Well I guess it wont met me post my email....lets try again! A different way,..... tmarland04 @ yahoo . com
I am also a mother to 3 small kids and have a husband with chron's. He was just diagnosed in October and it is scary and stressful. He is currently having a flare up and I don't even have a clue as to what to do. Financially this disease has killed us and emotionally it's not great either. I am here if you need someone to talk to! I could use the support also! My e mail is ***@****. Tina
I'd recommend starting an e-mail list for updates. When you have an update send it in a mass e-mail to EVERYONE who wants to be informed. If they want to, they can write back. If they don't, that doesnt mean they don't care.
Explain to everyone that this is the best way to communicate with everyone since you are very busy supporting your husband and raising your babies. If there are a few close people in the family who really want phone calls, ask them to call the other people who want call updates. People can't expect you to do everything and even if they do, you don't have to agree to be everything. You're number one priority is your husband and children. Everything else comes after that. I really think e-mail will help. Thats what my family does on my behalf when I am sick.
Good luck!