Grocery shopping with RA and hubby

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Hello all,

I know I have not been on the board forever, but I do read once in

awhile. Does anyone else find it impossible to grocery shop? I

just cannot do it, especially alone. We have a large family of five

with two older children who eat a lot now, LOL, so we buy a lot of

cases and bulk items. We don't live near the grocery store so I

cannot make several trips it has to be one huge weekly run cause we

live in the middle of nowhere basically. It is a good 35-40 miles

to the nearest decent grocery store and that drive alone tuckers me

out plus all the walking in the store. I cannot push the cart once

it becomes too full. I have a lot of trouble with RA in my hands,

hips and spine as well as my feet. Hubby has been taking this chore

over for the last several weeks, but he hates it or seems to as he

just seems so disgusted with me like I am going to just jump up one

day and miraculously be healed. I know he means well, but I feel so

useless in his eyes. Does this make sense to anyone else or am I

just a big fool? I am trying to do better with other chores around

the house like bathing our smallest daughter who is 5 and washing

her hair which is very, very difficult for me, but I am really

trying and have been pretty successful with it. It is hard to braid

her hair etc with these hands, but I am managing somehow. My 14-

year-old daughter is a blessing and once she can drive I know she

will go get the groceries just to get out of the house bless her

heart. I hate going to the grocery store with our youngest so one

of us has to stay home with her. She is not a good grocery shopper,

she wants something on every isle like all small children.

What do you all do? Feel free to email me at tracierae143@...

or post here, whichever is easier. I would appreciate any of your

thoughts on this matter.

Thanks so much and my prayers go out to you all as always,

Tracie in Maine