Jude, I am so very sorry to hear about Dave. I guess when it rains at your house, it really pours. When I was in the hospital 6 years ago with the beginnings of TM, I very nearly died twice. I had last rites, all our family and friends were in to see me and support my husband. My body just started falling apart and about every 3 days, something went terribly wrong with my body. My doc’s never left town from Jan. 13 to March 20, when I finally went home. Nobody trusted what my body was doing. Believe me, that is stress. I don’t consider myself overly religious, but am a good Catholic. One nite, after everyone had gone and the nurses turned the lights out, I had a down-to-earth talk with God. It all got down to telling Him that I was putting myself in His hands and whatever He wanted to happen to me, I would accept. But, I also had let him know how much I wanted to stay with my family. It was really strange how uplifted and calm I felt after that conversation. I just took one day at a time after that and my thinking processes seemed to calm down too.
This may not help you, but I could really tell a difference in my stress level. I am really wishing the very best for both of you. I know you are in a tight situation right now. God love you both. Janice From: heyjude48...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 5:56 PM To: ashfordrich...@bellsouth.net ; pjv1...@chartermi.net ; a-ry...@comcast.net ; bpe...@yahoo.com ; xbeecla...@gmail.com ; ladylind...@yahoo.com ; ladyno...@aol.com ; a...@artfarm.com ; k...@cole.gen.nz ; patticoole...@gmail.com ; bgunny7...@aol.com ; r.c.pr...@verizon.net ; snow121...@hotmail.com ; j.d...@shaw.ca ; jan...@centurytel.net ; jcs...@yahoo.com ; jefs...@aol.com ; jlu...@eskimo.com ; malugss...@gmail.com ; thenavigato...@aol.com Cc: tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: Stress Hello Guys & Gals, How is everyone tonight? I honestly hope you are well and in good spirits. How does stress affect your life with TM? What do you do to alleviate it? How do you fight it? We just found out that my husband (Dave) has cancer of the blood with lesions on his liver. He got a call from his Dr. just a few minutes ago. He has to go in to talk to the Dr. on Thursday. I am so worried about him. I can't get out of this damn bed to even lift a finger to help him, because I have a broken leg. What are some of the things you do to combat stress in your lives? We are facing other things too that are considered major stressors on the stress scale. I really need your help on this. My TM is acting up like crazy. Hugs, Jude, Michigan Here's to the nights that turned into mornings, with the friends that turned into family...
