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It was 1990 and I was back in NYC from LA dealing with my terminally ill mother in Cedar Sinai Hospital. Three years earlier, she was diagnosed with colon cancer. As you might have experienced yourself, back in those days the dreaded chemo was really the only treatment available. She put up the good fight, but by this juncture it [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] had spread to the liver and lymph nodes. Mom was losing the battle and she was in and out of a coma.
Every so often she would moan, "Enough!" I had dealt with the inevitable and knew her time would come soon [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] and that Mom would finally have her peace. It's always difficult to deal with the impending death of a parent (or any loved one), especially when you've only had them for thirty-two years.
Take Two Aspirin & Laugh!
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The mourning you have to go through, the self-flagellation you might be putting yourself through, and the problems that keep mounting will be still be there for you when you get back? but using humor effectively will give you a mini-vacation. Rent a hysterical movie. Listen to your favorite comedian's CD. Read a humorous book. Go to a comedy club and see a show that night. Turn on the TV and [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] watch a re-run of "Seinfeld" (which seems to be on 24/7 these Days!)
If you're dealing with a terminally ill loved one, close your eyes and envision a happy and hysterically funny time you both spent together. And remember what the late, great Victor Borge would always say, "Laughter is the closest distance between two people."
Hopefully, for just a few moments, you'll get some distance from your pain and be able to laugh, and once you do, you'll release the endorphins in your brain, get that "natural high", and give yourself the much needed respite that you truly deserve.
They say love conquers all. (Now, I don't know who 'they' are? but 'they' always seem to have all the answers.) Well, I believe humor heals all. Try it? it really works!
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