sleep and vacation

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Hello to all and thank you for being part of my family. I hardly ever

post but I do read the postings. Right now I am so stressed about

something so silly and selfish that I needed to vent so maybe I could

get some suggestions, In two weeks we are going on vacation for a

week. It's a 6 hour drive to my in-laws and we will be going to

burg and a few other places in Virginia. My problem is sleep.

I too require at least 12 hours of sleep and wake up groggier than

when I went to bed, needing at least 3 hours to start to feel a

little better. Lately I have just started staying up for 24 hours or

more and napping for 4 hours and I wake up feeling better than if I

went to bed and slept all night. Does anyone else do this or have

recollections of doing this? Does anyone have advice for me and how I

can cope on this trip as my family does NOT understand Fibro and why

I act the way I do. I am so worried over trying to keep up with

everyone else that I have been stressing over this for weeks now and

two weeks today and we are leaving. During my pre-fibro days when I

could do things I loved to do spring cleaning before a trip so when I

came back home I could continue to enjoy my vacation. Now, just

dusting and sweeping is too much but it has to be done. Weekends are

the worse for me as my husband is home all day and the more he sees

me limping around, the more it makes him want to drink. During the

week I care for my seven year old granddaughter when she comes home

from school and I only see my husband for a few hours at night until

he goes to bed. We are drifting apart and it's all because of me and

I am having troubling handling this anymore and I am hoping someone

has advice for me. I am 48, I act like 100, I feel dead inside and

everyday is the same as the one before. My head always feels like

it's in a fog and if I could just shake my head hard enough maybe I

could clear it. Does anyone have that feeling? It's like I need to be

guided through my days and I have regressed to a child again. Thank

you for listening and try not to be too hard on me as I am hard

enough on myself. Bless you and huggs to you all............Ruthie