Your life changed when you got your diagnosis.
So did the lives of the people around you.
If you are lucky enough to be married, your spouse is now your primary caregiver – a role they were not prepared nor trained for.
They volunteered – or were drafted.
While YOU are dealing with the effects and side effects of your meds, THEY are dealing with doctors, insurance companies, schedulers at numerous treatment centers, as well as all the usual stuff they do, like shopping for food, making food, cleaning up after food, running their business, sending invoices, dealing with a customer, and everything else, like running the household, getting gas for the car, and maybe, just maybe, trying to have an everyday life.
And maybe they had to suddenly rearrange their schedule or their work life because you had a medical emergency that required a rush trip to the hospital.
Or clean up after you.
So be nice!
Be nicer than you’ve ever been!
That might not be as easy as you think because your meds might induce mood swings.
Even worse, you might not realize your moods are swinging.
One med I take definitely makes me antsy, so my wife says.
I disagree.
After all, I feel normal.
But she insists.
So I disagree more.
I think she proved her point.
Questions for Consideration
- Do you turn into a jerk after you take some meds? Your caregiver should answer this question.
