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Thank both of you for your responses. After thinking about it, I guess I don't really know what help I am asking for specifically. I had come across a forum post earlier. And while I did not consider myself (perhaps wrongfully) a "caregiver" as such, I also realized that in spite of my age, I have been. A good part of my life. Age while considered a physical description of time, or period. Does not necessarily equate to the emotional, nor mental equal of such. I have myself, met many people who despite being a certain "age" certainly do not manifest that in terms of maturity, emotional endurance, or metal capacity. I feel that having experienced such long-term periods of high stress, have wreaked havoc on my mental, emotional, and physical well-being. That being said, and medically proven in my case, leaves me curious as to where a person my age, and condition (diabetic, severe neuropathy, physical weakness, severe continual stress) am supposed to turn? There was a time when the issues before me, made me stronger. Like lifting weights, the heavier the weight gradually, the stronger you become. Until a point comes where you suffer a catastrophic failure, at which time there is no way you can go back to it at the same level. Well, I may only be fifty-five but that is about where I am at. I will check out the forum Barb that you suggested, that may be a better place to start and may a forum for grief as well. Remember Countrymouse, age is only a number. However, that does go both ways. Thank you both for your time.

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Shokare, welcome!

Have you checked out fora that specialize in grandparents raising their grandchildren?

You are certainly welcome to vent here (there is a thread devoted to dysfunctional families and one just for whining) but in terms of actual advice, we may not have much information.
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Well.

At 55 yourself, you don't really qualify as "aging." And your primary care responsibility is to your six year old grandson, who certainly doesn't. So on the face of it AgingCare isn't the right forum for you but I would hate you to think you've gone unheard.

What sort of help would actually help?
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