Last weekend I completed my latest task for my parents (for now, anyway) and that was moving my dad (93, frail, Alzheimer's) down to Cincinnati to be close to me. I was worried about the plane trip - would it be too much for him, would my sister get lost (she was bringing him) in the airport (she's a novice flyer), etc. etc.
But they made it fine and he's now safe in a wonderful facility called Arden Courts. If you ever need to place a loved one, I would highly recommend this chain.
So now we can bring him home for dinner, take him out, etc. and I think he is quite content. He thinks he's still in Minnesota, which is fine.
I read the recent polls here - and report that I can eat every fruit and veggy with no problems. I'm in the minority, I know. I'm still very diligent about gluten, though, and as free of it as possible. I already did the eye color and blood type poll.
Hope to be here more often now that things are somewhat stable with dad.
Love,
Alice
Tried asacol, rubinal forte (something like that - Maggie tried it too), they didn't work. Doctor was about to try Prednisone - no way! I read about Dr. Fine and called him for a phone conference. He recommended the Pepto treatment and that worked! It took the full 8 weeks but I went into remission. It was gradual. I had 2 phone conferences with Dr. Fine. My GI didn't seem to know much about the disease and he is one of the top GI's in the city. It was very frustrating, to say the least.
I owe the world to them.
