It has been a long day, wonderful friends from cinti in town to help lift me up and lighten my day. Support and counsel from Veritas, played pool while listening to local tunes. Reaching out desperately trying to help only to find myself sinking deeper. Don't know how much more I can do too tiered to think - beyond any limit ever imagined. I don't want to let her down but I am sinking fast, only Gods grace to set boundaries can save me. I need a healthy way to help so that I don't loose myself and peace to know the decision is right...
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OK the stupid blog administrator removed my reply. Whatever. What I said was that even before you wrote this, I thought you were in over your head. That lady needs someone else to do the mechanical parts of her health care, so you are free to help her on a more spiritual level. You're way in over your head because you're also taking care of your mother. Sometimes you try to be everything to everyone but you're right, you should set those boundaries.
Vir,
You def. need to set boundaries with her... you are getting to stressed out and burned out. You can not handle 9-11 hr. days, and then expect to help your mom and take care of yourself.... need to take time for you and God. I know you want to help her, and you are that bright light in her life maybe, but you have to think of you as well... and also the toll it is taking on you...
I had a blast visiting you and we plan to come back in June to Veritas etc. so we will discuss that tomorrow night... what a fun day. I want to do Kona as well.... so let's pick a day and do that ok?? Love ya sweetie!! Keep in touch!!
EM :-) <><
Vir, you know I agree with what everyone here has said...being in pain from your fibro, your mom...you just can't be responsible for nursing a sick friend too! I don't know your friend, but I know you. I don't want to see you be in more pain. Let's have an invigorating session of whining over beverages sometime this week. I could use the company :).
--Shana
Ann,
I am the stupid administrator ... I think ;) but I did not remove your post. This happened once before, I think the new blog has a few glitches they need to work out -- sorry about your comment.
I appreciate your concern things are not a simple as one might think and trust me I have no desire to be everything to everyone. Sounds exhausting and unrealistic! there is no nursing care available for what I am doing the fam was supposed to be in touch it is out of character for them not to be so...?
Thank you for prayers and support.
Em,
Thank you I know you are both right, things are just so complicated! Today was much better for which I am thankful I will still need to set more boundaries as life has become more complicated for me and my fam in the last 24!
Look forward to hangin at Veritas and Kona with you soon it was great to see you all yesterday hope to see you tomorrow night:)
Blessings,
Shana,
Thanks for your concern you are ALL totally right! :) just trying to figure out how to do this I was only there for an hr or so tonight for which I am grateful hopefully I will receive word from her fam soon!
I am totally up for getting together this week, missed you last night ran into Jeff he said your in-laws were in town, you totally missed out on seeing the pool shark in me:) BTW i suck but it was fun and I needed the two hr break from life's responsibilities....
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