Please suggest a support forum for caregivers who help family members suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis.?
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Hi Djinn\n\nHere are a few ideas to help the healing process.\n\nCause: \nArthritis is caused by acids and waste matter in the body, which eventually become solidified and lock the joint. This condition is caused and aggravated by improper diet. Some of the worst intakes are eggs, bread, milk, meat, salt, sugar, etc., because they cause arthritic calcification. The use of extremely hard water (generally of twelve or more grains in hardness) will often accentuate an arthritic condition where softer water will help relieve it. Sometimes an individual with a good inherent structure can throw off the hardest water without arthritic effect. The weaker person may drink water that is not very hard and absorb from it relatively larger quantities of the inorganic minerals. \n\n\nQuick Action Plan for Rheumatoid Arthritis\n\n1. Acupuncture treatment helps to reduce the body's aggressive defenses that inadvertently attack its own joint tissue. \n\n2. Massage affected joints with rosemary, benzoin, chamomile, camphor, juniper, or lavender. \n\n3. Diet plays an integral part in reducing or preventing the onset of all types of arthritic conditions. A diet rich in an abundant selection of fresh vegetables, and a wide variety of sweet and non-sweet fruits, soaked nuts and seeds, and whole grains is recommended. \n\n4. Tomatoes, cayenne, black and long pepper should be avoided by person's with rheumatoid arthritis. Minimize protein intake, choose small quantities of fish, legumes, eggs, soaked nuts and seeds. Eliminate beef, chicken, shellfish, and pork completely. Eat no hydrogenated fats, processed sugars, dairy products, alcohol, coffee, or black tea. \n\n5. Use the following powerful aids to speed and assist healing: Goji, Acai and Noni juice, bee pollen, royal jelly, and evening primrose oil are recommended, as is Shark cartilage, Wobenzyme, DMSO, MSM Manganese Cetyl myristoleate with lipase, and vitamin C.\n\n6. Test for food and environmental allergies and avoid all foods and substances to which you are allergic. \n\n7. Cleansing and Detoxification including colon and bowel cleansing therapies, fasting, kidney and gallbladder flushes, physical medicine, and homeopathic remedies. \nIsometric exercises, stretching, and yoga can help ease arthritis pain. \n\n8. Constitutional hydrotherapy (apply two to five times weekly) or heating compress (apply once daily to affected areas). \n\n9 Drink the juice of half a lemon before every meal and before going to bed. \n\nBest of health to your family.\n\nCheers
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the athritis foundation is the best source to go to...my daughter was diagnosed at the age of 6 and they helped me alot...also ...your doctor who diagnosed the jra should have plenty of information at hand for you.
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check out these websites if you havn't already..good luck and sorry to hear the news..\nhttp://www.sclero.org/support/stories/english/h-i-j/jay/a-to-z.html\nwww.scleroderma.org
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Hi. Am not quite sure but maybe you could ask the professional your spouse is seeing, I suppose? They might be able to give you an address. Could not find anything specific but maybe you could ask at the Arkansas Division of Mental Health services? They might be able to refer you. See the contact numbers at the address below. Best of luck!
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You might want to contact the MD State Dept. of Health. Licensing Division, and/or other assisted living facilities in Baltimore and ask if they would mind visiting with you and sharing information.  \n\nWhat a blessing you are to have this desire to make a difference and I hope this journey is filled with goodness and joy for not only your family, but the families that cross your path.\n\nMerry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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My wife is the bravest person I know.  She was diagnosed with Lupus at the age of 15.  The doctors told her that her life expectancy would be ten years.  Imagine being told that at fifteen.  Last year she turned 28 and finished dental school.  She is doing great.  We are planning on having our first child next year and have been given the help and support we need by loving and caring doctors.  Our life is wonderful, inspite of this terrible disease.  She has her good days and her bad ones.  Sometimes she can't walk up a flight of stairs or carry in the groceries but we look at eachother and laugh realizing that our kids will probably have to push us around in wheelchairs when we get older.  I love her more than anything and she feels the same about me.  I go to the doctors with her and share in her care.  There is hope out there and you have to find someone who will be willing to take the journey with you.  I'm not saying it's always easy, I have my down days too, but I wouldn't change a thing.  She has made me a stronger man and I have been able to have the life that I only dreamed of.  I wish you the best of luck.  Don't give up hope you'll find someone out there who's willing to share life with you.
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This site helps. It also has a support group.
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Dear Carer, Having dealt with this illness myself, I would firstly encourage you.It is no small 'task' to assist and care for someone with this condition. Yet in spite of it all, you haven't given up, for he is indeed the man you love.\n\nI don't know where you live, so I'm sending this from Australia,and an email address where you can receive a printout, or you can read,[if you have no printer]\n\nemail: mha@mentalhealth.asn.au   or look up their website: \n       www.mentalhealth.asn.au \n\nThe printout is in the form of 14 pages, and for you it will not be 'difficult' reading, as it is structured for the carer and the sufferer as well.\nShould he also suffer from Depression, which complicates the illness a little, you also can download the 'Depression' pages as well.\nBeing a man, and dealing with Dads in Distress,I am the first to say that with men it is a challenge, but do-able.\n\nEncourage him to go with you or a trusted friend to see a Dr.and be reassesed for his sake, [not just yours], because you love him.\n\nPerhaps find the reason he went off the meds, and begin there,\nfor it seemed to be working for him. But, he needs to find a Dr that will set up continued visits, say once each 3 weeks.\n\nAlso find in your area where you can best receive the assistance you need.Take care. sc
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Try http://forums.straighthealth.com
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Sure, depending on the severity of it, you could try asking people here, or post back here and I could try to answer it.\n\nBut, I don't know of any other free support sites.
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try this\nhttp://www.care2x.org/
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i would check with a ms charity as they might be able to help.  but to be honest i don't think you'll have much luck with a mainstream one due to the nature of the disease....  sorry i couldn't be of more help.
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I think that anyone that had a particular disease, illness, or disorder benefits best by joining communities whose members are having the same experience. \n\nThey can talk with you about the best ways to cope, point you to things that have worked for them, for instance, should I walk or swim for exercise? They can help you find resources for any equipment, etc. that you may need.\n\nAnd bless them, they can help you find some small humor in it all to get you through the day.\n\nI've included a few links below that I hope can be of some help to you. Some of them have message boards on the site, some point you to other sites with MS Support boards.\n\nMay you have many good days as well as humor, friendship and companions during this journey.
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Try primrose oil.  I researched the internet, and it said it helps for rheumatoid arthritis so I tried it.  It works.
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When I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis and couldn't get out of bed in the morning, my husband was there every step to help me.  Now I am better and forever grateful. :))
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your local hospital can provide you with the support groups in your area and there are also extension groups from there that you can get closer contacts with for one-on-one support.  sometimes your need a confidant.  this is a devastating experience and you need somebody to talk to. \ngood luck and you are in my prayers.
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yes try the Army Of Salute its an associan which helps people with all kinds of problems.. i hope it works out