It's been awhile

Hi everyone. It's been quite awhile since I've posted. Life has been crazy the last several months which has been a good thing as anxiety took a back seat. That said. Starting in October, it attempted to crawl back up front and has succeeded. My 28 year old daughter and her significant other just celebrated 8 years of being together the first week of October. My beautiful grandson had been thriving despite vaccine injury. Then a mere two weeks later, I got a text out of the blue that they had split up. A week after that, I got a call from her that he was acting crazy and she had taken my grandson and left the house, not knowing what to do. So much has happened in between then and now that it's WAY more than I can go into here, but it's been a VERY bumpy road. Many things came to light about her life that none of us were aware of and our family was afraid of getting a dreaded phone call. Fast forward a month and she asked that I take temporary guardianship of my 2 1/2 year old grandson. It took a lot of work and life style changes but between my son and future DIL that leave here, we took him in and have cared for him since the first week of November while she gets her life back together. She and her now ex have finally gotten things in place in their separate households and my grandson will be returning home in a couple of weeks. Between the financial stress of daycare, working two jobs and taking care of him, I didn't realize how stressed out I was getting. There is a big difference between taking care of a toddler in your 20s and 30s and then 50s. I am now in my last week with him and it's so bittersweet. Having to get him packed and ready to return home and I'm getting ready to leave on a much needed vacation on Feb 11th. In the last week it's been headaches and eye strain, neck and muscle tension, clenched jaw, trying to fight off sinus congestion and a cough, etc., tingling in my head/scalp and sweating off and on and just tired. I know it's stress but now my health anxiety is kicking in. I do deep breathing and started walking again but am just impatient for it to go away. Thanks for listening to me vent.

Hi MSP and welcome back!

I am so sorry to hear about your daughter's relationship trouble. That is difficult.:/

However, I am so glad to hear you could be there for your grandson...they are lucky to have you.

I hope that the transition back to his mom's place is easy for all of you...

...and that you can catch up.on some rest and you time.

Great job on managing your anxiety...

...and keep us updated, so we can keep you in support!

S.C.