My partner and I have our troubles, but today she floored me with a statement and I have no idea how to respond.
She is morbidly obese, and has been for a long time. I have tried to work with her on her weight, but I have made little to no progress.
She has now had three health scares, one dangerously high blood pressure spike about fifteen years ago that required hospitalization, then two suspected heart attacks in the last five years, the latest one less than two weeks ago. None of these has motivated her change.
Today I get home from work and I notice a lot of papers and other items from her office here at home. I ask about them out of curiosity.
Her answer: "I'm getting my affairs in order for when I die."
What do you say to something like that? This is the first time she has said anything remotely like it and I found myself at a total loss for words.
Her health prognosis isn't that dire. She could still turn herself around if she would just try. There is no need for the doom and gloom attitude.
Anyone have any suggestions (other than counseling) to help turn her around? I will suggest counseling, but she has resisted all attempts at counseling in the past, and I don't expect this to be any different.
Copper
She is morbidly obese, and has been for a long time. I have tried to work with her on her weight, but I have made little to no progress.
She has now had three health scares, one dangerously high blood pressure spike about fifteen years ago that required hospitalization, then two suspected heart attacks in the last five years, the latest one less than two weeks ago. None of these has motivated her change.
Today I get home from work and I notice a lot of papers and other items from her office here at home. I ask about them out of curiosity.
Her answer: "I'm getting my affairs in order for when I die."
What do you say to something like that? This is the first time she has said anything remotely like it and I found myself at a total loss for words.
Her health prognosis isn't that dire. She could still turn herself around if she would just try. There is no need for the doom and gloom attitude.
Anyone have any suggestions (other than counseling) to help turn her around? I will suggest counseling, but she has resisted all attempts at counseling in the past, and I don't expect this to be any different.
Copper
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