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Written by smokinshar 3. Aug 2008 09:08 AM

Here i sit at 6.30am had 4 hours sleep. My youngest has just thrown up because i think he is so full of poo at the moment its made him sick. I know thats awful. He is not eating much either which worries me. Hes only 8 nearly 9 years old.

He has an appt at RCH in September or before if there is a cancellation.

His now 12 year old brother had bowel problems for 7 years. He has improved a lot though. Now i feel, here we go again with the youngest.

Ill stay up til hes been asleeep for a while.

Im trying to keep it all together, but i am exhausted with all the washing, housework etc. I have been on A/D for years now as ive had depression on and off for years. Any wonder!

Anyway this bowel problem causes heaps of soiling hence lots of washing.

Things are not great atm. Hubby is out of work and cant seem to get a job. He is really depressed too.
We have no money atm waiting for insurace company again.
I work part-time just back from being sick and holidays so havent got paid yet.

Hubby is not on workcover cause he didnt tell his ex-work properly when he should have and then the silly bugger resigned. That was alsmot a year ago now i think.
It seems longer though.

Therefore centrelink cant help him at all but i get some cash sometimes (not much).

He has been to physio and CRS but they cant help him anymore either.

All he got from his ex-work was payment for all the sick time he had off before resigning. So we had a holiday in QLD cause we hadnt had a holiday since our honeymoon which was a long time ago. We took kids with us even with bowel problems.

Cant wait for him to see MHN on Tuesday, cant come soon enough for me.

Anyway he went to court hearing to get money he was owed from his ex-work and the silly man signed something that he would not ask for anything else so he tells me anyway but i havent seen it.

He didnt get the right advice from his ex-work or his union. I now wish we had got proper advice from a solicitor or somebody. We probably wouldnt be in such a mess.

I dont want to slip into my depression again but its really hard to stay positive atm.

Sorry i just had to vent

Gotta go.



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Sorry do not read if not strong stomach.

Written by smokinshar, 3. Aug 2008 10:05 AM

Hey smokinshar,

Sorry to hear your little boy is sick, hope all goes well with the appointments, did you know you could apply for a carers allowance for caring for your son this is different to carers payment,just thought I would mention this in case you didn't know, nothing worse then struggling with sick kiddies. All the best.


Take Care
Hugs
Donna

Written by super_sad, 3. Aug 2008 03:57 PM