Most of my daughter’s course of therapy went well. The medication she took saved her life, in my opinion. As she matured, I began to let her take more responsibility for herself, including taking her medication daily. Acting Differently Overall, she did well with managing her medication, except for one time when she decided she […]
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In today’s world, most people are skeptical when they see an advertisement with someone insisting that they have the same pain and suffering as the reader. Having seen the actor with the “supposed condition” in multiple ads, it’s no wonder the viewer questions the claim. Since claims like that happen so often, many people tend
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As a little girl, I dreamed of becoming a nurse. However, I never expected to need that training to care for my family, especially my child. I knew my firstborn would be a handful before she was born. That baby never stopped moving the entire time I carried her. She continued to move non-stop after
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Whenever you have a medical interaction with any healthcare group, a stream of questions pours out from every new person you encounter. Sometimes it’s easy to remember the answers because it’s a routine appointment. Other times, anxiety fogs the memory banks, making answers difficult to recall. With my husband’s medical status, we unfortunately take unexpected
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Dissociative Disorder is another type of memory disorder that develops as a defense mechanism following some serious trauma. An individual may attempt to escape from the reality of ongoing abuse, violent attacks, disasters, or combat by mentally disconnecting their thoughts, identity, consciousness, or memories from what is real to what is not real. By unconsciously
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Many faiths provide religious training to their members in a classroom setting. Many members attend these classes, including those with chronic health conditions. Rarely do the instructors know who in the class has medical conditions that might require particular medical intervention or what to do should a need arise. The assumption is that the instructor
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Often, homebound members would prefer to attend church in person but cannot do so due to the design of the worship building or a practice/custom of the congregation that inadvertently affects the homebound member’s health or safety. Rather than ask for special treatment, such as a practice or building design change, they remove themselves from
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How does your church minister to members who become homebound due to chronic illness or injuries? Jesus charged the church to look after the affirmed and the widows among their believers. How does your church put that command into action? I’ve worked with employees for years who have medical issues that keep them out of
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Step 1. Prayer The most crucial step is to find out God’s will regarding the ministry. You know that having a program to support the sick is always going to be within God’s will, but what you don’t know is what kind of program, when to start it, what it should cover, who should run
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Jesus sent his disciples into the world to heal the sick, among other things. The Bible presents many examples of his ministering to the sick and abandoned. His Word tells us to do likewise. I’ve scanned area church program offerings to determine who might have a mission devoted to supporting members who have special needs.
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Medicaid Eligibility You’re not alone if you decided to apply for Medicaid but got lost before going too far. Applying for Medicaid is not for the faint of heart. It’s confusing and complex. Each state has its own rules, and the rules change annually. Furthermore, at least in Virginia, each Medicaid Program has different rules
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Types of Ostomies When many people hear “ostomy,” they immediately think of colostomy. However, there are many types of ostomies, besides a colostomy, that a caregiver might encounter. An ostomy is any surgical opening created to connect an internal organ to the outside of the body. Most function to eliminate bodily waste, but a few