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My dad with MSA

Post a new topicby livingwith on Mon Aug 03, 2009 1:26 pm

My dad has MSA and they think he’s had it for sometime now. I recently moved back home to help tend to my dad. When I work my mom stays home and helps him, and vise versa. At 21 this really wasnt the life I was planning, and it has made me grow way beyond my years. Dad can hardly walk anymore. He has his walker, and refuses the wheelchair the doctors think he should now have. He’s just recently started the choking phase, and falls a lot. He’s on blood thinners, so we hav...Read the full article
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Re: My dad with MSA

Post a new topicby sih on Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:02 pm

Hang in there. You will not regret the time you spent with your Dad. It is more important than the things your peers are doing at this age. You will look back and be proud.
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