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Managing Personal And Family Resources: If you have a chronic illness, you already know about managing energy resources. I have diabetes, hypertension and asthma. Between blood and breath, I almost never feel like doing anything...even wake up tired. Still, the only thing that keeps my weight and blood sugar under control and the blood pressure down is exercise...so I do it whether I feel like it or not. In fact, I feel better after I exercise than before...we all do...because of the endorphins mentioned earlier. For chronic illness, when it comes to resources, use yours first. Never let someone else do for you what you can do for yourself. This accomplishes at least 3 things for you: 1. It provides you a sense of accomplishment and worth which helps keep a fighting attitude. 2. It keeps you healthier, slowing progression of the disease. 3. It saves family and other resources for when you really need them. If you're the one caring for a chronically ill loved one, I can relate. I was in charge of my mother while she suffered the last 2 years of COPD, osteoporosis and Alzheimer's disease. You may not know it, yet, but you must manage your personal resources, as well. Take care of yourself, first, so you can have what it takes to take care of them. If you can afford it, have the routine cooking, feeding and cleaning done by others, so you have energy to take care of your loved one, close friends and family. Get days off and time away during the day or you will burn out. It isn't going to do anyone any good if you "hit the wall" while trying to help someone.
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