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Hi I think many of us can relate. I just got back from taking my son to a scoliosis xray in Rochester. One thing that I have been doing for myself is go to the coffee shop and I get coffee and a breakfast sandwich and read. There's nobody to worry about and it's my time to decompress. Another thing I do is exercise. Exercise really helps blow off stress. Plus I have noticed that getting in better shape is helping me deal with the physical and emotional load of having a son with developmental disability. I have gotten to point where I try to participate in a 5k race every month. It does help me to focus on races and learning a new course. I don't think I can just walk on a treadmill because it would be boring. Good luck.
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I am a newbie caregiver. My husband (75)will be the kidney recipient, my daughter (36) the kidney donor in April this year, at Mayo Scottsdale. Thank you all for sharing your lives..it can’t be easy, but please know that by doing so, you give incredible support to others. I am a nurturer, and feel as though it is up to me to make things right, and blame myself when things go sideways, regardless if they are within my control! I have gained so much insight through you all: keep a journal, ask questions, walk, walk away to take a breath, breathe, pack things to make my people comfortable post surgery, do not try to control the impossible, try to be a better person, as you all are. I know I will continue to lurk here!