There are so many worries when faced with loved ones with chronic long term diseases or effects from diseases. Living with someone with depression or negativity is very draining. My spouse is bipolar and there were many years I worried if I could stand one more minute. A quote from Beartown by Fredrick Backman, Chapter 9 really touched me today. “All adults have days when we feel completely drained. When we no longer know quite what we spend so much time fighting for, when reality and everyday worries overwhelm us and we wonder how much longer we’re going to be able to carry on. The wonderful thing is that we can all live through far more days like that without breaking than we think. The terrible thing is that we never know exactly how many.” I found I could always get through one more day. Eventually we come out the other side and can say we did the right thing.