selfish or is it still early days ?

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12 months since rads finished , 18 months since surgeries. I am one year into hormone therapy and boy what a poopy 12 months. Joint  pain, a forced menapause and all that goes with that , and most recently im on a downer with the fellow human race !! . Everyone around me has got on with their lives and seem to think things are back to normal. The only steadfast two are hubby - who struggles because he has clinical depression - so , bless him he has his own worries and usually survives in his own bubble - so im left a bit on my own to cope, and my 20 year old daughter who is a typical 20 year old, but does care. some das im ok but some days i feel crap, i dont tend to moan as i always have that - i just have to get on with it - attitude, however i do sometimes wish someone would care and at least ask if im ok, wait for my answer and then offer some support - but they never do !!! . i went through a stage of not being open, my councillor said be open and honest, so i did and now no one asks, i think my honesty has scared em off. ohh well, im narked today because my father in law  (84)had an op for a cancerous poly on his bowel yesterday and the family - my hubbys side, cos i have none, are all running round and making a fuss, ok ....yes im narked cos basically when i was having my surgeries and diagnosis, they all pissed off and left us to it -- perhaps because they didnt know how to cope , but it still hurts me.my hubby was literally suicidal because of his clinical depression and i was having to cope with my own diagnosis and cater for his needs too.

ohh well, perhaps ive turned into a right grumpy , and bitter person , i hope not

beevergirlxx

 

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  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Oh beevergirl you do have a lot to deal with but you are absolutely not being selfish, grumpy or bitter.

    I was open and honest from the start, so it came as no surprise when someone said they'd heard about my diagnosis and was it recent? Their reply to me saying, "no it was eighteen months ago" was that, "that is so recent"

    I can empathise with the inlaws running for the woods, my husband got zilch in support from his brothers and sisters at the time and even now they never ask how either of us are. I do agree it's likely because they just don't know what to do or say but something would be better than nothing at all.

    Take care, put a hug from me in your pocket for when you need it most.

    Jules xo