Guest guest Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 Whoops, I just sent an empty reply to this. Oh well. What I wanted to say is that I hope, Judi, that you dragged your husband into the bathroom for a swirlie. I believe that is the appropriate response when a husband informs his wife that she needs to help his mother more, when in fact it should be the other way around. Of course your arthritis surely prevented you from holding his head in the toilet, so you'll have to get creative. I'll try to think of something that doesn't require physical strength and then get back to you. laura --- tandarat <mflinder@...> wrote: > .... > > My MIL was down to help this week. I had just > gotten out of a > doctor's appointment where I had found out I had > this blockage in my > shoulder....and had earlier been told I have > pneumonia (bad, since I > pretty much have no immune system right now between > chemo and > prednisone) and am extremely anemic. I get in the > car, and she > says, " Ooooohhhhh....my throat hurts SOOO much! " > (She has a cold.) > I guess she complained to my husband, because that > night, as I was > coughing my lungs out on the couch, he came to me > and said that I > HAD to help her out more because she was sick. > Ummm...ok...she came > down to help with the house and our daughter, since > I've been so > sick? I guess a sore throat is much more severe > than pneumonia and > anemia. Brother. > > Oh, and she has some osteoarthritis in her hands. I > told her I > understood how much it must hurt, and gave her some > suggestions for > relief (I also have some osteoarthritis, and it > hurts, too, so yeah, > I understand). She also has heel spurs, which I > also have, and she > never lets me forget it. I finally broke down and > showed her my > red, swollen hands, and her answer? " But MINE > HURT! " Ughh! > Nothing you can do with people like that. > > > > > > > > > > That is kind of funny. Maddening, but funny. > > > > > > It is frustrating when people don't understand a > > > chronic disease, > > > especially one that deals with daily pain. I do > > > tend to get ticked > > > off when people whine about how horrible their > > > stuffy nose is > > > bothering them, or that they pulled a muscle and > it > > > hurts SOOO bad. > > > > > > I tend to be empathetic (is that a word???), but > > > sometimes it gets > > > hard, especially when I'm going through a really > bad > > > flare. If they > > > only knew.... > > > > > > Oh, and let me tell you about MY in-laws > > > sometimes.... (just kidding) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > > http://mail. > > > > > > > > __________________________________ FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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