In fact, the one thing in my life, that is the least stressful for me is my program. Measuring the portions, drinking the water, crossing it off the log, writing in my journal, are all such comfortable companions that the doing of them is a stress reliever of sorts. But it takes doing. And it is not easy. The love and friendship of the friends I have made online at CyberDiet has made THE difference for me.
Nobody ever expects to have to deal with the gravity of an adult child with a terminal illness.
There is no training manual that prepares you for something like this. It is through the generous kindness of good friends who let you know that they are thinking of you and your family that really gets you through. Life's roller coaster is the same way. A person can go from giddy heights to dark, despairing lows, or simply coast along, all in the course of a few days time. My life has been like that of late.