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Have you tried your local home health care agencies and inquired about private duty nurses? That's the only thing that I would know to do. I don't know if that helps or not...

QUOTE (jscott92064 @ Jan 5 2010, 03:23 AM) With reference to your comment about the sink, he can now cath himself. We were going to re-do the master bath so he can roll into it (and into the shower, etc.) With this in mind, do you still envision needing a sink next to the bed? J., Yes. This is the one most useful adaptation I have every found. He can cath in the night eithout leaving bed and throw it straight in the sink....

Hi Gordon: This is good information and I will bring it up in our meeting today with the contractor and the insurance company. We are in Southern California so no basement, but they have a lot of plumbing to do anyway remodeling our bathroom so what the heck! Thanks and will let you know how it goes. J

Hi Diet won't matter unless he exercises, peddle machine for cardio, weight training will allow muscle built to burn body fat, slendertone have a belt to work his abs, if he trains 3 or 4 days a week he'll knock down the weight. Diet; rather than having 3 meals a day, change it to 4 to 5 but making sure the meals are small, average male needs to take in 2000-2500 kcal a day to maintain body weight. drop it to 1600-1800. Sample;...

Lissy, I know you love this guy, but it is not clear why. he doesn't want your help unless it is maid service. You said "I don't know what to say other than 'no' and 'you used to do it yourself'. Better to not use words- they only invite arguing and he has heard it before. If you don't want to be the maid, just don't.

when i still needed one, i always used craigslist and ran an ad

Stef - Don't be too hard on yourself, it is very early days. The only way I could explain how I felt in the early days after my son's accident was an overwhelming sense of grief for what my son had lost. I was very confused at feeling like that as my son had survived, he was alive, why was I grieving? I think maybe we go through the same feelings and emotions when someone suffers a sci as we do when someone close to you dies. You...

Sorry, didnt mean to be rude with anybody and yes you are right i should say something more about my story. Well I feel embarrassed about it because its everything against my lifestyle and my morals. He been a good dad and husband to us but he did some things in the past the make me angry just thinking about it and Its my fault if we are where we are with our marriage i trusted him with alll my life and my heart and I guess I had HAM in my...

Found mine in the yellow pages.

QUOTE (qbounce @ Jan 4 2010, 11:53 PM) Why isn't he living in the State where family/ friends are?? How about relocating closer to home? Unless . . . . you two are MORE than just friends. Finding a significant other would keep me in another State, away from family too!--lol hahaha, no, we're just friend. I'm married with two kids and happy in that home. My friend is a great guy and had we met at some...