posted May 13, 2004 11:25 PM
Hello. I'm chronologically 15, and my grandmother and I live together alone, as we have since I was about 14 months old. And there's an issue that's always been a problem for her, but now it's more serious, and I'm starting to worry about her.You see, my grandmother's a Leo, and she's very melodramatic. Since she was a child, she's had this problem with eating. She claims that she 'just couldn't' because she 'never got hungry'. It's always been a little issue since I've lived with her, but it wasn't that bad. She never was a big eater, but it's becoming worse.
In January, my uncle, her son and last child died. It was a tough time, as you can expect.
Since then, she's become very morbid. She claims that she just thinks she's going to die, always complains about not being hungry, having to just swallow the food, and that nothing appetizes her. She had very bad back pain as of late February, but it went away last month when her feet developed calluses and started hurting.
Which leads me to think that, as Linda has always claimed, all illness starts in the mind. I think that after my uncle died, her outlook on life got well, worse. She was born on July 25th, 1932, if that helps. She's a 7 person, and according to Star Signs, if I recall correctly, January is a month when emotional/mental strifes can make a 7 person ill.
I just don't know what to do. She won't listen to me when I tell her to stop saying she's not hungry and start thinking that she actually is hungry. Her doctor's horrible, and hardly ever really listens to her, but she's got an HMO, and it's usually hard to find a good doctor.
Anyone have any suggestions as to how I can help her? We've never really gotten along well at all, but I still care about her.
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posted May 13, 2004 11:25 PM
posted May 14, 2004 09:21 AM
for you both.