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Originally Posted by roguepuppet
You are so not alone in struggling with this. Although I was talking a good talk about "learning limits" and "finding balance" I about burst into tears last night when my husband told me he was going to buy a snow blower. I LOVE shoveling snow ( kill me, I know) and it has always been my thing. We have a lot of area of shovel. and he came to the realization that no matter what the diagnosis is, this is probably something that is not going away. With his back and knees, there is no way he can do it alone. It was honestly, one of the first practical things he said that showed he was accepting this and working with limitations... and it about makde me fall to pieces... silly, eh?
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not silly at all. very normal. we are entitled to have a myriad (and sometimes seemingly opposing) emotional responses.
yes, you are glad that your husband understands your limitations and is ready to do something practical about it.
no, you are not happy to be reminded of your limitations and losses.
yes, I am very glad that it seems like I finally have a neurologist that realizes the severity of my illness, says it clearly without any "games".
no, I don't like to be told that I have severe MG and require treatment.
yes, I am glad that he was ready to fight so that I get the treatment he thought was best.
no, I hate being in the hospital with needles stuck in my arms, and recieving treatment that makes me feel horrible, even if I know that it may make me feel much better eventually.
completely normal and not silly at all.