Patricia’s Reviews > The King's Curse > Status Update

So, what do you think?

I am enjoying it after reading so many books from the perspective of Anne Boleyn. There is much historical data that is true but it is a work of fiction. I have never read about all that Mary suffered but I knew she was ill treated then back in favor. No wonder she was ruthless when she became queen. So much plotting enjoying the the idea of the whole curse idea!
I have been right where all of you have been, just reading this thread.
My Lupus and other issues, have bounced me back and forth from bed ridden, wheelchair to cane, to running around like normal folks...so that makes people/family at the time, think I was faking or mental!
I remember my niece having to learn not to hug me to hard, or jump into my arms or pull on me, due to my pain. She still remembers that to this day, I've never had a hard tight hug from her.
I also recall when she saw my 'drawer" of pill bottles, she was shocked and said "Wow what are all those for"? I look at her and said "Lupus" Like Duh! lol she was like oh right....

I got the book, Sick And Tired Of Being Sick and Tired. Life with autoimmune disease, and gave it to my Mom. Then passed it around to family members...that helped a bunch! Mom finally got it.
It truly sunk in when she herself started having more health issues with her back and knees and knew what pain finally was.

The rest of the family, 2 brothers, 1 SIL and my niece, all went a round with it, but now are accepting about it all.
SIL is no longer in the family as that brother passed away. Niece is recently married and expecting so dont' see her as often.

My friends were few, as I'm a bit hard and walled off to keep from getting used an hurt. I'm a giver too. I've had many walk all over me, and done things physically for them when I paid dearly for it, without any thanks. Just being appreciated would have been nice instead of getting them angry because I couldn't do more.

Most of my friends have moved on. I'm gaining some of them back here on Face book but only here. A few have got together for dinner etc. but I don't generally go because it's to hard on me. When I did go I enjoyed it, but there are only certain people I want to see.

Right now, taking care of my 90yr old Mom and 62yr old mentally handicapped brother, is a full time job. They forget sometimes that I can't do it all, think it all through, and follow through.
I get so exhausted just figuring things out they need, calling docs and filling rx's...running them here and there, going shopping for them...and on and on it goes.
At times, I have missed things I needed to do to take care of them.
It's crazy and may have to soon stop, they may have to go into a care facility because I physically and mentally can't keep it together. It's really breaking me down.

When I mentioned we might need a plan B, it angered my Mom. She felt I was 'dumping' her....didn't WANT to help them.
I told her they just seem to forget how sick I am. How hard I try to keep everything going, but it's too much for me alone.
Now, she is