Kemene
Member
- Joined
- Jul 29, 2014
- Messages
- 10
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
- Diagnosis
- 06/1997
- Country
- US
- State
- SD
Hello everyone. !st I want to say I really appreciate having this place to come to where people actually understand what it is like to have fibro. NO ONE in my family has a clue or has ever shown any interest in trying to understand.
I have had this for many many years. The last year of my life has been so overwhelming. My mother passed away last summer leaving my brother and I to take care of our father who is elderly, incapable of taking care of himself, and a heavy beer drinker. He absolutely refuses to move out of his house even tho he can't do anything.
My brother also drinks a lot of beer and does very little to help. I pay all dads bills, do his laundry, and was getting his groceries. Finally, my brother's girlfriend started helping a lot with house cleaning and preparing food. She does it for pay.
My dad fell about a week ago and broke his shoulder. I work full time, and I have spent almost every minute of the last week working or doing what needs to be done for dad or being at the hospital where he was for seven days. He was moved to a nursing home today temporarily for rehab. He broke his right shoulder and is right handed. He won't even try to eat with his good hand - - we have to spoon feed him like a baby.
I have a lot of pain and muscle tightness, and I am just exhausted. Work at my job has been nuts. I am going to take some time off next week.
Also, a month ago, I had to have one of my cats, my little soul mate for 18 years, put to sleep. Sometimes it seems like life is just so relentless. I also had to find a new job after Mom died cause the people where I worked before forced me into a new position where the stress level was unbearable for me.
I just needed to vent. I am almost 60 years old. When does life get easier?
I have had this for many many years. The last year of my life has been so overwhelming. My mother passed away last summer leaving my brother and I to take care of our father who is elderly, incapable of taking care of himself, and a heavy beer drinker. He absolutely refuses to move out of his house even tho he can't do anything.
My brother also drinks a lot of beer and does very little to help. I pay all dads bills, do his laundry, and was getting his groceries. Finally, my brother's girlfriend started helping a lot with house cleaning and preparing food. She does it for pay.
My dad fell about a week ago and broke his shoulder. I work full time, and I have spent almost every minute of the last week working or doing what needs to be done for dad or being at the hospital where he was for seven days. He was moved to a nursing home today temporarily for rehab. He broke his right shoulder and is right handed. He won't even try to eat with his good hand - - we have to spoon feed him like a baby.
I have a lot of pain and muscle tightness, and I am just exhausted. Work at my job has been nuts. I am going to take some time off next week.
Also, a month ago, I had to have one of my cats, my little soul mate for 18 years, put to sleep. Sometimes it seems like life is just so relentless. I also had to find a new job after Mom died cause the people where I worked before forced me into a new position where the stress level was unbearable for me.
I just needed to vent. I am almost 60 years old. When does life get easier?