he was just 40 years old. I entered into his life at the age of 66 after a year of being with him I began researching many different alternatives for him to find some help to possibly slow down the progression that I was seeing. Finally I found a doctor that said we could try aricept, I talked the gaurdian into letting him try it. Although he is not getting better I can see the progression slowing. He is one of the oldest down syndrome alive. He4 never remembered my name but he knows when he sees me that I am in his words his friend. He recognizes me as someone who is kind and gentle and he does not feel threatened by me. Although I do not work any longer, I call him and make sure to keep in touch with his family. There is no certain way to handle the disease of alzheimers it is one day, one moment at a time. Just keep on loving and listening to them whether they make sense or not. Your loved one loves you they just can not find the words nor the memories so every moment you are with them you give them 5 minutes of memories. God bless you and your family and I wish you the best.

we are in similar situation in some way actually. in this kind of situation prayer is the most important thing we should have always. it is really such a difficult situation to see our family in the hardest situation. we could only wish we can do something about it. and the only thing that i can think of besides caring for them is prayer. and there is no better weapon i think but prayer and prayer alone.

Hi Mary,i am so sorry to hear about your mother.i never wish a horrible disease come to any people in the world.but it alwasy take sadness to people .you must have many things to suffer and your mother too.i wish she will be better soon.God bless you and your family!

my two cousins in our family dunno what kind of disease they have but they r paralyzed.i feel so much pain watching them.

My grandmother has Alzheimers and it's a pretty scary and very sad disease. It's depressing to see the regression of her and to think that just a few short years ago, she was very coherent and although she had trouble remembering some things then, she's gotten, far, far worse since then. She has finally been declared too sick to take care of her own things and power of attorney must take place now and other legal issues have to be taken into account because of her illness. She's only in her 70's and was diagnosed fairly early with problems. It's scary to think that this probably will run in the family. It makes me terrified of the future and what will happen to me.

I'm sorry about your Mom's illness. Its very hard watching your mother suffer. I lost my Mom in 2007 to cancer. I spent the last two years of her life caring for her, taking her to appointments and helping all I could. She lost her hair twice, even her teeth, and her bones kept breaking from the cancer. She suffered so horribly and all we could do was help her and keep her medicated. I've lost my Mom, my grandmother, my MIL and my FIL all to cancer. Alzheimers also took my grandfather. Its hard I know. But spend what time you can with them now. Because when they are gone we miss them so very much.

Myuncle has cerebral palsey. It's not the MOST horrible, but it has always offered him challenged. Still he has always been my favourite uncle. He is really very neato. He can't conceptualize capital letters and he spells phoenically, even then names of his family members, but he can dismantle and rebuild electronics like someone who has been through a college course. I love my uncle!

Hi, No,Fortunately...by God's grace. Though my old parents suffer from high BP,diabetes. I will pray for U.gather courage & face it! =Lahiri,Kolkata,India.