My wife's brother (whom I consider more of a brother than any of my own) was diagnosed several weeks back with stage 3 lung cancer. He has already been receiving radiation treatments and will start chemo therapy on the 13th. He was already in poor health prior to the diagnoses, suffering COPD, and already being hospitalized after a heart attack several years ago. He's only 55 years old.
A quick prayer or positive thought in his direction, would be greatly appreciated.
Time to rant;
My wife is an RN. She had recently taken a full time position at a private practice, giving up a PRN (part-time) position in a hospital system. It was a small cut in pay, but she now had routine hours and would be eligible for benefits, namely insurance. That was going to be key in my early retirement plans.
She quit that job a little over a week ago and went back to her previous employer, in the same capacity, PRN. She did this because she wanted to be available to help her brother, as much as possible. She's with him today, instead of here, with me.
Okay, dude, but where's the rant?
She had to do all of this because her other family members are either physically unable to help, or are mentally incapable to offer real help... or both. In a word, they are practically useless. I'll go as far af to say they are worthless.
My wife's sister (a perfectly healthy, but disability payment receiving leech on society) has taken the commanding lead in the brother's care. My wife (the only medical professional in the entire family) has been ordered to stand down by this woman. When my wife was trying to show her the proper way to use a wheelchair, and how and when the brother should be helped and handled, she was met later with a text saying, "no one was going to come into my house and dictate how I am going to care for him." She has received a barrage of texts over the last several days, saying very mean things to my wife, even going as far as to lie about events from the past, as justification for her to stay out of it. My wife had not replied to any of them.
Did I mention that when my wife gave her sister her brother's wallet (because he was actually on a vent in the hospital), she was asked for the PIN to his debit card? Disability queen wants to make sure his disability payments help reimburse her for her gas and time to take him to appointments, etc. My wife didn't have it, but we're certain she got it from the brother.
He's a kind-hearted soul that wants everyone to be happy. He hates needing to be helped and hates his condition has caused a riff in the family dynamics.
So, if you're going to say a prayer for him, would you please include my wife? Heck, one for the lunatic sister wouldn't hurt, either. I mean, it's definitely in my brother in law's best interest.
Thanks.
A quick prayer or positive thought in his direction, would be greatly appreciated.
Time to rant;
My wife is an RN. She had recently taken a full time position at a private practice, giving up a PRN (part-time) position in a hospital system. It was a small cut in pay, but she now had routine hours and would be eligible for benefits, namely insurance. That was going to be key in my early retirement plans.
She quit that job a little over a week ago and went back to her previous employer, in the same capacity, PRN. She did this because she wanted to be available to help her brother, as much as possible. She's with him today, instead of here, with me.
Okay, dude, but where's the rant?
She had to do all of this because her other family members are either physically unable to help, or are mentally incapable to offer real help... or both. In a word, they are practically useless. I'll go as far af to say they are worthless.
My wife's sister (a perfectly healthy, but disability payment receiving leech on society) has taken the commanding lead in the brother's care. My wife (the only medical professional in the entire family) has been ordered to stand down by this woman. When my wife was trying to show her the proper way to use a wheelchair, and how and when the brother should be helped and handled, she was met later with a text saying, "no one was going to come into my house and dictate how I am going to care for him." She has received a barrage of texts over the last several days, saying very mean things to my wife, even going as far as to lie about events from the past, as justification for her to stay out of it. My wife had not replied to any of them.
Did I mention that when my wife gave her sister her brother's wallet (because he was actually on a vent in the hospital), she was asked for the PIN to his debit card? Disability queen wants to make sure his disability payments help reimburse her for her gas and time to take him to appointments, etc. My wife didn't have it, but we're certain she got it from the brother.
He's a kind-hearted soul that wants everyone to be happy. He hates needing to be helped and hates his condition has caused a riff in the family dynamics.
So, if you're going to say a prayer for him, would you please include my wife? Heck, one for the lunatic sister wouldn't hurt, either. I mean, it's definitely in my brother in law's best interest.
Thanks.
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