26/03 SINVER AMPS 207 +2 220 +4'5 120 +6 149 PMPS 202 +1'5 127 +2'5 83

[xelo y sinver]

24/03 SINVER AMP 52 +30' 46 +1 70 +2 123 +5'5 194 PMPS 371 +1'5 348
I couldn't post yesterday. Lately, I've been waiting to be called for work and I'm updating the house. I have my 5-year-old son who needs my attention, my paralyzed cat who I have to bathe every day, and lately, my 15-year-old dog can't hold his urine anymore either. I have a lot of housework and hardly any help from anyone. This situation is overwhelming me, and now I have to go back to work and I don't know how I'm going to manage it all. I'm quite stressed, but well, I'm strong and I'll keep going. Sinver is fine. Today I tested her ketones and it was negative, so this dose is insufficient. We'll see how it goes. I'm changing my schedule, moving the clocks forward so that when I go to work, my husband can give her the insulin before he leaves.

 

[Staci & Ivy]

24/03 SINVER AMP 52 +30' 46 +1 70 +2 123 +5'5 194 PMPS 371 +1'5 348
I couldn't post yesterday. Lately, I've been waiting to be called for work and I'm updating the house. I have my 5-year-old son who needs my attention, my paralyzed cat who I have to bathe every day, and lately, my 15-year-old dog can't hold his urine anymore either. I have a lot of housework and hardly any help from anyone. This situation is overwhelming me, and now I have to go back to work and I don't know how I'm going to manage it all. I'm quite stressed, but well, I'm strong and I'll keep going. Sinver is fine. Today I tested her ketones and it was negative, so this dose is insufficient. We'll see how it goes. I'm changing my schedule, moving the clocks forward so that when I go to work, my husband can give her the insulin before he leaves.

Hi Xelo, you’re doing a truly amazing job caring for everyone in your household.
I’m sorry you don’t get any help. It makes it very difficult for one person

You have my deepest empathy and admiration for your strength and dedication to all you love

So glad Sinver is doing well now that he’s back on Lantus and no ketones
I hope your husband will help our to relieve some of the weight on your shoulders

 

[xelo y sinver]

Thank you Staci for understanding and replying, and for giving me a little encouragement, because I really need it. There are times when I can't cope with everything and I start to cry. I try to think about other things, but lately I feel like I barely have the strength to deal with the situation.

 

[Briana + Binx]

That’s so much for one person to deal with. I’m so sorry you’re juggling all of that plus the stress of going back to work. You are very strong and everyone relying on you is so lucky to have you on their side. Sinver’s spreadsheet and improvement is testament enough, you’re doing incredible. Sending love

 

[Bandit's Mom]

Sending you hugs!

 

[Staci & Ivy]

Thank you Staci for understanding and replying, and for giving me a little encouragement, because I really need it. There are times when I can't cope with everything and I start to cry. I try to think about other things, but lately I feel like I barely have the strength to deal with the situation.

I totally understand.

I cry a lot, too. There are times it’s just too much to bear.
And a good cry helps me a great deal.
And then I put one foot in front of the other because I have no choice and Ivy is one of the most important beings in my life and I will do anything I can to help her.

It’s all we can do.
You are not alone. Big hugs

 

[Allie & Gen]

Wow, Xelo, that is so much caretaking to do. I wish you had more help with it all--you really deserve it--but your dedication is incredible. I wish I had more I could offer than encouraging words and the very biggest virtual hugs.

 

[xelo y sinver]

Thank you all for the encouragement, but there comes a point when the burden is so heavy that you break down. Just a little help would make me feel more relieved. My dad also died five months ago, and I think about him a lot when I'm sad; everything piles up. I start crying as soon as I find a decent job in this city. But then I think, "Now I'm not working and I have so much to bear; when I do work, it'll be even more." I don't know; I need to relax a little and believe that everything will be alright.

 

[Allie & Gen]

Oh, hon, I'm sorry to hear about your dad.

I hope your husband can step up and do a little more to help you out when you're back at work, perhaps. I don't know what he does or what your arrangements are with one another, and I don't mean to be intrusive, but I'm very frustrated when one parent winds up with all the childcare and housework, especially on top of a job. That's too much for just one person, even before you include sick cats!

Do you have sources of emotional support close by? Friends? It makes sense to feel overwhelmed, and while I'm impressed and want to cheer you on, I also want to be clear that you shouldn't have to shoulder all of this, and you're allowed to feel upset.

 

[Briana + Binx]

My condolences, Xelo sorry to hear about your father’s passing

 

[xelo y sinver]

Thank you all, you are like family to me. I appreciate that you listen to my problems and give me a little encouragement to keep going.