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I had made the very personal decision to halve my regime to once a day. This effectively cut out side effects I was experiencing at that time. It also gave my body some respite from the continued battering of long-term drug dosing. To make things worse…I was also taking a drug holiday...
The daily reality of living with mental distress for many young people was characterised as living between oscillating periods of acute distress and relief or respite: “I would have a few months where I would be bad and a few months where I would be good” (Laura). Participants who reporte...
It was a career I was lucky enough to massage to meet the needs of the young me, then the family life me, then the elder-care me, and now, the advanced, middle-aged, “can I get in 9 holes this morning?” me. That first Master’s degree served me well. The next will ease me...
This house of warmth and respite would not last forever. One visit from my California relatives was to plateau with my Estes model rocket launch at the nearby baseball diamond. As the family gathered to watch the narrow cardboard cylinder with hard plastic nosecone shoot into the air, a fami...
The psalmist of 121 seeks physical respite as well as spiritual confidence during the hazardous trip to Jerusalem. Earlier, we thought together about God and creation. Sometimes creation bites you in the butt, so to speak. “Nature” provides us with sun and rain and the seasons, but we ...
ve spent more time in medical facilities the past four months then over the past 41 years. Hospitals, clinics, emergency rooms; visits with oncologists, nurses, acupuncturists, doctors, financial counselors and social workers. Navigating the health care system is a part-time job, and I’m so...
Then the depression penetrated so deeply that Cindy attempted suicide. One day, after her family had left the house for school and work, she swallowed a bottle of pills. Her husband found her in time and drove her to the emergency room. She screamed, “NO! I want to die! Leave me al...
but the morning ride to Heathrow Airport Terminal 2 was not seamless. Once the train arrived at the first terminal, the train stopped cold. The train before us was having a medical emergency, so it would be a minute. Au contraire. After about 5 minutes, we were all told to get off th...