Melissa

Jun 21 · Posted

So I realized last week I hadn't thought about my own symptoms in probably three months. Between my mom's appointments and the kids and work I just... stopped noticing until I snapped at my daughter over nothing and then sat in the bathroom for ten minutes trying to remember what I'd eaten that day. Spoiler: not much. This week I'm trying one thing. Just one. I'm taking five minutes after I drop my mom off to sit in the car and write a note about how I'm actually feeling. Not a to-do list. Just how I feel. I'm also making a big batch of something Sunday so I have actual food available without thinking. That's it. Not a plan, just a tiny experiment.

Jun 15 · Replied

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Just popping back to say thank you, especially Molly. I read all of these with a cup of tea and had a little cry, in a good way. This community is such a relief sometimes.

Jun 15 · Posted

Has anyone actually brought up the caregiving piece at their OBGYN appointment? Like, does it even register as relevant? Saving this question for mine next month.

Jun 10 · Posted

Okay so I have to share this because I feel like I've been in this room for weeks just absorbing everyone else's wins and honestly I needed one of my own. I slept. Like, actually slept. Five and a half hours straight, no waking up to check on my mom, no teen coming in at midnight, no lying there running through tomorrow's to-do list at 3am. I woke up and the sun was already up and I just stayed still for a second because I genuinely couldn't remember the last time that happened. I've been keeping notes on my phone about what the day looked like before a bad night versus a better one. I don't have it figured out. But I'm noticing things. And I'm saving those notes for my OBGYN appointment next month because I want to actually be able to say something specific instead of just "I'm exhausted" and getting a pamphlet. One good night. I'll take it. Sending hope to everyone who's still waiting for theirs.