Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Nurturing Your Relationships
(This question is posted today at 5 Minutes for Special Needs for next week's Try This Tuesday, but since it seems so relevant for me right now, I went ahead and posted it for today.)
How do you make the time to connect with other adults and maintain the important relationships in your life?
Unfortunately this has taken a backseat in my life for quite a while. Hence, I have no friends and since hubby travels extensively it tends to be hit or miss with him as well. Yes, I have made my son that has AS my #1 priority which can be a mistake, but since I am his only advocate and usually his only parent this decision was thrusted upon me without much thought. As for hubby, we try to find some quality time together, but with his work, our son, his duties as HOA President of our subdivision, being a 6th grade CCD teacher, etc. has taken its toll. Yesterday he almost passed out at work so I spent most of the day taking him to various doctors in the county. He is presently all wired up with a heart monitor for 24 hours and we have to turn it in later today so the data can be read. He also will have a CT scan done this afternoon and we will schedule more tests for the next few days. This is not what we had planned for Spring Break (our son gets the whole week off from school), but this has opened our eyes as to what we should be doing . . . taking care of ourselves. That means physically, mentally, and socially. Some tragedy or illness always seems to show us what we have been doing wrong and hopefully we can find the solution or find help to rectify the matter. Neglecting these important factors in our lives can have detrimental results; isolation, sickness, and even death. Do not put these to the side and say you will get to them later. You will regret it because there might not be a later.
UPDATE: 4/14/09
CT scan found calcification in some arteries in the head and neck which is abnormal for a person his age. Scheduling more tests: Stress Test, MRI, and MRA.
NOTE: There is nothing you can do for the calcification.
Hubby went back to work today. He was driving me crazy!!!!
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((HUGS))
This is a good reminder to us all.
Keeping your Hubby in prayer.
I'm always struggling with this. I can do everything. I can take care of our house and yard, homeschooling, therapy, working with Daniel, cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc... Um, BUT NOT ALL AT ONCE!! I neglect myself all the time and I'm trying to take care of myself, but it's hard, so often I just skip it. I know it's bad. As far as my relationship with my husband, I try to recognize the small things that he does for me...because through no fault of his, that's as good as it's going to get on a regular basis, so I should appreciate it. :)
I've been thinking of you. I hope all is well with your husband.
((HUGS))
Jeez, Laura! Praying the doctors will come to a quick diagnosis. Will keep you all in my prayers.
I sure needed to read this right now! Thanks for the important reminder.
I hope everything goes well with your husband and that this turns out to be nothing serious. I'm thinking of you and your family.
I don't know what any of that means...I hope he's okay.
Oh my goodness, I'm so glad he is doing better. It's such a struggle to take care of your health just as much as your relationships - they just keep getting put on the back burner.
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