Before I got diagnosed with Lupus I was always quite an active, outdoors type of person - kayaking, cycling, abseilling, hiking ect, but since my joints are painful much of the time and I tire easily, I have had to give a lot of that up. I have come to terms with this over time, and resigned myself to the fact that I will never be as active as I was, but it is proving much harder for my husband to accept it. He was brought up hiking and skiing in the Rocky Mountains, and while living in the UK goes surfing and climbing on occasion, and runs about three times a week. He told me it really bothers him that I can't do these things and that it is dissapointing... how can I respond to that? I am trying my best to keep as active as possible and am hoping to start some gentle cycling again in the spring, but I am never going to be able to keep up with him.
Does anyone else have this kind of problem, and how do you respond?
Does anyone else have this kind of problem, and how do you respond?