Guest guest Posted June 25, 2001 Report Share Posted June 25, 2001 > Hello, > > My name is Monnie and I have been ill with Hashimoto's Auto Immune > thyroid disease all of my life. I did not find this out until June 7 of this > year Hello Monnie, welcome to the group ! I guess you are doing something else for your health but medication ? Do you take iodine supplements ? (kelp, unrefined sea salt, .. ? How many amalgam fillings do you have ? Dental fillings are just few inches away from thyroid. Thyroid problems did not exist in traditional societies, where people had ballanced traditional diet, rich in sea foods that are rich in minerals and trace minerals, and omega3 and omega 6, that didin't have amalgams, that didn't eat sugar, didn't eat processed foods, preservatives, hydrogeneted oils, didn't spray pesticides on foods, mosquitos, and people, .... Medication for thyroid usually have one bad side, it destroys all chances that you ever live healthy. Agnes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2001 Report Share Posted July 15, 2001 Hello everyone, I am new to the list and will begin the Best Bet Diet tomorrow after making a nice shopping visit to the Super Wal-Mart tonight. [can only go out in the cool of night!] I want to thank my friend G for pointing me in this direction. Now I think I shall sit back and watch the way things work here.. Sher Sher, If you are going on the Best Bet Diet, you might be interested in joining the BBD support email list too. (Support for the diet, tips, recipes etc.) Here's a link to the site, and if you want to join, just send an email from there to the listowner, . MS-Diet - Home Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 Dear Sue, I really feel for the position you are in. My dad has had Parkinson's for 10 years and in January started hallucinating and dementia came on very rapidly. (His symptoms are just like LBD, but his Neurologist says PD dementia is different.) My Mom was in denial for months. Dad was placed in a NH because mom needed help, but by March he was in a dementia home. Mom didn't like to visit him and when she did, she was very distant. It was painful for me to watch them because dad missed her very much. I was the regular visitor and his advocate with the staff, because mom wouldn't do it. Then I had to be away for a month and mom totally changed. She visits dad every day for two or three hours and the love between them has become very evident. It happened when my husband had a heart attack and I had to be with him. When I wasn't there all the time, mom was able to step in. I'm wondering if she felt inadequate and it had just been easier for her to let me be the main caregiver. She also needed to rest and get her strength back. Living 24/7 with someone that isn't well is both physically and emotionally exhausting. Your mom may need more help than you and your brother can give. I hope it doesn't take a crisis in your life, but I really feel that my mom would still be distant if I was the main caregiver. It may help if you can take time away from the caregiver position and make suggestions about what your mom can do when you can't be there. I know every situation is different and this may not be any help at all. It's also important that you be there for your mom. Encourage her every chance you get. She's probably very lonely and scared. Hopefully over time she will be able to accept reality. You will also be able to share with her things you learn from this site that may help. I'm sorry that you had to become a member of this group, but we welcome you with open arms. I have learned so much from everyone here. There are a lot of us that can relate to what you are going through. in Washington State hello i'm new to this group. my dad was finally diagnosed with lbd in feb 2005. we had been trying for over three years to get a correct diagnosis. finally we took him to the mayo clinic in rochester, mn and the doctors there immediately recognized he had lbd. i just moved from new york city to minneapolis to be near him and be able to spend time with him. my brother and i are a good team in taking care of things and are a good support system for each other. my mom is not taking things well. she was really in denial, but after the mayo clinic appt, she had to face that something really is wrong. she refuses help, won't go to a support group. she gets easily frustrated with my dad and takes it out on him. if i talk to her about her behavior she gets very angry and lashes out at me. i can't talk to her about anything real. i'm worried and i don't know what to do. any suggestions? thank you for listening. sue shea Welcome to LBDcaregivers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Welcome to the group, Gwin! Yes, it was a relief for all of us when we found this place. There's a sense of belonging and respite here, finally among others who really REALLY understand what it means to be noise intolerant. We all felt like (and still do sometimes) weirdos and misfits before, not understanding what was happening. It always feels good to know that someone else out there, in fact, quite a few of us, is experiencing the same symptoms. There are a lot of good ideas here, and since each of us (800 plus in this group!) are always trying new cures and methods of coping, eventually we're going to find one that works! I'm sad to hear that you've had noise intolerance all your life. I am one of the lucky ones, I guess, not having had really bad symptoms until later, in my late 20's. Toodles, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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