Online support group for families of those with heart failure?

We were told my father is in the end stages of heart failure. He may be gone soon, and he may be here for years to come, only time will tell. The next six months will be very telling. So far, he is responding very well to treatment. I would like to connect with some people who understand what I am feeling. It can be a heart failure board, or maybe just talking to some people who know what it feels like to be told someone you love may be gone soon. The doctor was very brutal with my mother and I. I have read very positive things and very negative things about my fathers condition but I can't escape the words that he said and the manner that he said them. I am having terrible nightmares. I never thought my dad would live forever of course, but I am having trouble processing all of this information and getting it situated in my head.

Here is a great support group for people with CHF and their families. You can get firsthand information from people living with it and their loved ones. It is also a great information resource. http://www.chfpatients.com/index.html. Then chose the message board where you can post questions and look at archives to get a better understanding of what patients go through and how to help them. Don't listen to the doctor about life expectancy. I have been living with CHF since 1996. Most importantly don't treat him like he is dying tomorrow, just enjoy him. He doesn't need people that are going to look like they are going to cry at the drop of a hat. While you are affected because you love him, he is the one who needs to learn how to Live with it, not Die from it. Big difference. Ok, so he won't run a marathon, but he can take a walk in the park with you. If he is working, he might have to stop, but if he is able he can spend more time doing something he enjoys or take up a new hobby like gardening, which counts as excercise too. He might have to rebuild his stamina if he is having trouble getting up stairs, but it will come. He might not be able to get all of the groceries out of the car by himself, he can learn to cook some great low sodium dishes or rework the ones he enjoys now. It's all a matter of how you look at things. Don't look at this as your father dying with heart failure, he is living with it. This is a case where attitude matters more than anything.

Hope these help.
http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disea...
http://my.americanheart.org/jiveforum/fo...

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