Mobile Dentists

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You may have heard about mobile doctors. They are a group of doctors who are trying to revive the movement of making house calls just like in the old times. Actually, it’s something that is greatly needed as our baby boomer generation gets older and increasingly immobile. However, not much is [...]

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Grateful for a Supportive Spouse

Posted on February 1st, 2009 by Rose Broyles in Blog, Coping

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I have to say that I feel pretty blessed having a supportive spouse. It isn’t easy when both of your parents are sick as opposed to just one. Since my Dad’s stroke 9 years ago, Chris has been there for me financially and emotionally. He sacrificed a year of working to focus on school and take care of my dad full-time while I went out and worked for the both of us. We weren’t even married yet. How many people can be that selfless? I don’t tell him enough how thankful I am for his understanding during these years. I know that it has put a strain on our family time. It’s especially challenging since we have a little girl to raise now, who I’m a full-time parent to as well.

Every few days I’ll have some kind of breakdown because of what I have to deal with. None of my friends truly understand what I’m going through because their parents are around the same age as my brothers and sisters! So really, it’s either just Josie or Chris that I vent to and Josie has her own set of issues. Yes, it’s really tough sometimes for all of us. I look at my daughter and I hate that I have to drag her with me to my dad’s blood tests and check ups. Sometimes in a week, I’ll be at my parents’ house almost every other day for hours at a time. Chris just waits at home patiently until I come home to cook our dinners. We still haven’t had a vacation since we’ve been married.

We’re planning a couple of trips this year because I think things are really starting to take a toll on me. I’ve been very short-tempered lately, very stressed out. If it weren’t for Chris’ patience, we’d probably be fighting all the time. I’m not good at stress. I’m better than I used to be, but I know it’s got to be hard being in his position. I mean, after all, he’s waiting for me a lot. He’s basically been shoved aside so I can help my sisters with our parents. He tries to help me with our little girl when he can. Because his work schedule varies being in the health field, he’s not always around either. I’d assume that our marriage would’ve started to falter had it not been for open communication to eachother and his extraordinary patience and understanding and his incredible sense of humor. I also know that he cares for my parents.

So, yeah, I’m very blessed with an awesome husband who knows that in the end, everything will be fine.