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Caregiver? Here’s how to prevent burnout
Are you caring for someone with muscular dystrophy (MD)?
Caregiver? How to deal with guilt
If you’re caring for someone with muscular dystrophy (MD), you may sometimes experience feelings of guilt.
Telling others about your Alzheimer’s diagnosis
There’s no easy or right way to tell your loved ones that you’ve been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. We share a few guidelines.
Helping a bed-resting patient use the toilet
Caring for someone who needs bed rest?
FAQ: Spinal cord injury
I’m paraplegic and am wondering what happens to blood circulation/flow after spinal cord injury?
Predictive testing: ethical and social questions
Before predictive genetic testing is done for Huntington’s disease (HD), a host of ethical and social questions should be considered.
Don’t let PD dominate your life!
Ken van der Walt has Parkinson’s disease. Here is his advice on how to prevent the Parkinson’s “hitch hiker” from dominating your daily life.
Planning for the end of life
Do you have motor-neurone disease? In time, you may be too ill to make your own decisions about treatment, or to communicate your wishes. For example, if you have respiratory failure, do you wish to be artificially resuscitated?
MS and spasticity
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, progressive disease of the central nervous system. One of the common symptoms is spasticity.
Caregiver? When to get expert help
As the condition of someone with muscular dystrophy (MD) progresses, you may reach a point where you can no longer see to their needs personally.
