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Caregiver of Alzheimer and Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS) or Intersex

April 17, 2012

Imagine a different medical condition like Alzheimer’s. While there is no known cure, the best cure is to rejoice the moments there are. There is a lot of information and resources and support groups for caregivers of Alzheimer’s. The inclusive approach makes the experience so much better both for the caregivers and the patients. Isn’t truth the best way for all caregiver-patient relationships regardless of the medical condition?

Inclusive Approach For Caregivers Of Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS)

March 29, 2012

The inclusive approach makes the experience so much better both for the caregivers and the patients. Isn’t truth the best way for all caregiver-patient relationships regardless of the medical condition? Secrecy and stigma make it worse than the intersex condition itself. It serves as a reminder of how HIV/AIDS people had to initially fight the taboo and still do just to present their concerns. Let history not repeat itself.

Caregivers Intelligent Ways To Survive

February 22, 2012

World is a beautiful place, we live in it! World is also a very ugly place. There is a balance one has to strike to care and survive successfully. Here are top 10 ways based on life experiences. Nowadays there are several one-liners you can find with constant words of inspiration and wisdom. This list takes those […]

Caregiver Rights – Its Time For A Change

February 13, 2012

It’s a very simple goal : Health Care Providers need to change the messaging to caregivers from “It’s not your business to be here between me and my patient” to “I am sorry, even though your loved one, the patient, has requested for your presence as a caregiver, I respectfully decline and I suggest you […]

Top 10 Tips For Caregivers of Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS)

February 10, 2012

Caregivers of Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS) are an underserved group. They are a minority within a minority. Often as with other minority issues, resources are hard to find. For Caregivers of AIS, this is a double whammy as they are a minority within a minority. Given the unique situation of AIS, the relationship of the caregiver […]

Can Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS) Patients Be Parent?

January 30, 2012

This is a fundamental birth right of every human – to procreate. However, it is not in each individual’s hands. Some people who are biologically capable of having kids choose otherwise for personal reasons. For some other people, its a matter of circumstances. For Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS) patients, its a matter of reality. They cannot […]