First things first.The group leader of my MS support group just forwarded via e-mail Mary Mary, the mother of Jesus Mary, in the Bible, mother of Jesus. Christian tradition reckons her the principal saint, naming her variously the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady, and Mother of God (Gr., theotokos). Her name is the Hebrew Miriam. Elizabeth McNary's "Steroids steroids, class of lipids having a particular molecular ring structure called the cyclopentanoperhydro-phenanthrene ring system. Steroids differ from one another in the structure of various side chains and additional rings. to Self-Help Redressing or preventing wrongs by one's own action Without Recourse to legal proceedings. Self-help is a term in the law that describes corrective or preventive measures taken by a private citizen. : Active Responses to an MS Attack" (October-November 2006). Reading it, I found I again need to remind myself to listen to my body and not belittle be·lit·tle tr.v. be·lit·tled, be·lit·tling, be·lit·tles 1. To represent or speak of as contemptibly small or unimportant; disparage: a person who belittled our efforts to do the job right. the activity that may be going on. Which leads me to make another suggestion to include in ideas for "the self-help arts": Remember to put yourself first. That sounds like an easy thing to do, and it may be for some, but I tend to strive to maintain a normal activity level when I'm with family and friends. I need to remember that it's OK to relinquish some responsibility and say: "I'm sorry, I can't do that." Susan Broussard, via e-mail |
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