MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'help my hurt'. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:29:16 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1704817&cid=t_168949_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2FKbJVdhBTYvo%2F AlzheimersNotes.com When Alzheimer’s patients can’t communicate, it often becomes very difficult to tell when they’re in pain, when they don’t understand, or when they’re being obstinate.  Are there any clues or signs we should look for? Marijke Durning, of Help My Hurt, has some suggestions: You need to be observant and pick up on body and nonverbal cues; some are obvious, others may not be. Check out her post for suggestions: If someone can’t talk - how do they tell you they have pain? (c)2008 Mary Emma Allen Tags: Alzheimer's and pain, Alzheimer's Notes, alzheimers-care, alzheimers-caregivers, communicating pain, health, Help My Hurt, Marijke Durning, Mary Allen, Mary Emma, Mary Emma Allen, men's health, pain, women's healthShare This (Source: Alz... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1704817 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:00:25 +0100 1704817 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1454557&cid=t_168949_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F294003020%2F AlzheimersNotes.com   Pain often plagues the caregiver, whether their own from some illness or injury, or pain experienced by their Alzheimer’s patient.  Enduring pain while carrying out our caregiving tasks, and often caring for a family and holding down a job, too, can be a challenge.  Knowing where to turn for pain information presents another puzzle. Marijke Durning, at Help My Hurt offers resources for those experiencing different types of pain.  Recently she wrote a post, 5 pain-related websites/groups for you where you may find help. You may find these helpful, or discover they lead you to other web sites of interest. Do you have a particular pain web site that you find helpful for you or your Alzheimer’s patient? (c)2008 Mary Emma Allen Tags: Alzheimer's Notes, Alz... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1454557 Tue, 20 May 2008 05:00:47 +0100 1454557 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1393930&cid=t_168949_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F276116266%2F If you haven’t noticed, we are Science and Health channel no more. This fabulous channel is now called the Health and Wellness Channel. More fitting, eh? Anyways…since the month of April is Cancer Control month, we saw it fitting the this month’s channel theme day should be all about cancer. And it’s all about cancer today indeed, as Marijke of Help My Hurt hosts. Though everyone came up with their best entries, my personal pick is of Pink Ribbon Review’s Karen Lynch. In a post entitled There Are Survivors Among Us, Karen wrote: That photograph? That’s me, not even one year after my initial treatment ended. That’s me, with a pink ribbon on my sleeve. That’s where I wear my heart, always have, always will. That’s me. That day? I was with my husband and ... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1393930 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:04:41 +0100 1393930 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1220706&cid=t_168949_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F232467649%2F AlzheimersNotes.com Marijke Durning, blogger at Help My Hurt  wrote about quilts and how making and quilting them seems to ease her pain, Pamper Yourself and Maybe Ease the Pain.  She discovered that when she’s too busy to do her quilting, her pain seemed worse.   One thing I noticed is that since I’ve slacked off on my quilting and began to work more, my pain level has increased. Whether it’s the relaxation of quilting (I hand quilt), the creativity that goes into the design, or the fun of choosing the colors and all that, I don’t know. But, maybe the message is, it’s time to get back to my quilts. If you want to see some exquisite quilts, check out the many quilt photos Marijke has posted of her work at Marijke’s Quilts.  By last count, my family thinks I’ve... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1220706 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:00:57 +0100 1220706