Hello I'm new to this support site and would love to hear from people in similar situations as I feel so alone. I'm 36 and my partner is 44. He has a lot of health problems including epilepsy, diabetes type 1, neuropathy, he's registered blind and is in a wheelchair most of the time. I am his full time carer as well as partner. Just before Xmas last year he was given a diagnosis of vascular dementia after lots of tests and a brain scan but since leaving the hospital we haven't heard a thing, had no support and I have no idea what to expect or what happens next. My partner is a wonderful man and I love him dearly and we never argue about anything but lately he seems rather snappy and he's questioning things I say and turning them into an argument. His mood is extremely low aswell more so than usual with all his other health problems. We have a lovely family and I have a few good friends but I don't think they understand what we're going through. I just feel so low and alone and don't know who to turn to. My partner can't get upstairs anymore and has slept downstairs on a chair for the past 12 months and I'm upstairs on my own which doesn't help as the closeness between us is being affected and I really hate to say this but at times I feel more like his nurse then his partner and I miss the closeness we had. I don't really get much time for myself and I'm run off my feet most days as I also have a teenage son and elderly parents living with me which need help too. I hate to sound that I'm complaining because I love them all so much but the future just seems so bleak at the moment and I'm finding myself crying more and more which isn't me. Sorry for the long post im
just desperate to talk to someone that understands. Thank you for taking the time to read my post xx
just desperate to talk to someone that understands. Thank you for taking the time to read my post xx