That is a rough question to answer nowadays.

Currently our future is unknown since almost 7 years ago my wife was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Treatment was going well and my wife was pushing through.
However within the past 2 years, my wife’s health took a turn for the worst. Cancer has spread to even more areas and she has lost complete movement waist down.

With my wife’s declining health, the bills of treatment and having to use savings to buy a used wheelchair van, finances are not as stable as we once had them.

So my ultimate fear and worries about the future are, number one, losing my wife and having to continue alone. I am nothing without her.
Second, If(when) something happens, in addition to the emotional turmoil, it will be difficult for me to manage the our house and remaining bills on my own.
I don’t want to sell our home, but it is a last resort.

So currently while caring for my wife, doing all I can to retain my FT job (Thankfully we have great insurance), I am making efforts to either start a second job working from home or I will get something to do on the weekends.

It just has been extremely difficult, to have to plan for the worst while caring for the best.

Luckily we do have an outstanding family and support system and we all have made sacrifices to help get each other through these tough times.

Thank you for reading.

Daily writing prompt

What are you most worried about for the future?

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