I live with my DD, SIL, and two DGS, very energetic and noisy five and two year olds.Both parents work, so I drive the kids to and from school, daycare, and after school activities. I also look after them until at least one parent finishes work, around 6pm, and also on Sunday afternoons so the parents can have time together. I do about 20 hours childcare a week on average. I’m 71 with type 1 diabetes, but in reasonable health. The problem is that I always feel exhausted, even first thing in the morning when I wake up after a good night’s sleep. My doctor has run various tests but can find nothing wrong. I desperately need to find more energy, because this arrangement isn’t going to improve for years. I suspect my daughter thinks I’m just lazy, as she constantly encourages me to go swimming, hiking etc. But it’s an effort to put one foot in front of the other most days. Is this normal for my age?
