Since I've been in remission all my family think I'm back to normal and leave me to it. Has anyone else been in this situation?

I am in remission have been so since October, I had APR surgery due to bowel cancer, I have diabetes and osteoarthritis so mobility not great, since I’ve been in remission it seems like all my family think I’m back to normal and leave me to it, I’m 64 with no friends in the area, I’m my fathers carer he is 100 and seems to be getting quite a handful, I feel tired all the time and feel so along, has anybody else in the same situation as me! 

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  • Hi Debsydora1960

    i think I know at least a bit about what your going through. My friends and family are pretty much the same thinking that because I’m in remission that I’m back to normal and everything is fine.  They find it difficult to understand why I cancel going to events because I’m having a particularly bad day (and I’ve cancelled quite a lot) and it makes planning going forward almost impossible.  I find it frustrating and at times upsetting.  Yes it’s great that I’m ‘clear’ but I am far from back to ‘normal’ and no one seems prepared to say whether I will ever be any better than I am now.   It must be especially hard for your being your dad’s carer.  I’m so sorry for what you’re going through.   Perhaps linking up online might help?  Let me know. 
    take care

    Fernie 

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  • Hi Debsydora1960

    i think I know at least a bit about what your going through. My friends and family are pretty much the same thinking that because I’m in remission that I’m back to normal and everything is fine.  They find it difficult to understand why I cancel going to events because I’m having a particularly bad day (and I’ve cancelled quite a lot) and it makes planning going forward almost impossible.  I find it frustrating and at times upsetting.  Yes it’s great that I’m ‘clear’ but I am far from back to ‘normal’ and no one seems prepared to say whether I will ever be any better than I am now.   It must be especially hard for your being your dad’s carer.  I’m so sorry for what you’re going through.   Perhaps linking up online might help?  Let me know. 
    take care

    Fernie 

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