Timeforme - When a family member has a serious illness, there often are actually two patients - the person with the disease, and the caregiver who is helping the other person. Often the caregivers don't see themselves as being in need, and don't get the time and attention and support that they deserve to have in order to cope with and survive the family illness even though the illness has changed the family dynamics, added additional responsibilities, made many planned events no longer possible, affected finances, and in general has turned life upside down in many ways. A question for you to consider is whether you've gotten any outside help to take care of yourself and what you're going through? Are you trying to deal with this totally on your own, and maintaining a false front to show you're "with the program" at all times? Have you considered joining a support group? What are you doing for YOU?
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Timeforme - When a family member has a serious illness, there often are actually two patients - the person with the disease, and the caregiver who is helping the other person. Often the caregivers don't see themselves as being in need, and don't get the time and attention and support that they deserve to have in order to cope with and survive the family illness even though the illness has changed the family dynamics, added additional responsibilities, made many planned events no longer possible, affected finances, and in general has turned life upside down in many ways. A question for you to consider is whether you've gotten any outside help to take care of yourself and what you're going through? Are you trying to deal with this totally on your own, and maintaining a false front to show you're "with the program" at all times? Have you considered joining a support group? What are you doing for YOU?
July 12, 2010 - 6:13pmThis Comment
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