Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Jules Update

Here is what Jules wrote on August 1st:



Hello, I don't do blogs too much or know very much about them, so I apologize if I don't understand the protocol. My husband has a genetic mutation that is causing all kinds of problems, but the biggest one is Diabetes. One day, I thought,"I wonder if other people feel the way I do" and there you were. It was like I wrote you post myself. My husband is 38 years old, and is falling apart at the seams. I know he has depression, has a new leg pain that won't go away, and is slowly turning into a chair bound ass. It's really very sad. Thank you for being so candid in your posts and for sharing your thoughts and feelings. 
 
And Lilly provided a response a few days later...

Jules, I am so sorry that you are going through this awful time! Maybe (like me) you can look at it as a chance to start over . . . but only you can decide what is the best decision for you. We are all just struggling to find our way. Many of us have chosen to stay, some of us have decided to leave, and some of us get left behind by the very person we have tried so hard to love. Take care of yourself, 

Here are my thoughts today (August 8th)
there is no trick to blogging - you just write.  you do great and have no need to apologize.
I am very sorry that you are dealing with so many challenges with an ill husband at such a young age
Most of us have dealt with different versions of that --and as Lilly says -- we each deal with it differently.  I hope you are reading the other links on my page.

btw, best wishes for dw who is struggling with a less-than-happy diagnosis for herself

1 comment:

  1. I agree with Jules - this page, as well as the other wives - is great that it confirms that we are not alone in our struggles - and that there are different ways everyone is dealing with it. I think if I didn't find the people I have here I'd feel both selfish for my struggles and like I was a bad wife because of it.

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