Good Morning!

Thanks @Bunniekins for thinking of me. Yes, thats right, things are very difficult at the moment. My husband is extremely ill from his cancer treatment, and 2 unscheduled trips to the oncologist Tues and again today. Put him on some new meds which will hopefully settle his side effects down a bit.

My Mum is still in hospital and still having numerous tests done to try to determine the cause of the problem.

All in all, the extra anxiety of everything happening around me is playing havoc with my own mental state! I just need a bit of a break, a half decent sleep, and then I feel like I could keep going. But I'm fast running out of steam and the desire to keep going is diminishing by the day.

Hello to everyone else as they pass through here. @Former-Member @Bubbles3 @Former-Member @Faith-and-Hope.

Can I also introduce to the thread a lovely new member whom I met last night? @Starta - please dont feel you have to jump right in and take part. I just thought I'd tag you in case you felt up to saying hello anytime.

Sherry

Hi there @Former-Member,

Sorry to hear that things are so difficult for you at the moment. It must be so tough to watch your husband go through cancer treatments which are making him so unwell. I hope that the new medications will relieve some of the symptoms.

Having your Mum in hospital at the same must be very stressful. Do you get any windows of time for yourself, even just for 10 minutes? I hope that there may be something you can do for yourself during those times, if you have them...even if it's something small!

Sending you support 🙂

@Former-Member Hope you find some quiet and recovery time today. You deserve it xx

Thanks @Former-Member @Faith-and-Hope @Bunniekins.

Actually after I got home from the hospital this morning at 9am, I made the decision that I was going to get to the gym for my Pilates/Yoga class no matter what! I've been trying to get there for several weeks, but hubby's medical appts and him being unwell, just seem to take over each time. So today I asked a friend of his if he could come and keep him company for an hour or so while I get to the supermarket for some supplies and also to my gym class. Thankfully he was happy to do so. And I got to my gym class! I can't say I feel much better for it, because I was constantly feeling guilty for not being here with hubby and on call for my Mum. But I know it has benefits, and will try to make more of an effort in future to get there a bit more regularly. Otherwise I just seem to be dragging myself from one appt to another and getting more and more down.

Incidentally I do have an appointment of my own next week - with my clinical psychologist. Somewhat overdue, but with restricted availability for both myself and her, its the best I could manage when I last saw her in early December.

Thanks for your concern and your support. I'll be okay, but everything just seems to be getting the better of me a bit lately, I guess. I know lack of sleep and worries constantly churning through my head is not helping.

Sherry

Love your new avatar @Bubbles3

Hope you are feeling better @Former-Member

Hello @Former-Member, @Former-Member, @Former-Member, @Bunniekins, @Faith-and-Hope, @Former-Member

I'm glad that you were able to go to your Yoga/Pilates class @Former-Member 🙂 Maybe you're not feeling immediate benefits from it but hopefully as you schedule that little bit of time for yourself more regularly, you will see some. I hope that you will be able to get some more solid sleep soon. I can imagine that there must be a lot of thoughts in your head at the moment considering everything going on. Hope speaking with your psychologist next week may provide a bit of an outlet for those thoughts...