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Ups and Downs of Husband`s Mental Illness

Shaz51Senior Contributor10 Dec 2016, 11:56 am AEDT

Ups and Downs of Husband`s Mental Illness

Hello @PeppiPatty, over here my special friend xx

Hello Everyone

Love to hear from others on the forum if you experience this

My hubby has been diagnosed with lots of things and has had MI all his life

do you find things goes ok and i start to feel confident and wanting to go forward and then everytime something always happens to upset it -- sometimes I think is it a controlling thing ?? that he wants to be in control ??

Don`t know if I am making this up , but i have that feeling ,

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Shaz51Senior Contributor26 Aug 2018, 5:55 pm AEST

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I agree @Maryjune and i am also a care for my mum who is 87

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Unknown userMember26 Aug 2018, 6:02 pm AEST

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Feel.the same way about my man too @Maryjune.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor27 Aug 2018, 4:12 pm AEST

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hello @Former-Member, @Maryjune, @Adge, @Faith-and-Hope, @Determined, @Former-Member, @Former-Member

My MIL is not well now , she has osteoporosis, scoliosis, and her bones are thinning , in lots of pain

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SmcSenior Contributor27 Aug 2018, 4:36 pm AEST

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My Hubby's Mum has the same. 😞 It's odd how quickly it can emerge as a problem.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor27 Aug 2018, 4:37 pm AEST

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I know @Smc, how are you

and how is your MIL xx

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SmcSenior Contributor27 Aug 2018, 4:55 pm AEST

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MIL is generally OK. Very bad scoliosis means that her mobility is very poor, but FIL is still pretty fit, so she's still able to live at home with him as a carer. She occasionally goes into respite care so that he can get a rest break. We don't see them as often as we'd like. They live a couple of hours away, so much closer than my family, but we're often feeling too exhausted to organise the trip.

Me... am a bit on edge at the moment. Older Daughter's in a bad patch. 😞 It feels weird sending out invites for the birthdays+anniversary party. Big celebration offing on one hand, lurking danger on the other.... aaargh! How do you balance that??

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Shaz51Senior Contributor29 Aug 2018, 3:49 pm AEST

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sending you hugs @Smc

feeling tired @Faith-and-Hope, @Former-Member, @Maryjune, @Adge, @Former-Member, @Determined, @PeppiPatty, @Former-Member

busy day , did one 2 hour cleaning job , had to take mum to hospital for blood tests

saw the Podiatrist this morning

cleaned mum`s house and mum does not feel good today

then diabetes australia rang me

then Kidney health australia rang me

having a coffee now

hope you are having a ok day

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Shaz51Senior Contributor29 Aug 2018, 4:07 pm AEST

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@Faith-and-Hope, @Darcy, @Maryjune, @Adge, @Sherry, @Determined, @PeppiPatty, @lapses, @Smc, @Former-Member, @outlander, @Appleblossom, @Former-Member