Monthly Archives: October 2016

Somebody special once gave me the book Shantaram and this paragraph sums up what I’ve felt, what I still feel. My brother’s situation stirs up a lot of feelings. At first, when we truly love someone, our greatest fear is … Continue reading →

I went to the hospital early this morning so I could help my brother eat his breakfast. Yesterday I was really upset to come into the room where he was on his own and find him covered in porridge and … Continue reading →

The alternative mood is despair. I am not entirely sure which one my husband prefers but the sadness lasts so much longer, and at least with the anger I am trying to work out ways to remove other people, rather … Continue reading →

Sometimes these things are practical; directed around the house or hands-on medical stuff. Sometimes the things are about providing emotional support to the people who aren’t the primary medical patient; in the form of just listening and offering up my … Continue reading →

I try. I do. I have regular counselling sessions with a psychologist, who tells me that I am one of his most self-aware clients. My current situation has the possibility for a lot of mental disintegration and I am always … Continue reading →