Hey all.. I'm new to all this.. Just need to vent. I'm a caregiver to my mother in law who has stage 5 kidney disease.. Who is on dialysis.. Just feeling stressed and feeling guilty.. I'm in my mid 20's so I feel guilty Just for wanting to away for a bit.. She has no family besides me and her son. My hunny works and is away at work most of the day.. So it all falls on me. So I get all her emotions and her anger for being sick. I'm starting to feel bad that I'm venting to my mother. And that I don't spend much time with her. :( so I'm trying to balance it all..
It also sounds like your husband and you might need a week or two to yourselves. I was wondering if your MIL might have enough money to go into a care facility for a week or two so that you and hunny can take a vacation. The dialysis is a special consideration here. The facility would have to be one that could accommodate the dialysis.
Caregivers have to be able to take time for themselves. When we don't, we quickly find that anger and depression start creeping in. We have to be able to refresh ourselves. Maybe someone at the dialysis clinic will know of respite opportunities available to you. If they don't, maybe your MIL's doctor will have an idea.