Originally Posted by
justsotired 
I was just lying there next to the abf, thinking..... How can I possibly leave? who will take care of him? it's not his fault it's a disease...... and I'm not the type of person to just walk away from someone... blah blah blah.
All the same thoughts that have kept me here for 6 years.
((((justsotired)))) I, too, have a chronic disease. I am an insulin-dependent diabetic. It's not my fault I have this disease. But, and this is a big old but.....
It is NO ONE ELSE'S RESPONSIBILITY to take care of me.
I have to be vigilent about what I eat.
I have to test my own blood sugar SEVERAL times a day,
I have to make sure that I see the doctor regularly. NO ONE ELSE can do these things for me. Nor should they be expected to. If I expected that from someone else, then I am using my "disease" to hold someone else hostage.
Someone who suffers from addiction has the same responsibilities
to themselves.
Hugs and prayers to you, HG