{"id":1346,"date":"2020-11-18T19:58:22","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T19:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alsutica.org\/?page_id=1346"},"modified":"2020-12-15T13:04:57","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T13:04:57","slug":"emotional-support-als-of-utica","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alsutica.org\/emotional-support-als-of-utica\/","title":{"rendered":"Emotional Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1346\" class=\"elementor elementor-1346\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a416736 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a416736\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-371611b5\" data-id=\"371611b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb63c39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb63c39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Emotional support<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d2fd026 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d2fd026\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4eb77a14\" data-id=\"4eb77a14\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35339e72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35339e72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmotional and Spiritual Wellbeing is shown to have the greatest impact on living longer with ALS.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c4b9e5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"72c4b9e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10d8427 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"10d8427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-smile\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd5084c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd5084c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">YOU MUST DISCUSS WHAT YOU ARE FEELING<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a50147a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a50147a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe understand that your emotions are going crazy with a diagnosis like ALS. The sooner you acknowledge what you are feeling the better. It&#8217;s okay and normal to be feeling:\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Scared<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Hopeless\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Angry<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWe promise that you can find joy and happiness again. But first you must come to terms with all the emotions that are going on inside of you. Talk about it with a friend, journal, pray. Find a Facebook support group (there are so many) where no one knows you and you can speak freely about what you are feeling.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ba6b18 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"73ba6b18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d861f59 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"4d861f59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-users\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf33fb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bf33fb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Creating your team<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba5849a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ba5849a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>EMOTIONAL SUPPORT<\/h6><ul><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Find someone you can talk to.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">This may not be a family member, unfortunately the entire family is going through their own set of emotions.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">You may want to find a close friend to confide in.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h6>ALS FACEBOOK GROUPS<\/h6><ul><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">These groups are amazing and supportive when it comes to navigating all that you are feeling and the overwhelm you are faced with.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h6>SUPPORT GROUPS<\/h6><ul><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Attend an ALS support group in your area. ALS of Utica offers a caregivers support group monthly. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/alsutica.org\/local-programs\/\">See programs for more info.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li><\/ul><h6>GRATITUDE<\/h6><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">With time, you will be able to see that there is still so much to be grateful for. Focus on even the smallest things that you can be grateful for:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Time with the people you love<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Kind words from a friend<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">People who care about what you are going through<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The more you focus on gratitude, the more you will see<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">ALS may not be the life you had planned, but it can still be a beautiful life.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ecd86 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c9ecd86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d6a5b8 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"1d6a5b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-bed\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e6e25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69e6e25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">SLEEP<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7fc7e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7fc7e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It sounds so simple, but good quality sleep is one of the most important things anyone can do for the health and strength of their mind and bodies. Melatonin is a naturally occurring hormone controlled by light exposure that helps regulate your sleep-wake cycle.<\/p><h6>WAYS TO IMPROVE SLEEP<\/h6><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expose yourself to bring sunlight in the morning. The first light your eyes should see in natural light (not our cell phones)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spend time outside during daylight every day, even in winter<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let in natural light into your home<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the sun goes down:<\/span><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0Avoid bright screens within 1-2 hours of your bedtime. The blue light emitted by your phone, tablet, computer, or TV is especially disruptive. You can minimize the impact by using devices with smaller screens, turning the brightness down, or using light-altering software such as f.lux. You can also use glasses called blue blockers.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it\u2019s time to sleep, make sure the room is dark and cool. Use heavy curtains or shades to block light from windows, or try a sleep mask. Also consider covering up electronics that emit light.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep the lights down if you get up during the night.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #222222;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-732ec457 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"732ec457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-303ce3d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"303ce3d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ef2fb3c\" data-id=\"4ef2fb3c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e394f5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e394f5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/alsutica.org\/donate-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alsutica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DONATEsidebar.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1161\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alsutica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DONATEsidebar.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alsutica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DONATEsidebar-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13e40674 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"13e40674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"http:\/\/alsutica.org\/donate-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GIVE TODAY<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4edc2e89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4edc2e89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emotional support Emotional and Spiritual Wellbeing is shown to have the greatest impact on living longer with ALS. 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