I look after my (nearly 3) granddaughter 2 days a week, which is a win win in that I adore spending time with her, and her mum and dad can relax knowing that she is happy.
However, in the last few weeks, I've had a few health problems which have knocked the stuffing out of me a bit. A chronic infection has caused a kinda of flare up of an arthritis in my neck, elbows, wrists, hips and ankles, which has become tiring, more because I can't sleep with the pain. Plus I have been getting these awful headaches which can last for days, so right now I'm waiting for appointments to see a rhematologist, an orthopedic surgeon and a CAT scan on my head.
The main concern I have, is that I have been strongly advised to have a few weeks R n R. Which I would on the one hand embrace, but on the other, leaves my son and DIL in a bind re childcare. I hate letting people down. I joked with my son that I was 'getting on a bit' the other day and he actually got quite upset at the thought of it.
I love being a mum and a grandmother. I hate and feel guilty that many of my problems are self inflicted, too heavy, ex smoker, not fit... and intend to try very hard to fix as much as I can.
But in the meantime, what and how do I deal with the commitment to my granddaughter?
I'm in such a quandry
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