[lizardlady]

do have a question for those of us suffering with this..... How well do your loved ones understand or even tolerate what you go through? How hard has it been to be able to set your boundaries and not feel guilty about setting them?

Sabby, my mom is the only family I have left. Most of the time is she understanding and supportive, well she was before the Alzeheimer's stole her mind. There have been times that she was not happy because I had to cancel plans at the last minute because I felt too rotten to do anything. Some friends understand, others don't. I've learned to believe that the people who really love me are willing to accept my illness. The ones who don't try to understand aren't really friends are they?

I'm the wrong one to answer about setting limits. In my personal life most of the time I refuse to feel quilty when I set limits. Work is a whole different matter. My boss just keeps piling work on and I just keep taking it.