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Aging and Physical Challenges
professionals; it is the best way
to maintain control of decisions
that affect you
...
Keep
a
perspective on unsolicited advice
and insensitive statements by
others
...
allow yourself to delve
into the unanswerable questions
--
God can bring growth to such
encounters.
To the spouse I wrote this:
The experience of further treatment
is probably
a
time when you and she
are continuing to team additional ways
to function and to support each other.
Sometimes families find strengths they
never fully knew they had until
encountering
such
a
medical
circumstance. A spouse's role may not
always be an easy one, and yet, as I'm
sure you know, the supportive
relationship you choose
to
offer is
a
vital part of survival.
Your choosing to redeem each day
to the fullest benefits both her and you.
Your caring spirit can provide
a
sense
of God's caring presence. May I be so
bold as to also recommend Chaplin
Fry's suggestions that you can consider
to keep
a
sense of balance and
renewal:
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