Hi,
My brother, in his early 30s is in the process of being diagnosed with MND, the type yet to be determined.
Understandable he and his wife are devastated but managing with the flurry of tests, information, and general uncertainties that come with this all. My parents are equally devastated blaming themselves for this predicament despite reassurances they have no reason to.
However, me as his sister, this diagnosis has literally knocked the wind out of me and I am struggling to cope with the news and the eventual life and prognosis he faces. I know this sounds so selfish and that it isn’t about me but my brother but my feeling of helplessness, the inability to ‘fix’ this for him and make it better is overwhelming me. He doesn’t know how I feel and I don’t want him to and as I am writing this I am crying and feeling angry with myself for doing so.
I guess I just need to know that this feeling is normal, the feeling of being unable to protect my younger brother from what will come.
Thank you for reading my ramblings x
My brother, in his early 30s is in the process of being diagnosed with MND, the type yet to be determined.
Understandable he and his wife are devastated but managing with the flurry of tests, information, and general uncertainties that come with this all. My parents are equally devastated blaming themselves for this predicament despite reassurances they have no reason to.
However, me as his sister, this diagnosis has literally knocked the wind out of me and I am struggling to cope with the news and the eventual life and prognosis he faces. I know this sounds so selfish and that it isn’t about me but my brother but my feeling of helplessness, the inability to ‘fix’ this for him and make it better is overwhelming me. He doesn’t know how I feel and I don’t want him to and as I am writing this I am crying and feeling angry with myself for doing so.
I guess I just need to know that this feeling is normal, the feeling of being unable to protect my younger brother from what will come.
Thank you for reading my ramblings x
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