For several years of my childhood, I thought my mom was going to die. I’m 22/F. She was diagnosed with Lyme by the mayo clinic, and ever since then has claimed to suffer from chronic lyme (after receiving treatment quickly) and a plethora of other illnesses. Including a period where she told me she may have cancer for months, before it was brushed under the rug like it never happened….until the potential cancer diagnosis occurred again. I made a list of everything she has told me she has in the past year and random quotes she shares about her health, it can be found below. She has waisted thousands (and thousands and thousands) of dollars on natural doctors / emergency visits / specialists. My little sister who is 18 is still living with her and my stepdad she expects them both to care for her 24/7. My older brother still thinks she has all of these illnesses.
Here is the list I mentioned earlier:
primary illnesses: addison’s disease, chronic lyme disease, sceloroderma, anemia, potentially cancer (at all times)
secondary illnesses: encephalitis, enterovirus, meningitis, pericarditis, anoxic brain damage, vaccine injury, herx reactions, fibromyalgia, tapeworm, cytokine storms, dysautonomia, staph infection, mast cell activation, chronic epilepsy “neutrophilia is back, i’ll be seeing the oncologist and endocrinologist”, “small cyst on spleen”, allergic to iodine , “being alkloctic”
“bone marrow totally stopped producing blood cells or killing them before i got the nutrients” “#brainonfire”
“I am full of parasites” “no self healing like others” “too much parasites and bacteria in the brain”
“warning: ph imbalances can cause delirium, confusion, and fatigue…. permanent brain damage and heart damage due to messing with potassium levels”
She has also posted ALL of these illnesses on social media / photos of her in hospitals. And discussing her “healing journey”…. that has seemed to never end.
In public she walks around on oxygen support (she doesn’t need it.), a cane (she walks fine at home), and she showed up to my sisters graduation dinner with her hair covered with a head scarf and she put pale makeup on herself. She has a full head of hair, and wanted to look sick. Growing up, my siblings and I would push her in a wheelchair sometimes in public. Then she would walk fine. Part of me also believes she does truly think she has these things. What the fuck is this. She complains about her friends and distant relatives not believing her “journey”… but always tells my siblings (individually) that we are the only person who listens. I don’t want to listen anymore I’m exhausted and just want a supportive mom back that can help me get through this stage of life.
more extensive background: her mother is a hypochondriac. my grandmother does not fake symptoms, but is constantly worried about dust, germs, seeing doctors. my mom did not get enough attention in childhood. before the lyme shit happened, my mom was the best mom in the world.
tl;dr: my mom has a long list of symptoms and illnesses and I recently realized she does not actually have most of them. expects my family to wait on and take care of her. it’s difficult.
Submitted June 26, 2022 at 09:54PM by Zealousideal-Ad-3318 https://ift.tt/lpy5Ehx
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