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Friday, November 10, 2006
Retired nurse aids disabled husband
Becoming an ardent caregiver was a matter of choice years ago for Elaine Morrison, 62, a retired nurse. Back in 1979. the man she would marry, Neal Morrison, 55, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
Still, the couple married about three years later in 1982.
"I knew that MS is a progressive disease and that there was no cure, but I wanted to spend time with him, and I love taking care of him," said Morrison.
They live in eastern Jefferson County and Neal Morrison is retired as a pipe fitter.
There were times when Morrison thought they had come to the end of the line as far as help was concerned.
But the last time the pain of MS grew worse than Neal Morrison's medications could alleviate, his wife's research identified a device called a Medtronic Pump that is used to administer Liorisol, an anti-convulsive medication that keeps an MS sufferer's legs from drawing up with painful spasms.
The nature of MS is that a patient can be asymptomatic for months and then have a flair up, according to Elaine Morrison.
"So we determined early on that we needed to make the house as accessible as possible so that Neal could take care of himself as much and for as long as possible," she said.
Although Neal Morrison is wheelchair bound today, he takes care of most of his own needs and even teaches aquatic exercise at Baptist East/Milestone Wellness Center one day a week. "But I do a lot of fetching for him because he fatigues very easily these days," Elaine Morrison said.
Deciding to stay home was big step since couple relied on wife's income
"People don't realize the physical and emotional strain of being a caregiver," she said.
In the early days of the marriage, Elaine Morrison continued to work as a full-time nurse but then cut her hours to part time as the need to be available for her husband began to create conflict on the job.
"We tried to schedule his doctor's visits around my working hours but it just didn't work out. I went to part time about two years ago and that helped some, but I finally retired because he can't help out much with housework and also because I wanted to be home to take care of him," Elaine Morrison said.more
Becoming an ardent caregiver was a matter of choice years ago for Elaine Morrison, 62, a retired nurse. Back in 1979. the man she would marry, Neal Morrison, 55, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
Still, the couple married about three years later in 1982.
"I knew that MS is a progressive disease and that there was no cure, but I wanted to spend time with him, and I love taking care of him," said Morrison.
They live in eastern Jefferson County and Neal Morrison is retired as a pipe fitter.
There were times when Morrison thought they had come to the end of the line as far as help was concerned.
But the last time the pain of MS grew worse than Neal Morrison's medications could alleviate, his wife's research identified a device called a Medtronic Pump that is used to administer Liorisol, an anti-convulsive medication that keeps an MS sufferer's legs from drawing up with painful spasms.
The nature of MS is that a patient can be asymptomatic for months and then have a flair up, according to Elaine Morrison.
"So we determined early on that we needed to make the house as accessible as possible so that Neal could take care of himself as much and for as long as possible," she said.
Although Neal Morrison is wheelchair bound today, he takes care of most of his own needs and even teaches aquatic exercise at Baptist East/Milestone Wellness Center one day a week. "But I do a lot of fetching for him because he fatigues very easily these days," Elaine Morrison said.
Deciding to stay home was big step since couple relied on wife's income
"People don't realize the physical and emotional strain of being a caregiver," she said.
In the early days of the marriage, Elaine Morrison continued to work as a full-time nurse but then cut her hours to part time as the need to be available for her husband began to create conflict on the job.
"We tried to schedule his doctor's visits around my working hours but it just didn't work out. I went to part time about two years ago and that helped some, but I finally retired because he can't help out much with housework and also because I wanted to be home to take care of him," Elaine Morrison said.more