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Carer things that worked for Greg – the good, the bad and the ugly

By Greg

Being a carer can be like being on a roller coaster, it can be fun, and thrilling, and downright scary. Sometimes it’s all those things at once. And once you are on it it can be very hard to get off. But then again, sometimes you don’t want to get off, you just want it to go on and on as long as possible.

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Marfan Weight Gain

Advice Trenna Got on How to Put Weight ON

Regular readers will know this, but…. although I mention several specific brands in this post I do NOT get any financial or other benefit from them. I name them just to help you understand what I’m talking about.

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Marfan and Other Chronic Conditions – Things That Worked for Trenna

by Greg

A Need to Cope with Life

This is a list of some of the strategies Trenna adopted to try to cope with life and her many medical issues. She didn’t have a specific list of these items. This is just the things I remember us trying.

I’m expecting (hoping?) that this post might be helpful to people living with chronic disease, and their carers. But of course everyone’s situation is different.

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