tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22368891.post113995993815474705..comments2023-10-14T10:08:05.920-06:00Comments on Cancer Dad: Roles and ResponsibilitiesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927340720483655237noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22368891.post-1140484935476867352006-02-20T18:22:00.000-07:002006-02-20T18:22:00.000-07:00Wow - I am very flattered but mostly this helps me...Wow - I am very flattered but mostly this helps me to see your side of things. I have had only one instance of feeling like I was carrying too much of the burden in these almost three years. That experience did harden me to an extent where now I just know that I am the foundation in all this and I just cannot tune out or run away from it. That is a burden that I have learned to live with and is now such a part of the equation that I would not want it to be any other way. After such a long time Nathan's care is just second nature to me. I suppose I sometimes even feel territorial about it. At this point I would find it extremely hard to not be involved - it is almost as if it my own medical care.<BR/><BR/>Just as you can not know the innerworkings of my role and how I deal with it I can only speculate on your role and how You deal with it and I think it is equally as difficult in many ways. <BR/><BR/>I think you know how impressed I am with your ability to slog on at work when you really want to be with Nathan and I. In many ways that really is the harder role.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22368891.post-1140450815878507142006-02-20T08:53:00.000-07:002006-02-20T08:53:00.000-07:00The guilt you feel at not carrying as much burden ...The guilt you feel at not carrying as much burden as Susan, is part of your burden.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.com