 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Donna,
Your parents are to old to change and I suspect their actions are not unusual or unexpected so I'm sorry but I don't get the feeling that your parents will ever appreciate, fully or not, your extremely valuable contributions. You're just going to have to accept that. Not saying that's going to be easy but I feel the sooner you stop looking (hoping) for thanks or them to change, the quicker you can get on with your life. I just hope your children can get through this without to much damage.
Their loss, not yours.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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