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Originally Posted by Rose76
I need to take a shower. It's been days. I was so busy caring for him, I didn't find a good time to go in the bathroom long enough to shower. He had delirium. He would call me and panic, if he thought I wasn't here in the apartment with him. By the time he fell asleep at night, I was too exhausted to shower.
I do have to be alone for awhile, but that's temporary. Please tell me I can get through this.
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I saw what my family member went through who constantly cared for another family member who was also lost to cancer. You haven't had time for yourself for years. I was only there the last week and going from checking and worrying 24 hours a day to nothing to check on was strange.
Your actions show how caring and compassionate you are. It was tough but you can be proud.
It will get better. As time passes, you will think more and more of his best qualities and his best days. Right now, you are picturing him as he was at the end. But this does fade. It really does.