Mental Health Support

My husband and I are no longer young, and I gotta tell ya, NOT A DAY goes by that I don’t think about the problems and complications that could lie ahead as we age. Not a DAY.

Thanks so much for your post, Not Heidi. I’m glad you submitted it here. We have the blessing of anonymity for protection if we need it, but some of us have reached out and connected and made more personal friends. But we’re ALL “fellow travelers” here anyway.

I hope you keep posting, and let us know how you are, and where YOUR journey is taking YOU. I swear, I learn something new every day, here. Please don’t give up and drop out because you think it’s not worth it or that no one really cares. Cuz you’d be inaccurate.

Seems to me, even just talking about it or writing about it in a place like this can only be of at least some help. Confessionals can be VERY therapeutic! BESIDES::: there are so many different people and journeys and experience and expertise here. I’d bet there are people here who’d read this and THEY’D start getting ideas for ways to help, especially those already dealing with a loved one with special needs. Or maybe they’ve already had hands-on experience. Sooner or later, we’re all gonna confront at least a little bit of this evolution, since none of us is getting any younger!

At the VERY least, please check in here and let us know how you’re doing. Just talking, writing, and sharing can be BIG help. And a service. Cuz you never know who’ll read this who’s been a lurker for awhile, or who has a loved one suddenly in trouble or needing comfort or help, healthwise, and it just seems overwhelming. We can help each other just by being here, and listening. Or knowing it’s there if needed.