Holidays with Ailments

Healthy people have a holiday celebration and they do things like: cook, socialize, eat, socialize, eat more, socialize more, eat more, socialize more. Me? I do things like: cook until my back starts hurting, lie down for a while, cook more, delegate, delegate more, eat, socialize briefly, lie down for a while, eat more, socialize more, fight off sleep while lying down, eat more, socialize more, lie down more, send off guests, sleep, wake up, socialize, go back to bed until morning.Yes, I had to take breaks to lie down during the day yesterday. I had to take more pain meds than usual. I almost fell asleep while we had a houseful of guests. I did fall asleep while my siblings were driving home relatives and my niece, nephews, and husband were watching a movie. I got up and socialized more. Then I finally went back to bed and slept for nearly 10 hours. Today my back hurts at the place my doctor (who will probably be replaced soon) doesn ' t think is painful. Why am I not surprised? I was happy to host Thanksgiving dinner but with ailments its not as easy. I can ' t stand up long enough to cook for so many. I need to take breaks and rest. This also means that I have less time to socialize with family members. I guess what this really means is that my life has changed and I don ' t get to do everything I want any more (I am glad I ' finally ' figured that out..... Call me slow.)But it was enjoyable. I just need tolearn to remember to plan my abilities better.
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: ailments family holidays Source Type: blogs