I'm dealing with the stress, pain, and anxiety at the onset of my nerve issue increasing in symptoms. There are things I can't do, and things I should not do. My life is in need of some drastic changes to try and heal or at least get over this flair. I'm back in the process of seeing doctors again, tests are scheduled.

How do I tell my girls? What has been your experience? What worked best for you?
How do I tell them I'm not working, when I'm struggling myself wondering if I will ever be able to hold down a steady job. (I was recently fired due to my unreliability, because I ended up not being able to use my hands, which movement has since improved, but I have pain if I do any action repeatedly.)

My girls are 13 & 16, so they want to know everything, and then get really worried, and stressed themselves when they hear bad news. I could be honest and tell them what I do know, but right now that's not a lot of anything definitive.

Please share your experience.