After 51 years of undiagnosed thyroid diseases, temper rages, severe skin disorders, a problem with being too hot all the time, occasion
depression, routine severe ansxiety, and on and on. Where would I be now without her?
Dead probably.
Whatever she needs to know about, that you can't tell her, can be shared in therapy or with a very close family member, or religious counselor if you feel you need a "buffer.