Articles/leaflets for my husband to read?

Harlansmummy

My husband has always coped with my depression and anxiety very well as he has similar problems, so he can understand it.

However he is finding it much harder to deal with the increasing physical limitations I have. Don't get me wrong, he is brilliant for bringing me my meds if I can't get out of bed, making hot water bottles (biiig help!) etc.

He gets so grumpy though, and I know I am also (a bit ) grumpy when pain is bad. He says he doesn't understand it and to be fair a few years ago I thought arthritis was pretty much an 'old person's' disease that gave you a few aches and pains. Boy have I had a wake-up call!!

So can you recommend any links I can send him to read?

valval

look at top of page there are some leaflets you can down load tell him to think what it would be like if some one turned the gravity up and filled his shoes with stones and put tight bandages on joints it no fun and you get down when you feel your body is giving up val

hileena111

Hi
Yes.....the top of the page you can download whatever leaflets you want to.
The other thing is....what about your hospital? I'm an information volunteer and one of my jobs is to go to our local hospital and fill up the arthritis stand. In this case its in the physio waiting room and to put magazines out on the tables in the main waiting room.
Good luck
Love
Hileena

stickywicket

You could also google The Spoon Theory, which is an excellent way of explaining the fluctuating energy levels/fatigue and The Gorilla in the Room.

Whatever you do/don't do, keep talking to each other about how arthritis affects both of you. It's important.