tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364669902775880430.post1435723488707074086..comments2023-05-22T05:23:33.917-07:00Comments on Love in the Time of Chronic Illness: helping partners cope with illness: What Would You Miss About Illness?Barbara Kivowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04069286366650175153noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364669902775880430.post-58021063369867851282009-06-16T08:33:06.953-07:002009-06-16T08:33:06.953-07:00Okay, I've thought about it. I can't think...Okay, I've thought about it. I can't think of anything I would miss if my husband was cured. But I would have missed a lot if my husband didn't have arthritis. I didn't even read blogs before the arthritis! I think I'm a stronger, better person for going through this.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629819260967072971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364669902775880430.post-73540652200363351952009-06-11T10:37:55.211-07:002009-06-11T10:37:55.211-07:00This is a very interesting question. At the moment...This is a very interesting question. At the moment, I can't think of a single thing I'd miss. I'll keep thinking.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629819260967072971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364669902775880430.post-7588221270137268892009-06-10T11:37:47.803-07:002009-06-10T11:37:47.803-07:00That is a very good question. I would miss being ...That is a very good question. I would miss being able to take care of my aging dogs - be there for them when they slip and fall or accidentally sit in their own feces because their legs are too weak to hold their weight.<br /><br />I would miss being able to give and get support from my online friends who know exactly what I'm going through.<br /><br />I would definitely miss the calm person I've become. When I have too many things on my plate I become overwhelmed, agitated and short with my husband.<br /><br />My illness has taught me so many great things about myself and about life. Sometimes I fear if it went away I would fall back into old habits or become what society/media tells me to be (a shop-a-haulic who needs one medication for anxiety, another for sleep, and yet another for high blood pressure and/or cholesterol).Jasminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14707087474225105806noreply@blogger.com