Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Support Group
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I've been a member here at DSPTSD for 11 years now. For 10 I was an old bachelor living alone. After retiring to Mexico a friend introduced me to someone who is now my significant other. A DSPTSD member of long standing here in our daily support group came down to visit me in Mexico last year and enjoyed meeting my Mexican significant other and my significant other's teenaged kids. We get along wonderfully together. I'm teaching my significant other's 13 year old son how to play guitar now.
My significant other had some symptoms this past week, though, that concerned me. I moved in with my mother so I could nurse her through winning a three year battle with breast cancer. I was on hand for her two mastectomies, for her weekly radiation, and for every single chemotherapy appointment. I held her head over the toilet bowl day after day when her chemotherapy made her nauseous.
I insisted, then, that my Mexican significant other go to an ob/gyn asap. We had that appointment just now this morning. We'll get the results April 22. Prayers and thoughts of support very welcome for the test results of a biopsy they're doing to see if my significant other has ovarian cancer or not.
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Hey All...I hope that you have a lovely, peaceful beginning of your weekI have a bunch of chores that need doing but may put them off til tomorrow and just hang out with my landlord/roomie todayWhat about you?...Anything special going on?Have a great day and take good care of you!!..Xo
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Once again I've had a fever today. I'm not going to the hospital because that's a huge waste of time but I did schedule a dr appointment for Wednesday afternoon.
Still, I nursed her constantly through two mastectomies, radiation, and chemotherapy. I knew that it would not change her mentally ill behavior toward me. I did it for myself and my own conscience, knowing she would not be grateful after enjoying my support. That's what happened. Once her cancer was in remission, she went right back to telling me to kill myself when she saw me again on holiday at Christmas. My PTSD therapist had me prepared for that.
Thankfully, this week's round of considering support a woman in my life through cancer involves a significant other who is a woman who is not mentally ill and is capable of normal gratitude. Gratitude is not required so as to gain my support, my record with my mother shows that, but it sure is nice as I try to exist through the week until the test results come Saturday.
Thanks for helping me forward through this hard week of mine. It's Wednesday, so it's hump day and the week's halfway over now.