Category Archives: Hope for the Hurting

Hope for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients-2018

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Gordon Grose

On November 24 and December 8, our son Paul and I shared information about a strange illness newly “discovered” by the medical community. Myalgic Encephalomyalitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) been around for a few decades, but even with a couple … Continue reading →

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Symptoms (CFS) II: Guest Blog

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Gordon Grose

On November 24, I published a blog on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). In it I called attention to Paul Grose, our son, who, along with his wife Juli, has experienced the debilitating effects of CFS (now renamed Myalgic Encephalomyalitis ME/CFS) … Continue reading →

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS): Hope For Treatment

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Gordon Grose

For over 30 years, our family has struggled with our son Paul’s strange illness. His wife Juli has it worse. They lived isolated from friends, church, work, and even family. Misnamed Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), this illness has become the … Continue reading →

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Broken-heart Syndrome

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Gordon Grose

Can a person die of a broken heart? Will the unexpected loss of a close relative or loved-one create such emotional stress that it jeopardizes the person’s well-being? Don’t people in grief recover sufficiently so that their physical health suffers … Continue reading →

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What Words Do You Say To A Grieving Friend?

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Gordon Grose

On this past Sunday, November 5, 2017, Patrick Devin Kelley walked into Sutherland Springs Baptist Church (TX) during worship, and, and with an AR-15 rifle, killed 26. A neighbor, hearing gunfire, returned with a rifle, wounded Kelly twice, and forced him to flee. … Continue reading →

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Morbidity Rate of Depression

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Gordon Grose

If you feel depressed, your life may shorten. According to results of a study released recently which followed the lives of 3400 Canadian adults from 1952 to 1992, people with depression experienced a shorter life span than those without it. … Continue reading →

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Death by Avalanche, Suicide: Hayden Kennedy

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Gordon Grose

Although suicide is twice a common as homicide, the unusual suicide of world-class rock climber Hayden Kennedy caught my eye.  On Saturday October 7, 2017, Kennedy, 27, and girlfriend Inge Perkins, 23, skied together on Imp Peak in the southern Madison … Continue reading →

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Aging Process: A Shot Across My Bow

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Gordon Grose

Although I’m in good health and active with physical and mental exercise, the past year has brought me a new awareness of slowing. For the past year, I, with my doctors, have struggled to understand certain “spells” I experienced. Standing … Continue reading →

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What Opioid Crisis? III Kids & Teens

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Gordon Grose

According to a recent study published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association, the yearly rate of poisoning due to opioid overdoses among teens and children from 1997 to 2012  increased 165%. The opioid epidemic has stirred the … Continue reading →

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What Opioid Crisis? II: Fentanyl

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Gordon Grose

After posting my last blog (What Opioid Crisis? 9/1/17) about the skyrocketing deaths from overdoses of heroin, I came across new information, this time on the synthetic opioid fentanyl. Although heroin overdoses continue to present a serious health problem, annually killing an … Continue reading →

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