Trying to figure out how to say thank you.
September 16, 2008 9:13pm
I'm trying to figure this site out. You have been so kind to reach out to me and I appreciate it tremendously. It makes me feel a …
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grammajo
1:34pm, September 18, 2008
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About Me
grammajo
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About Me
I am a single woman adjusting to my boys being grown and gone. Adjusting to being the main caregiver to my father who is widowed with little or no support from my younger siblings. I try to be happy most of the time but occasionally fall into a pity party of self despair. I work as a facility manager at a group home for mentally retarded people and have lost myself so far into being a perennial caregiver that I don't even know what my passions are anymore.
I am a single woman adjusting to my boys being grown and gone. Adjusting to being the main caregiver to my father who is widowed with little or no support from my younger siblings. I try to be happy most of the time but occasionally fall into a pity party of self despair. I work as a facility manager at a group home for mentally retarded people and have lost myself so far into being a perennial caregiver that I don't even know what my passions are anymore.
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am I dead?
September 15, 2008 4:35pm
I don't think that I have any feeling left anymore other than angry. I don't want to date because I don't want to feel …
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Hope you had a good Thanksgiving and that you have a wonderful and painfree weekend. Lynne
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This is just to know you are not forgotten! Hugs, Lynne
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Hope you are doing ok... Many hugs, Lynne
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Don't worry about having a pity party - we all have them especially when we are in pain or otherwise don't feel well. I think they are actually a healthy thing to do, to recognize how we are feeling so we can deal with it. Indulge yourself a little. Get that trash book (or nonfiction bestseller) you've wanted to read. Eat your favorite ice cream and drink your favorite beverage (tea, hot chocolate, chardonnay, whatever). Just be kind to yourself and know that there is a lot of support for you on DS - we've all been there. Lynne
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hi, thanks thinking of you too. i'm hunging on. talk later bye from, diane
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Close Rheumatoid Arthritis
I have had rheumotoid arthritis for 12 years now. It can be a painful debilitating disease and I want to talk to other people who have it.
Treatments
- Enbrel Working / Worked
- I have had nothing but good experiences with Enbrel. I have been taking it since it came out on the market. Lately I am wondering if it's still strong enough because while I'm not in excruciating pain, I can still feel the pain underneath. I haven't suffered any side affects from it.
Close Empty Nests
I have been a single mother more than I was a married mother. Now my boys are grown and living on opposite sides of the US with me in the middle. I miss them being little so much, I can't seem to find my way out of being lonely.
Treatments
- Writing Too Soon to Tell
- I just miss my boys so much. I'm trying to find things to keep me busy and happy but I sometimes feel like I am spinning my wheels.
Open Caregivers
I am a facility manager for a group home with mentally retard residents. I have been doing this for 11 years. I am the only child that is near my Dad who has been alone since Mom died 6 years ago. My younger brother and sister seem to feel that if they call Dad once a week then they are helping to support him. I feel differently and get angry about it.
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- Paxil Somewhat Helpful
- I take Paxil when I get really stressed or depressed. I dont take it everyday so I dont know if its really helping.
Open Depression
My boys are grown and live in different states. I work 78 hours a week. I know alot of people but don't have one friend I would consider to be my best friend. I don't date anymore. I live near my widowed father and don't get emotional support from my younger siblings. I don't feel like I have feelings anymore. Am I just pitying or depressed?
Treatments
- Paxil Somewhat Helpful
- I only take it occassionally so I don't think it really helps.
