{"id":395,"date":"2015-04-10T17:02:14","date_gmt":"2015-04-11T00:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debbiepetrina.authorsxpress.com\/?p=395"},"modified":"2022-02-28T15:22:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T15:22:31","slug":"the-power-of-the-brain-a-coping-mechanism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debbiepetrina.com\/?p=395","title":{"rendered":"The Power of the Brain: A Coping Mechanism"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 This has been what my head and life has been these past several months.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scrambled. Out of order. Unfocused. Need of repair.<\/p>\n

My usual \u2018normal\u2019 MS life was severely disrupted several months ago. For me, first a virus that took a long time to go away, then a badly injured right shoulder rotator cuff, then cancer surgery. Meantime, my hubby has been going through the process to determine the cause of his severe joint pain and swelling; possible RA? Don\u2019t know yet, but only know that sometimes he\u2019s worse off than me. I\u2019m now a caregiver and patient. And then the problems with my aging mother, finances\u2026<\/p>\n

Somehow we manage to cope and find the strength to keep going.\u00a0 How?<\/p>\n

One of my favorite MS blog posts I wrote is \u201cThe Power of the Brain\u201d https:\/\/debbiepetrina.com\/?p=310<\/a> . I pull it out from time to time and read it for my own inspiration.<\/p>\n

Since I can\u2019t seem to find the time, energy, or the focus to write and continue my blog\u00a0yet, I thought I would repeat this post. I hope it will inspire you, too.<\/p>\n

www.DebbieMS.com<\/a>
\nAuthor, MS Counselor, Living with MS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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