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Brain Surgery - What's Normal?
Asked by S.C. from Phoenix
on September 19, 2010
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I'm sitting in an intensive care unit with my mom right now. She had a brain aneurysm (that we didn't know about) start bleeding out last Wednesday and had to have it ...
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- You should speak directly with her doctors about what th expectations are now and for the future. EVERY brain case is different! My mother had surgery for an extremely...
- Don't read this if you can't handle tough love: She had major brain surgery two days ago, and you're expecting her to be back to normal????????? Do you think this wa...
- Hi--This must be so difficult for you, but I can tell you that my brother had a similar experience after brain tumor surgery. They call this aphasia. It is a sort of d...
Seeking Anyone Who Has Had Experience with Apraxia
Asked by T.B. from Athens
on June 26, 2008
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I posted a few weeks ago asking about my sons delayed speech and going to be evaluated. We went for the evaluation and they are saying now that he possibly has verbal ...
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- T., I am not familiar with apraxia...but why don't you try to wait a couple of more months until he is a little closer to 2years old. Try not to worry right now. S...
- He's only 19 months old I would be VERY hesitant to put a label on him this early. My now 6 yr old didnt say ANYTHING anyone could tell what she was saying until she w...
- That was the official diagnosis of my 2 year old after our speech eval. At 2 he had only about 15 words and not putting any together. Now a year later he is so verba...
Seeking Positive Discipline Approach
Asked by M.M. from Chicago
on September 11, 2009
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I have a 3 year old normally very sweet daughter. She has a mild expressive language delay. When she gets over tired she scratches and pinches my husband and me. I've ...
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- Do not let her get tired. Fix the timings for her naps and night bad time. Prevention is always better than cure.Make a routine for naptime and bad time at night.If sh...
- We use sticker charts..for whatever it is they want to work on. They earn whatever it is they would like to do with us...bowling, special lunch, movie time
- Since she has an expressive speech delay...when she is trying to express herself and her needs she is probably getting frustrated, thus the hitting and pinching. Grab ...
19 Month Old Falls While Walking
Asked by S.K. from Boise
on February 4, 2008
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My son was a *late* walker by some standards since he didn't walk until he was 16 1/2 months old. However, since he has been walking we have noticed problems with his ...
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- Hi S., Have you had your sons ears checked? With delay in speech he may not be able to hear and that's why he is talking as well as not being able to walk. Your hea...
- As a mother of three children that have all had ear tubes, I would suggest that following up for the hearing test and evaluation by a well known ENT Dr. would be a goo...
- S. - I would take him to be evaluated by a podiatrist. If you are certain that he can hear, than I would have his feelt checked out. It might be something as simple ...
* Rant* Is It My Kids or Me?
Asked by L.W. from Boston
on November 13, 2011
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Let me start by saying this is a rant. Please don't respond by saying something negative. We all know what it is like to be frustrated and need to get things out.
I...
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- I also agree with putting your older son in school for a couple of days a week for a couple of hours...not full-day, as that would cost too much with your not working,...
- You will all survive it. You are not failing as a mother. I've discovered that sometimes my kids just want to argue for fun. It is not a problem for them. They...
- Here is my 2 cents- having two two apart is very difficult. They feed off of each other and chaos ensues. To be honest, I could not take it and went back to work ful...
Memory Issues... Can't Still Be Baby Brain, Right?
Asked by J.F. from Denver
on August 20, 2011
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I am really concerned and thought I would ask you ladies what you think before I run to the doc freaking out.
I just turned 36 and I have 2 kids 16 months apart. Th...
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- That started happening to me, to the point that I was a little afraid I had early-onset alzheimers or something. I began having other medical issues (weight gain, skin...
- Don't be so hard on yourself. You are not the only one this happens to, you ar on overload...running a house, raising kids, starting a biz of some sort, cooking dinner...
- You probably just have too much on your mind. I lost my keys the other day (as I do VERY often) and found them an hour later. Tucked in the couch. Oops. You are not al...
My Son Seems to Be Worse and I Feel HELPLESS!!
Asked by P.B. from Tyler
on June 13, 2008
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My son has been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome (mild autism) and he has seizures. He was very bright until about a year and a half ago. I feel that his seizures ...
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- If you are in Plano School District, I would set up a meeting with someone in upper administration and explain your child's disability. You never know till you try! Se...
- Call Dr. Rao. He is an allergist/immunologist who specializes in Autism. He has two offices: Carrollton and Plano. ###-###-####. He will run many, many tests on you...
- P., The reason you hear different things from different MD doctors is that most of them really don't have any clue. They are guessing, so their guesswork comes out...
