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Originally Posted by m garmon
We changed it up a little and started asking him to help us sometime.
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This is exactly the approach I was thinking as I read earlier replies. My husband is 70 and has really had a rough go of things. I find myself protecting him too much . . . he needs to feel he is still an important, contributing member of our partnership. I also try to find things I need his help and advice with. Lately he has been wanting to get out with the chain saw or machete and go to work on some of our overgrown trees and bushes. I'm really trying to stay away from that one, but if I keep putting simpler chores in front of him . . . and keep the chain saw hidden . . . we're getting along OK.
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hubby 73, dx NHL 2001, CNS involvement. SCT (auto) 5/08 [dx UTUC renal pelvis, 2010/surgeries/MMC], MANY recurrences, chemos, surgeries, rad. dx t-MDS 3/11: IPSS 1.5 (Int-2); MDA 11, RCMD trilineage, inc. Fe, ring sideroblasts, 7q del/mono 7 (51.5%), 46,XY,t(6,17)(p22;q25)[4]/45,XY,-7[4]/46,XY[12].
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