No one in the family ever asks how we are doing...they never ask how hubby is doing on dialysis or how just in general we are doing.
If you rely on the other person to make contact you will gradually loose contact. I call my sister 4 to 5 times a week just to check in. I only have my sister but I grew up with a father who contactied his 2 sisters and 2 brothers every week.
Quote from: PrimeTimer on April 01, 2017, 10:34:34 PMNo one in the family ever asks how we are doing...they never ask how hubby is doing on dialysis or how just in general we are doing.I know! What is this? You expect this from friends, but from family? I'm sorry this happened to you. You know that WE care, though, right?
One other thing is most people don't know how to handle a serious illness in people, instead of checking to see how you are they completely ignore the whole subject.
Guess I'm also on edge lately because my nerves are frazzled. We've got 5 adults, now possibly 6 and 3 children living in a one-bedroom apartment above us. Our walls and ceiling are constantly shaking from the constant bombardment of running, jumping and stomping going on. It will be quiet and suddenly there are loud "booms" and we find ourselves startled out of our seats. The apartment manager isn't interested in having a word with them and I've tried but they are either pretending to not know any English or they really don't.