Hi Suzi - I'm glad your Mom is a little better and that some of the membrane is gone. Everyone reacts differently and it can get so frustrating and depressing as well - and for caregivers, too. Did they ever find what it was that was causing the swelling? Or were they able to rule out anything? Sometimes it does seem to go so slowly. My son was on meds for depression and at one point, after I tried exercise, deep breathing, meditation, praying, power walking and I was still so anxious, I finally went to the doctor for some anxiety medication for me! I didn't take it for very long, tho' because it made me so sleepy. It's important to take care of yourself, too, Suzi, and keep coming back here to let us know how things are.

You know, if you would like to put something below your signature line so others will know something about your Mom's treatment (like I have below my name) all you do is go to the top of this page under "New Topic" where it says "my profile" and click on that. Then you will see on the left something that says "Edit my profile". Click on that and scroll down almost to the bottom where it says "signature" and you can add whatever you want about your Mom's treatment. After that go down to the very bottom of the page and click on "Update".