I'm feeling overwhelmed, my husband is terminal and i'm his only carer, i do everything for him, he's confined to bed and needs help with using the bathroom, i change him when he has an accident and try to give him what he wants in terms of food and drink, although he seldom eats anything, he tells everyone else he's doing fine and feels good, but when it's just us he's snappy and spiteful, i know he's going through a lot and he's scared but i'm going through it too and there is nobody i can talk to, everyone says if there is anything i need just ask, but there really isn't anything they can do, he won't have carers because he doesn't want anyone else to see him so vulnerable, he doesn't tell the nurses the truth about how much pain he's in and how weak he feels, he won't take pain medication in case he gets addicted, he is a lot older than me and i feel like he resents it because i can still get out and do things and he's stuck in bed, iv'e tried to talk to him but he just shuts down and ignores me.
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