Guest guest Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Fran's idea of taking one's loved one to the doc visit is certainly the ideal. If the loved one is unwilling, however, another idea is to talk to someone who is a patient education professional to get tips on how to inform family members. Your doctor or his/her nurse might be able to give you some idea where to go. Another good resource may be your local health department. Folks in this line of business are usually willing to help regardless of the illness, so organizations like Hospice may be helpful. For example, if a friend's mom went through Hospice, one might ask the friend for the name of a contact and go through there. These types of folks have skilled ways of sharing information regardless of the information itself. The American Lung Association and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, as well as www.aaaai.org have pamphlets and stuff you can order. I'm pretty sure www.aaaai.org has resources that parents can share with teachers as well. Addy Group co-owner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 I had my asthma dr talk to my folks. IT fell on deaf ears. Every time I get sick, my mom immediatelely compares my ailment to my dad's diabetes. I tried explaining I was not having a competition. Also explained I have one salary coming in with one insurance company, where they have 2 salaries and 2 insurance companies. THey just don't get it. Had info sent, was told they did not have time to read it. I might as well bang my head against the wall. In , " pyle456 " <coachmac@...> wrote: > > Fran's idea of taking one's loved one to the doc visit is certainly the > ideal. If the loved one is unwilling, however, another idea is to talk > to someone who is a patient education professional to get tips on how > to inform family members. Your doctor or his/her nurse might be able > to give you some idea where to go. Another good resource may be your > local health department. Folks in this line of business are usually > willing to help regardless of the illness, so organizations like > Hospice may be helpful. For example, if a friend's mom went through > Hospice, one might ask the friend for the name of a contact and go > through there. These types of folks have skilled ways of sharing > information regardless of the information itself. The American Lung > Association and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, as well > as www.aaaai.org have pamphlets and stuff you can order. I'm pretty > sure www.aaaai.org has resources that parents can share with teachers > as well. > > Addy > Group co-owner > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 I am so sorry. I know you must feel utterly abandoned. Even though you must be feeling so much pain and anger, I can only imagine the " smallness " of your parents lives - their inability to love you unconditionally, their total focus on themselves, their inability to be the kind of parents every child - no matter how old - deserves. Well, you gave it your best shot. You've done everything you can to be a responsible, communicative child. You certainly have all of our support and prayers here in the group. Addy Group co-owner > > > > Fran's idea of taking one's loved one to the doc visit is certainly > the > > ideal. If the loved one is unwilling, however, another idea is to > talk > > to someone who is a patient education professional to get tips on > how > > to inform family members. Your doctor or his/her nurse might be > able > > to give you some idea where to go. Another good resource may be > your > > local health department. Folks in this line of business are > usually > > willing to help regardless of the illness, so organizations like > > Hospice may be helpful. For example, if a friend's mom went > through > > Hospice, one might ask the friend for the name of a contact and go > > through there. These types of folks have skilled ways of sharing > > information regardless of the information itself. The American > Lung > > Association and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, as > well > > as www.aaaai.org have pamphlets and stuff you can order. I'm > pretty > > sure www.aaaai.org has resources that parents can share with > teachers > > as well. > > > > Addy > > Group co-owner > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 > > I am so sorry. I know you must feel utterly abandoned. Even though > you must be feeling so much pain and anger, I can only imagine > the " smallness " of your parents lives - their inability to love you > unconditionally, their total focus on themselves, their inability to > be the kind of parents every child - no matter how old - deserves. > > Well, you gave it your best shot. You've done everything you can to > be a responsible, communicative child. > > You certainly have all of our support and prayers here in the group. > > Addy > Group co-owner > AMEN! Doug Group founder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 I am so, so sorry that it went that way. What else can you do? Take good care of yourself. If that means insulating yourself from their oh-so-toxic behavior, then do that. Do you have a friend you can spend at least part of the holidays with this year? I'm sending a big, warm, long hug. Fran > > > > Fran's idea of taking one's loved one to the doc visit is certainly > the > > ideal. If the loved one is unwilling, however, another idea is to > talk > > to someone who is a patient education professional to get tips on > how > > to inform family members. Your doctor or his/her nurse might be > able > > to give you some idea where to go. Another good resource may be > your > > local health department. Folks in this line of business are > usually > > willing to help regardless of the illness, so organizations like > > Hospice may be helpful. For example, if a friend's mom went > through > > Hospice, one might ask the friend for the name of a contact and go > > through there. These types of folks have skilled ways of sharing > > information regardless of the information itself. The American > Lung > > Association and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, as > well > > as www.aaaai.org have pamphlets and stuff you can order. I'm > pretty > > sure www.aaaai.org has resources that parents can share with > teachers > > as well. > > > > Addy > > Group co-owner > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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