My father-in-law is receiving palliative care and my husband wants us to visit constantly while I feel overwhelmed by the intensity and need more space, but I'm afraid he'll think I don't care about his father if I'm honest about my limits.
More people experience this than they realize.
A couple is caught between honoring one person's way of loving through presence and another's need for self-preservation, with both people afraid that naming their true needs will be interpreted as a lack of love.
“Where Are You with Palliative care and comfort medicine?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.