All
the brain tumor and stroke victims I know are grappling with stressful issues.
These are not “I can’t balance my checkbook” issues, they’re issues like, “I’m
prone to seizures” or “I just found out that my Mom/wife/college friend has a
brain tumor.”
From
personal experience, I believe that the amount of stress you or your loved ones
have is geometrically proportional to the “Grade level” of the tumor. So, to my
way of thinking, that means if you have an Grade II tumor, it is four times as stressful as a Grade I. A
Grade III tumor is nine times as
stressful, and so on. Call it the Kerastas “Oh Shit” scale, or “KOS” scale for
short.
So
what can we do besides running around screaming and kicking things and curling
up into a little ball while sucking our thumb and waiting for our chemo,
radiation, surgery, or some intriguing herbal solution to solve everything?
Unfortunately
the “waiting” bit can be almost as mentally traumatic as the treatments, which
is why I’m sharing this link from a recent Chicago
Tribune article entitled “Nip illness in the bud by de-stressing.” http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/la-he-immune-20141004-story.html
Yes,
there’s nothing in this article about seizures, strokes or brain tumors I to
IV. On the other hand, anything we can do to “de-stress” has, in my opinion,
got to be helpful.
If
you have other ideas or have done something that works, let me know.
John
PS
– Yes, I’ve already heard from the folks in Colorado.
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