OT: I need to share

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I need to share some of my sadness of the past few weeks. It’s off topic and

not about my still’s. It’s about what I’m dealing with in my life but

bringing me great sadness and besides just a couple people, you here are my

family and a place I can share in confidence.

My youngest granddaughter is just turning 11 in September. She was born with a

genetic condition and has now been diagnosed with a severe onset of Graves

disease. The doctor says it’s not related to her genetic condition just a

separate auto-immune disease she has gotten. She has to undergo the radioactive

iodine treatment and be in isolation for a week with restrictions I don’t know

if she will fully understand. I’m grateful that she has wonderful care and is

being seen at the children’s hospital in Houston, TX. My daughter assures me

he is highly respected in his field.

Another situation I’m going through is that , my partner, and I split up

over a year ago and he was just diagnosed with a large facial tumor. Because he

is very emotionally hurt, recently he has chosen to keep from me and my family

how the biopsy went and perhaps the results he will get this week? He will have

to have the tumor removed either way and it will be a risky seven hour surgery

compromising his main facial, ear and neck nerves and he has a pulmonary

condition as well. In all the 18 years of our relationship he has never been an

unkind man but pain can change a person greatly and because of his choices I am

devastated. Some of our closest friends do not understand why we cannot work

things out and that has made things especially difficult.

I am trying so hard to be strong but am on the verge of tears almost daily.

There has been so many years of grief inside me. I have had council for many

years and that has helped me so much but it can only do so much and we must live

through what life hands us.

Thank you for letting me get this out in a safe place. This is a huge reason for

my distraction lately.

Forgive me if I have repeated myself from recent postings about this.

May you all have love to comfort you through your struggles,