my3sunz42
Active member
- Joined
- Sep 9, 2010
- Messages
- 48
- Reason
- Loved one DX
- Diagnosis
- 12/2010
- Country
- US
- State
- wi
- City
- waukesha
Hi - I'm not new to the forum, but tend to only read, learn & empathize with everyone here. My sons' father and dearest friend (I hate to call him my ex husband) was diagnosed after a long process in December 2010. The disease is now really beginning to progress - started in his hands, moved to his arms, now his kneck, and speech. We have been divorced for over 10 years - yet have remained extremely close. Both of us have re-married, had additional childen (he had 2 more - ages, 8 & 5 / I have a 9 yr old son). I have so many questions for him that to this point I haven't addressed ... how bad is the disease? what are the doctors telling him now? how can I support him - yes, I'm willing to cut back on my job to help care for him? what are his wishes as far as end of life? what has he told our sons?
I just don't know how to approach it ... do I go to him? do I ask that he, his wife, my husband & I get together? I'm at a loss ... it's breaking my heart. Any advice you can offer is greatly appreciated? Anyone else out there an ex-spouse caregiver?
Thanks for listening!
I just don't know how to approach it ... do I go to him? do I ask that he, his wife, my husband & I get together? I'm at a loss ... it's breaking my heart. Any advice you can offer is greatly appreciated? Anyone else out there an ex-spouse caregiver?
Thanks for listening!