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@jeanadair123

I love this “Guilt Dumpster”.
Today has been a bite my tongue day. I see something different everyday. My husband has never been diagnosed, I know he knows that things are changing but I don’t want to bring this to his attention it just makes him feel worse. He’s started to say negative things about his self and I say we all forget. But it has been a rough week as I had an ear infection and today started with a UTI. I am mentally tired today and feel like I could sleep for days but know tomorrow will be a better day. Going to doctors appointments takes up a lot of time since we both have had cancer 3 times but we are doing great in that respect. My sister wants to come for a visit she lives in the UK and we live in California but as much as I would like to see her I know it will be more work for me as she is high maintenance and will not wear a mask, she knows our situation but when I mentioned helping she said she wouldn’t. Then her daughter who I haven’t spoken to in years said she would come with her and a I got a message from a cousin I hadn’t seen in over 30 years who wants to visit.
I’m beginning to think there may be a flyer out inviting everyone. 😂If it was my mother who has passed I would jump at it for she always cooked etc when she came.
Okay enough from me today until the next time. Be safe everyone and stay away from the flu.

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Omigosh...I hope you can say no to all these visitors. If not no, make reservations for them or better tell them they have to stay in a hotel. Of course it's still work and stress...I just finished a visit with son and daughter-in-law and two days after they left I was in the ER with major stomach issues from my pancreatic cancer? stress? exhaustion? stomach flu? who knows. And they stayed in a hotel after we said we couldn't handle them at home. So be tough--I thought I was, but not tough enough.