Ed’s Meniere’s Disease: Chronic Illness Coping and 5 Stages of Grief – Ed’s Meniere’s Disease: Coping – 5 Stages and Trajectory of Grief GREAT Support Blog Web Site: DailyStrength DOT org Search for Meniere’s Disease This Video is EVERYONE out there who has a chronic illness or has just suffered an acute devastating illness. I think it is especially for not only the ill person but also for the family and friends who have to support him or her. The acute period (about first 4 to 8 months) is absolutely the worse. EVERYONE goes through the 5 stages of grief (variable Expression of it). I just hope everyone has the social support to help them cope and accept their condition. I am ABSOLUTELY NOT staying you should stop looking for a cure or relief or satisfactory diagnosis. (I will ALWAYS be looking for a cure or fix = it is part of my coping mechanism) BUT What I am saying is that no matter what the final outcome of your illness, YOU need to deal with your symptoms and illness. Only AFTER some acceptance can you rationally and realistically and hopefully find a solution. As of Feb 2012, I have had Meniere’s Disease since June 2010 = 18 months which for me has seemed a life time. The problem with chronic diseases is that there is absolutely NO relief. There are good days and very bad ones, BUT the discomfort, pain, CONSTANT ringing, “not right” feeling NEVER give chronic Meniere’s suffers a break. 24 hours a day EVERY waking and sleeping moment since June 2012, I have had CONSTANT tinnitus AND Right Ear deafness with weekly fugue, fullness, and …

 

Justice delayed for Winstead's family

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They came to court Friday united by grief and their pursuit of justice for the boy whose name appeared on their T-shirts under the letters "R.I.P." and the words "Real Love Never Dies." A dozen of Tyler Winstead's relatives crowded into the front two …
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Prayers and grief in search for boy swept away in Yosemite

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… the other 6 — waded into the Merced River in Yosemite and were swept away. The body of the older brother, Andrew Adams, was found a short time later, and he was pronounced dead after resuscitation efforts failed. The younger boy, Jacob, has not …
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WLOX.com – The News for South MississippiJackson Co. supervisors delay vote …

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A grief stricken mother got to hear her son's heart beat again. It's something she's prayed for since he died eight months ago.More >>. A grief stricken mother got to hear her son's heart beat again. It's something she's prayed for since he died eight …
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