1. Don't discuss about the whole course of the disease before the patient ( prognosis )
2. Never give any figure About the longevity of the patient.
3. Always instill a positive attitude in the MD
4. Provide some avocation to spend his time purposefully.
5. Don't show him undue sympathy. Treat him as a individual and don't point your finger on his impairment.
6. Don't stare at him/ her while walking.
7. Mds are interested in watching games and sports and films. Discuss with them about games and films and not about the disease and the discomforts.
8. When u visit MD's offer them some indoor toys, video games sitting games, for they are generally starved on companionship.
9. Physiotherapy is a helpful agency with its own limitations, it is not a curative agent. Hence don't overstrain the patient
Dear MD's Here are some tips
Don't believe quack doctors, false Godmen and superstitions
Don't be carried away by guilt - consciousness or past sins. All are sinners as it is said
Don't allow the feeling of helplessness and despondency enter your life. Fight it out as soldier, to the last drop of blood.
1. Take one multi vitamin tablet a day or take the herbal medicine Chyana Prasaand Aswagandharishta and one 'E' capsule.
2. Your lungs require some exercises as you can not run or walk. So make it fun to play mouthorgan, flute, blow soap bubbles, blow balloons. The caution is do not over do it. Be moderate.
3. Employ your time in some useful and entertaining purpose. You can help kids in their lessons, you can watch good TV shows, games, music shows etc.
4. Expand your connections; write letters to friends, relatives, just for fun. Be communicative, talk to friends and relatives on phone.
5. Ask parents, friends to take you out side now and then in a wheel chair, or a rickshaw or car etc or to buy a car for u to rome.
6. Participate in festivals taking others help, though for a short time. You' ll have the satisfaction of participation.
7. Don't take to heart the words of some people who speak badly about disease, or ask you too many questions or stare at you in public. Take it easy. Understand that they are just sympathetic towards you, though in their own way.
8. Develop a positive attitude to life, consider yourself as a soldier fighting the disease in your own way. Disease brings down your spirits naturally. But don't give in. Don't surrender. Enjoy fun. Speak fun. Read cartoons. Collect fun talk serials.
9. Take care of your food. It should be easily digestible consisting greens, milk bananas and other fruits. Pure honey in milk or in water is a good supplier of glucose to your muscle tissues. Avoid highly spiced food stuffs.
10. Take care of your bowel movement. You should go to toilet every day. If you have constipation, take more milk every night.
11. Also take Triphala ( Zandu ) tablets 2 or 3 every night. Also take 'Aswagandharishta' two spoons with water after food twice a day and Alfalfa with Ginseng ( Homeo) before food twice a day.
12. Enjoy music, Hear and sing Bhajans, slokas or here the audio cassettes of your favorite singers or musicians.