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I so get you both about not having anything to talk with friends about/life passing by! I take care of my dad and it’s pretty isolating. Most of my close friends have not had this experience and cannot relate. And I don’t want to be the Debby downer person either. But it’s best if I just keep the conversation going about them and their lives. Most are traveling and enjoying grandkids, etc—so it’s easy. My closest friend and her husband just moved to be near their first grandkids. When I expressed sadness that she would be gone, her response was “Well, all we do is talk on the phone now, so nothing will really have changed, right?” (It’s been tough to leave my dad home alone.). Ouch. Life as I knew it before this care journey began almost six years ago, is not there waiting for me……
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@babbsjoy I actually found someone who I could trust that could come and be with my husband for a few hours. We will try for a couple of hours next week I’m hoping all goes well because my husband just wants to be with me all the time. Although now he on an additional new medication for his cancer and if I don’t watch what I say he gets irritated and can be nasty but he forgets quickly, the only problem is that I don’t always forget as quick,this is a man that has never uttered a mean word to me in 45 years. I feel like I am dying a little everyday and the only enjoyment I get is buying something nice for the house. How sad is that? It’s been 7 years for me, I also wonder what the future holds? 😍
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@babbsjoy i agree. Life “before” will not come back. At least not as we knew it. It will be different, but I do so hope we can make it fulfilling and filled with some amounts of happiness and health.