Living with an illness can affect anyone who is close to you! Let me tell what I have learned about becoming and being sick and about getting well. My understanding (and belief) is that most illnesses are developed as a result of our environment, viruses, germs, etc. But these same illnesses are exacerbated and / or accelerated by stress. Not necessarily caused by stress, but driven by stress. Today, so many people are devastated by threats to their mortality. The threat of pandemics, AIDS, nuclear weapons in the hands of unstable … [Read more...]