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Old Sun Apr 22, 2007, 04:32 PM
bluegirlPA bluegirlPA is offline
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Neil, everything you said was so true. I have gone through the stages of feeling guilty about taking time for myself, and receiving help from others. But it's true, I don't want to get sick myself while caring for my husband. Eating and sleeping right has really made a difference.

I have been really blessed though in that many people follow up the question of "how is Joe?" with "and how are YOU. YOU need to take care of yourself too." How fortunate to have so many people reminding me all the time.

I can also relate to knowing when people are really concerned and when they are not. Thus, some people get the generic, "Everything is fine" answer since that is what they want to hear, and others get the detailed answer - which truthfully isn't always fine.

In any case, thank you, and everyone else for your encouraging posts.
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