To You: I’m not easy to live with. I’m not easy to be friends with. I’m not easy to love. I’m complicated. Mental illness has not been kind to me these last few years. Some days I’m clingy and dependent. Other days I’m distant and drive you away- as far away as I can. Some…
Tag: anxiety
To the Mom of a Chronically Ill Child
Dear Momma of a Chronically and Critically Ill Child, I’ve seen you in those hospital rooms. We’ve passed each other in hallways and silently ridden the elevators together to get a breath of fresh air while painfully stepping out of our child’s room. I’ve seen you hand your child off to surgeons, not knowing if you would…
How Am I? I Am In The Trenches.
I came home from church today ready for a nap. All morning I was fielding questions about how Mason’s procedure went and what our treatment options are. People hugged us and asked how we were doing. I don’t lie anymore. I don’t tell people I’m doing great. I don’t tell them I’m ok when I’m…