tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post4736544157108162869..comments2024-03-28T19:58:17.811+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: Going once too often to the well ...Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-63219282946505162052011-04-05T09:38:50.206+01:002011-04-05T09:38:50.206+01:00Dr Vesuvius,
You are spot on. It is possible to d...Dr Vesuvius,<br /><br />You are spot on. It is possible to do a high-stress job and be a carer for a time ... but that time is limited. When you pass that limit, you are no use to yourself or anyone else.<br /><br />Over the past year (and particularly the past four months) both my father and father-in-law have required more and more time from my wife and I, and it is becoming obvious that our health is beginning to suffer. The only respite we have had was a cruise at Christmas, which gave us a chance to recharge our batteries. We have another holiday planned for Easter, and unless something really drastic happens, we are going to take it just so that we can recover our strength.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-57120673105053315902011-04-05T06:40:28.762+01:002011-04-05T06:40:28.762+01:00Ross Mac,
How very true!
The problem with my fat...Ross Mac,<br /><br />How very true!<br /><br />The problem with my father-in-law is that unlike most old people, he chose to move away from his family - not towards them - as he got older. He is also very independent, whilst still expecting his only child - my wife - to be available when he needs her. Because he has been retired for over thirty years, he seems to have forgotten that sometimes work - hers and mine - has to come first.<br /><br />He should be home from hospital today, and they are putting a care package in place for him that should help spread the burden a bit.<br /><br />As to listening to our bodies ... well my wife and I have a holiday booked over Easter that we are determined that we are not going to cancel unless something drastic happens; we need the R&R!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-77468405128675839042011-04-05T00:05:11.046+01:002011-04-05T00:05:11.046+01:00I've been there, trying to combine a high-stre...I've been there, trying to combine a high-stress job with dealing with a terminally ill parent while trying to have some sort of personal or social life outside of those two. It wears you down and eats up your reserves, but unfortunately you only tend to notice when those reserves run out and you find yourself flat on your face with no strength to pull yourself up.<br /><br />But you're a wiser man than me, Bob, so you already know what you have to do. Take some time out and look after yourself, otherwise you'll be in no state to be able to look after your loved ones.<br /><br />Trust me on this one.Dr Vesuviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05255420207375021875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-19502986498587167722011-04-04T22:45:30.957+01:002011-04-04T22:45:30.957+01:00Bob, listen to your body when it talks. You don;t ...Bob, listen to your body when it talks. You don;t want to end up on the menu at Spice of Life!<br /><br />-RossRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-67927498385679104482011-04-04T17:29:37.035+01:002011-04-04T17:29:37.035+01:00Conrad Kinch,
I have not heard that one before!
...Conrad Kinch,<br /><br />I have not heard that one before!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-5666010851976509562011-04-04T16:38:59.436+01:002011-04-04T16:38:59.436+01:00Sadly, he who digs the best holes generally gets t...Sadly, he who digs the best holes generally gets the biggest shovel.Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.com