Hi everyone...I really need to vent, hope it's OK here....
#175400 - 04/30/05 09:12 PM
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_Willow
Reged: 04/06/05
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Loc: Canada.
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So I mentioned the whole being diagnosed with IBS-C and GERD thing 2 weeks ago, and my husband getting rushed to hospital with chest pains and weird breathing-thinking he had a heart attack last week, and they still don't know the cause....and that last Friday my cousin died...but now my uncle(that same cousin's father) has been diagnosed with bowel cancer!! My poor aunt is just beside herself. She lives for everyone else.
Anyhow, all this bad news is doing everything but getting me stable. I'm eating safely, and rtrying to relax but when there's bad health and death and dying going on all over in my family, it's almost too much....I'm a very very positive person most of the time, but I'm just devastated right now. 
Any words of encouragement would be greatly appreciated.
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Edited by SoreTummyMommy (05/01/05 12:22 AM)
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Hi Shannon,
I am so sorry to hear about everything going on. The stress is a major trigger for me. I try to find something to focus on that takes my mind off what's going on. For me I go to the gym if I can get motivated. sometimes I get that I don't want to do anything feeling from being overwhelmed. that's when I have to be really patient with myself. I listen to music, get my nails done, give myself a pedicure or just read magazines and chill. Maybe watch a movie. I know you have kids that are young-but find something that maybe you can do with them that will keep you focused on you. Take them out for a walk, to the library or bookstore, or call a friend.
You need to do some mental pampering. And of course come here. This is a great way to focus on something else.
Hang in there. There is support here and you will get through this. Remember to breathe.
Hugs!
Mary
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otherwise I'd be able to cope like nobody's business. The weekends are hard because I get to stew about what's happened all week. Things will get bettter, though. I do need some solitude, I'll try to eke out 1/2 hour this week somewhere. I keep busy with subbing, being a Brownie teacher and taking Kayleigh to music classes!! 
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