Dorian – How did you deal with stress at first?

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For me, I’m a person of spiritual grounding, and I do pray a lot. And for me, that’s what I needed to do to be able to cope with it. And my son and I, we’ve always have had a sense of humor, and humor and prayer got us through those stressf... Show More

For me, I’m a person of spiritual grounding, and I do pray a lot. And for me, that’s what I needed to do to be able to cope with it. And my son and I, we’ve always have had a sense of humor, and humor and prayer got us through those stressful moments. My son would say, “I can’t walk but I can still take these thumbs and knock you upside your head.” So, that would make us laugh, like okay, he’s still got it.

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For me, I’m a person of spiritual grounding, and I do pray a lot. And for me, that’s what I needed to do to be able to cope with it. And my son and I, we’ve always have had a sense of humor, and humor and prayer got us through those stressful moments. My son would say, “I can’t walk but I can still take these thumbs and knock you upside your head.” So, that would make us laugh, like okay, he’s still got it.

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