Freaked Out Newbie Here!

Not the same but almost. Your boyfriend doesn't understand and he doesn't know exactly waht to say or what not to say.. I know it is different but my family was the same way. I think that your loved ones go into shock when they hear that something is wrong especially with the people they love. What happens is that they see you everyday and to them you look "normal" like nothing is wrong. So when you tell them you have ESRD or anything else they do not know how to react. They want to treat you like "your sick" or "like your not sick" whatever that is supposed to mean. But, I went to my Neph and told him that my Family just did not understand how this could happen. So he sent us to a PRE-DIALYSIS Class.. It tells the family what to expect and what the procedures are. They even gave them a book of my medications and what we have to do to get on a Donor list. Again it is not the same. But someone else said it KIP= Knowledge is POWER. We are here to help eachother understand what other people in our lives may not. But talk to your Neph they may be albe to help your boyfriend understand.