Dear sickness,
my note from several months ago, is what you responded too, along with cath1 and womynstar8, and tonite you write back.
tonight I agree with you.
you are and have been doing what you need to do for your husband - I get that totally.
i sense the strength in your words, the love you feel for your husband and how you cherish the time you share
i have a caregiving role too, but it's a long term one, much different - and therefore I guess what colours my thinking - we all do things the way we need to, and my words seem flippant now to me, so I hope you understand that ;)
recently I lost a family member too, who was at a distance - unable to be there every day. It was my mom, and I wasn't able to be with her due to distance, cost, obligations etc.
I am glad I spent a whole 7 days with her a year ago, and have come to terms with the distance, my guilt, and her declining health.
thank goodness for kindness like yours, your ability to hear me and carry on doing what you need to do. Your husband is fortunate - and I can tell you are devoted.
please know I appreciated your note tonight and am thinking of you.
please write when you can, and best wishes,
NatR