Jeff | June 15, 2008 in Daily Life | Comments (6)
Tags: blogging, coping, stress

There are times when I just can’t do everything. My wife is still having some flu symptoms and is having a hard time. I had to take a day off of work at a very bad time for me. This is really the busiest time of the year for me, and I don’t mean this time in general, I mean last week and this coming week specifically is the most stressful and busiest time of the year for me.
We will get through it and everything will be fine; however, I have put some posts on hold until I can have some time to sit down and write again.
Jeff | November 28, 2007 in Daily Life | Comments (4)
Tags: marriage, stress, support system
Having a good support system is essential for any family dealing with chronic illness, and I wish I could say that we had one. Today is another one of those days when I have to take a day off of work to get my wife into the doctor. She is going into her fourth week of dealing with pneumonia-like symptoms, and in my opinion, the doctor’s treatment has been less than adequate. Last night, I was actually afraid that she had died, just because I realized I hadn’t heard her cough for a while. I am seriously so stressed out right now, I could… well, nothing, because if I break down the whole house breaks down, so I keep going. (more…)