I’m not a psychologist, a psychiatrist or a therapist. I don’t have any formal training, and I certainly don’t have any experience with being diagnosed with a rare, confusing, absolutely frustrating condition. When my best friend, Mary, told me she was diagnosed with Cushing’s, my first thought was “thank goodness — there is an answer!”… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Coping With Cushing’s
Tips for Caregivers
If you are helping a loved one to deal with Cushing’s, you have taken on a big job. Cushing’s is complicated, difficult, and frightening. Your loved one may be unable to do things that were once easy for her. He may be physically weak and exhausted. She may be anxious, sometimes to the point of… Continue Reading
Cushing’s and Children
The unrelenting struggle of Cushing’s is an enormous challenge to face. Daily lives become filled with tests, appointments, fatigue, pain, waiting, etc… The stakes of coping with these challenges become even higher when children are involved. How do we help them cope with the complexities of living with a parent that is ill? As parents,… Continue Reading
Helping Children Cope with a Parent’s Illness
Coping is a highly individual process. What works for one person will not inevitably work for others, and what might get you through one circumstance may not get you through another. We subconsciously and consciously collect information to analyze a situation and select a coping style. Not only do we analyze the current situation requiring… Continue Reading
Psychiatric diagnoses of 33 Patients with Cushing’s Syndrome
Row n’s and percentages represent the number of patients out of 33 at the specified time points. Therefore, the percentage column does not add up to 100. n % Diagnosis before Cushing’s syndrome 6 18.2 Diagnosis during Cushing’s syndrome but prior to admission at NIH 15 45.5 Current diagnosis when admitted at NIH 18… Continue Reading
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