Week 8

Intense times/struggles: I suppose all families have problems within their own lives. Whether it’s divorce, separation, fights…etc. The list is endless. Within my own family, I can say I’ve had a relatively easy life. My parents are still together after around 20 years together. I do have 3 half siblings however I treat them as though they’re my full. The only thing I can notice within my family that tends to have a shaky time is that my father has multiple sclerosis. He’s had it for a few years now ever since we moved from Mississippi to Michigan. I’m not quite sure when it started but I know it’s been more than 6 years. My mother tries to help with the best of her abilities but after she had to quit work from hurting her back, she has a hard time with helping him. Which then it relies on me to help him off the floor and to lift heavy objects so my mother doesn’t have to hurt herself. We all have a great relationship with each other though. We really don’t keep secrets. My father might be getting put on a morphine drip so he doesn’t have to deal with pain that often and we’re looking into medicinal marijuana which might be happening. We try our best to remain acting like a real family. Even though my father can be antisocial at times because he’s lost in his own mind of the past and even though my mother is too happy wanting to make sure we’re all okay and even though I tend to shut myself out from them to deal with things. We all know in the end we can rely on each other within the hard times.