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Caregivers | Last Active: Nov 12, 2023 | Replies (707)Comment receiving replies
thank you! I call myself the inept servant. I am always doing something wrong it seems and mostly because there is just so much that has to be done right and I am often exhausted and distracted, trying to do 5 things at once. I take it one day at a time and I think about it in terms of just one day. That is all that is promised, just today. i love him so much and I am so proud of him. He works so hard to recover and to smile and reassure everyone else. I am in his one bedroom apartment, he sleeps on the couch. He also has a tortoise. she's a really good peeer and pooper!
My situation has gotten worse. I have breast cancer. And my sister is dying of breast cancer. So just when you think it can't get any worse, it does. Now I think how wonderful last week was, when I didn't have cancer and my sister wasn't dying. So just in case next week is worse I'm going to really try to remember what is good aoubt this one day. I am able to grieve today. No appointments and no errands to run and leftovers for supper. i can be quiet and rest.
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I would say you are a dedicated and loving servant, and your efforts are not overlooked. I do hope you remember to be good to yourself, I never understood "love of self" until I became an official orphan at 86 when my twin and last sibling died or lung cancer. I had lost one daughter, retired army Command Sargant Major from an incurable cancer she contracted during her year in Afghanistan. I began to realize that I need to trust that nothing happens without reason, I just have to trust my faith and do what I can. Exhaustion and distraction do happen, more often than I want to admit, but I release it when I can and keep trying. I am glad to hear that your son has a special pet, and such a good mother to care for him. I am sorry to hear that breast cancer has been diagnosed, and it happened to your sister too. I hope the two of you are able to help each other through it emotionally. l Life isn't easy, but it should make us stronger---some times that seems beyond us, but keep working toward it. Miracles do happen, I have been given so many in my life. Blssings to you and your son.