I'm a selfish person, and after a lot of thought this is what I realized. Growing up, I had to look out for myself. When you have to do that, you become selfish because you know if you don't look out for number one, no one else is gonna do it.

I'm trying to make excuses for myself now because I don't want to help someone. That someone has a serious infectious tissue ulcer caused by a contagious bacterium that has sickened two other family members. This person has hinted that they would like me to come change the dressings on said infectious tissue ulcer when they get out of the hospital.

I don't want to catch this mess--I have no one to look after me should I become incapacitated or seriously ill, plus I'm a germaphobe anyway. I don't want to be around it, touch anything associated with the dressings, even wearing gloves, etc. I'm too chicken to come right out and say NO, but I'm gonna have to do something to let this person know not to count on me to do it.

susil