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Comment on Pets are positive help in healing by Pet therapy and companion pets - Mind | Body

Pet therapy and companion pets - Mind | Body — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:05:10 +0000

[...] even training in social skills. Yes, they can assist us humans in becoming more social creatures. Pet therapy is an appropriate consideration in health. Therapy animal visits are known to bring comfort and [...]

Comment on Chronic illness and social media in 2013 by Karen Julius, M.Sc.

Karen Julius, M.Sc. — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 22:08:42 +0000

Thank you, Susan, for your comments. Next week I’ll be writing about traumatic brain injury. Happy New Year!

Comment on Chronic illness and social media in 2013 by Susan Gilmore

Susan Gilmore — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:50:49 +0000

I can’t help but think of high-paying, high-profile professions with health risks and also leisure or team sports. Football players, professional or recreational, suffer concussions much more than realized, and we now know that traumatic brain injury is more common , with each concussion suffered by an individual athlete just compounding the trauma.
People who are in car accidents, skiing falls and collisions, and professional, college, and high school athletics, are being treated for injuries that affect all areas of life.
So there is a whole other part of the “healthy” population, that need ongoing health care.
Good article!

Comment on Chronic illness and social media in 2013 by Karen Julius, M.Sc.

Karen Julius, M.Sc. — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:48:08 +0000

Thanks for your comments, Erick. I agree, the information applies to all, not just chronic illnesses. I try to keep my writing tight to the subject. It’s so easy to digress or talk too much. There are more opportunities for further exploration soon.
Happy New Year!
Karen

Comment on Chronic illness and social media in 2013 by Erick Kinuthia

Erick Kinuthia — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:02:15 +0000

Amazing post Karen.But i think this needs to apply to all diseases instead of chronic diseases alone.

Erick kinuthia
Team MDwebpro.com

Comment on Have you decided what to share? by Susan Gilmore

Susan Gilmore — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:13:56 +0000

The older I get, the more I seem to share. Some of it may seem like TMI, but I try to gauge how much that person wants to hear, or their interest level. If they want to share anything I try to be a good listener. Working on that!
One thing I don’t mind telling certain people is my struggle with depression. I started to have problems in college, had no idea what it was, and didn’t try to find help. I just tried to toughen up. It’s a struggle still, but people who experience it sometimes have NO support, and they need to know they are not alone. It is nothing to be ashamed of.
Adult ADHD wasn’t diagnosed as a problem for me until years ago. I realized that I’d had it from the beginning and shared it (the information, not the ADD) with parents of kids in my classes. Maybe it wasn’t always a wise move, but most parents were encouraged because I got through college and was able to teach. (Even if I was and am a little “distractable”!)

Comment on Elder care by Karen Julius, M.Sc.

Karen Julius, M.Sc. — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 22:09:47 +0000

Thank you for your response. This subject is not easy for me to write about. I am in the thick of it, as some say. Working as an LNA for an agency, part-time, allows me time to let my thoughts, feelings, and reactions settle. I didn’t have time to process my thoughts when I worked full time as an assistant. I have much more to say on this subject of elder care.

Thanks for your support.

Karen

Comment on Elder care by Susan Gilmore

Susan Gilmore — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:39:19 +0000

Thank you for this, Karen.
My mother came to VT to stay at Woodridge a few years after my father died. I retired a year later, and was able to spend a lot of time with her, as did my brother and his family. She received excellent care during her four 1/2 years there, but she didn’t want to be there. She wanted to be “at home”, and sometimes she was vague about where home was. Sometimes I think she meant her childhood and young adult years in northern Florida, other times it was in NY state where she and my father raised four children. Toward the end, I believe she meant she just wanted to “go”.

One of my favorite caregivers there, a nursing assistant, grew very attached to my mom, and it was a mutual fondness. She could make my mom smile, and she actually listened to my mom and never patronized her or talked babytalk which I found so disrespectful.
One thing that bothered me was that some residents had few or no visitors. Others were unable to speak, but you could see the intelligence and understanding in their eyes. It hurt so to see the frustration at not being able to really communicate. Thank you for what you do.

Comment on Political shenanigans may be hazardous to your health by Karen Julius, M.S.H.C.

Karen Julius, M.S.H.C. — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:28:02 +0000

Thank you for reading my article.

Best,
Karen

Comment on Pertussis (Whooping cough) emerging epidemic by Susan Gilmore

Susan Gilmore — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:31:21 +0000

I’m happy to say that I am vaccinated
About a month ago, I specifically made an appointment with my regular doctor, because I knew I was due for a tetanus shot, and also wanted his opinion on a water blister that I’d had coincidently for TWO (2)!weeks after a mosquito bite .
Anyway, he mentioned it would be the 3 in 1 innoc. which I’d forgotten. I’d also read that adults should be vaccinated against the pertussis.
It was good timing on the visit, but I hadn’t realized I was being proactive. I just bumbled in because I was very paranoid about the grape-sized blister. His eyebrows almost flew over his head, but otherwise very blank-faced about it, and didn’t laugh when I asked paranoid questions. TMO, I know.
Great article and reminder!