Mary – How did you deal with stress at first?

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My own stress was difficult to deal with, and I found that if I channeled it into trying to understand the injury, understand what happened, interpret until I was sure of what the doctors were saying. Just getting clarity on everything relived my s... Show More

My own stress was difficult to deal with, and I found that if I channeled it into trying to understand the injury, understand what happened, interpret until I was sure of what the doctors were saying. Just getting clarity on everything relived my stress to a certain extent.

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Mary – How did you deal with stress at first?
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My own stress was difficult to deal with, and I found that if I channeled it into trying to understand the injury, understand what happened, interpret until I was sure of what the doctors were saying. Just getting clarity on everything relived my stress to a certain extent.

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