Hi,

I am glad the portion of getting stuff there is over with! It's hard for our loved ones to understand our limitations and I think it is natural for them to get frustrated with them. Your surgical history and discoloration ought to be enough to make it obvious you are not making excuses.

I can only imagine how stressful the last week and the weeks leading up to it have been. I wouldn't judge your reality from the last three days. I hope that your honey was blowing off steam during a stressful time of exhaustion and things look sunnier when everyone is rested. People tend more to say things that are insensitive or phrased too strongly when tired and stressed. Re-iterate how important your marriage is to you and how grateful you are for the extra help. Men (and women too) like to be appreciated! I know you know this but it can be hard to get those words out sometimes, especially when hurt and feeling people ought to get where we are coming from with CRPS. Because God knows, nobody understands this weird disease as well as we would like. Work with a therapist if you need. It is a big transition in a marriage to adjust to a partner becoming disabled.

Hang in there and be your sweet self. It will take some time to get settled in. Try to build in whatever fun is tolerable, take a break and go to a movie or dinner or something. I have a collapsable camp stool I took to movies for a while so I could prop....

Sending extra hugs,