Posted by Racer on March 8, 2004, at 21:18:59
In reply to Re: My family is driving me crazy., posted by DaisyM on March 8, 2004, at 20:54:35
I think DaisyM's idea is GREAT -- I was going to suggest something similar, but the idea of asking your father, as a favor, to accept the services of someone who needs to 'help' someone -- just great. If you can't work something like that out, check your local community college and see if they have a work/study program that might have someone to 'babysit' and tell your father that it's a secret plan to help someone get through college without charity. Maybe that'll help him get past the fear of being unable to take care of himself.
It sounds to me as if he's worried, and doesn't know how to acknowledge it. It also sounds as if you already know that :-D What a wonderful daughter you must be! (And it is really hard on a family to have all these things come down on you at once. And they always seem to, have you noticed?)
Best good luck to you. My husband is a type I diabetic, too, and it's so hard. Everything that you take for granted most of the time is suddenly more trouble than you thought it could be. Car trips, where we suddenly have to stop at a motel because he's crashing; eating out, which is hard enough because I'm a picky eater, require a very careful check of the menu; even dinner at home, since he often has to schedule meals around his blood sugar readings. And the idea of foot wounds, neuropathy, gastroparesis, etc! Scary stuff. I'm sending my best wishes to you and your family, along with a few prayers for you all.
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