Megan, good advice. When I was waiting for heart surgery and not able to do much, I'd call my girlfriend and we'd go over my day. She's say, "What did you do today? I'd say, "Nothing, really." Then she'd start asking questions and we'd both laugh because I'd start telling her the little tiny baby steps I'd taken that day...fed the dog, washed my hair all by myself, made a list, saw a robin...bunches of really simple things I didn't think were important enough to note. She talked me into writing them down, each day, and I saw that I really wasn't worthless and non-functioning, so I could let go of the guilt I was feeling over my family having to do so much for me.

IRNS, thanks for the update. May things improve for you.