Medical Decisions Estrogen and Aging or Set Me Adrift in the Sea of Faith

Medical Decisions, Estrogen and Aging

Author: Jay Schulkin

The decision making process that underlies ovarian hormone therapy (HT) is fallible. The question is whether or not physicians should suggest; should one take estrogen or progestin or some other combination of related hormones to women during the menopausal period, when women are deciding about whether to go on hormone therapy for diverse reasons. This decision affects many women in this country and around the world, and is an important factor serving to show what forces influence medical decision-making.

Two recent large-scale studies, one here (Women's Health Initiative or WHI) and the other in Great Britain, cast a negative light on the use of hormone therapy. Both have received considerable attention in the media. Thus, the decision for women to go on hormone therapy (HT) remains controversial. There is an historical oscillation of beliefs related in part to expectations of the medicinal value of HT over longer-term use beyond the initial peri-menonpausal period. Studies thought to resolve issues surrounding the efficacy of HT were perhaps over-stated. Confusion still permeates the decision making with regard to HT. Over zealous advertising, and exaggerated understanding of the results (negative or positive) undermines patient and physician decision making.

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Set Me Adrift in the Sea of Faith: The Faith Renewing Story of an Alzheimer Patient's Daughter

Author: Judith Ames David

What do you do when someone you love begins to deteriorate mentally right before your eyes? Do you direct your anger toward God or do you cry out to God for help? Probably you do both. In Set Me Adrift in the Sea of Faith, the reader is a fellow traveler on the journey of a daughter who witnesses her mother's mental decline from the slow but insidious progression of Alzheimer's disease. This real life story shows the emotional and spiritual impact of anyone dealing with any life-changing situation over which they have no control. Most of all, Set Me Adrift in the Sea of Faith will lessen your grief by knowing that someone else truly understands. Judith's personal struggle brought her back to church after a 34 year absence. Most importantly, it taught her to seek the love and guidance of the Lord. What at first seemed to be the most devastating challenge in life resulted in the most precious gift a mother could give a child-her salvation.

Table of Contents:

Foreword     11
The Dance     13
Seeds of Faith     18
Signs of Decline     25
Awakened     30
A Moving Experience     36
The Fragment of a Shell     43
A Time of Loss     48
Tears, Prayers, and Learning to Cope     55
God's Loving Gifts     61
A Place of Refuge and Hope     68
Special Moments     71
Nursing Home Angels     75
A Bit of Humor     80
Lines from the All School Play     85
Wrestling with Guilt     88
Spiritual Growth     95
A Season to Remember     100
Letting Go     104
Saying Goodbye     111
Remembering Margaret     117
A New Beginning     120
Set Me Adrift     125