My husband has a severe form of multiple myeloma. He is only 39 years old. I have been trying hard to try to cope with his illness but with all of my other responsibilities(kids, work, school, home, bills etc) I find it difficult to be there for him the way he wants me to. I cook for him and take him to his appointments, I wash and bathe him as well and change his bandages. Those things do not bother me. We have to wait until his medical insurance kicks in to get home health care. Until then, the thing that bothers me most is every time I try to get started on another task he is calling me to do something else for him (get him water, help him to the bathroom, fix him a snack, find the remote) the list goes on and on. He was given a four way walker and a cane but he would rather lean on a person than try to use those tools to help himself. What advice do you have?
I should also add that he can get around with help from a person or the devices that were prescribed by his doctor like the four way walker and cane, but it does drain him to use those muscles.
2006-06-20
13:03:24
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