The Support Group

I finally got Heshy hooked up with a group called 'Living with Illness', and in order for him to be in the group I had to promise that whoever brought him would stay in the building the full 90 minutes of his group. There are simultaneous groups for caregivers (I don't have one of those), and for the person who is ill.

Last night was the first group and I arrived at the building fully prepared to hang out, nap perhaps, and then I saw a friend of mine whose son was also there, and I went into the sick folks' group with her.

All I can say about it is that it was a nightmare for me. There were folks in that group SO MUCH sicker than I am, I came home completely freaked out, and even after a good night's sleep it all came back to me in the morning. I felt like the new kid at the let's-see-how-sick-we-can-get party.

Heshy, on the other hand, enjoyed his group, so I guess he'll be going back in two weeks for the next group. I just have to figure out how to handle my group or hang out on the sofa in the waiting room.

I have resumed being the person who drives Heshy to and from school every day. I'm not crazy about getting up at 7:15 (imagine, I used to leave the house at 6:15 for work!), but it's nice to have the time alone with him and it starts the day off right for me. No lingering in bed finding ways to avoid getting up.

And I bought a new fragrance today, I'm wearing it and so far I've had good reviews. It's called "Coco Mademoiselle" by Chanel.

Pray for warmer weather. Today is so cold and so windy . . .