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The Holidays – Happy Times or Just More Stress

Suzanne Mintz
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Award-Winning President and Co-Founder of the National Family...

Suzanne Mintz

Wednesday, December 12, 2007
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Everyone I know, whether they are a family caregiver or not, approaches the holidays with a mixture of anticipation and dread. The anticipation part is filled with memories of childhood, going to grandma's for Thanksgiving holiday dinner and jumping in the leaf pile, or eating her special stuffin...
  1. Suzanne
    Mazie
    Thursday, December 27, 2007 at 06:59 PM
    that is a real nice article on stress if I can do all that  I will have felt I helped my sister
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    Lauren A
    Wednesday, January 02, 2008 at 12:09 PM
    I agree.  It's really about what makes you happy and cutting back on "what's expected."  There have been times we didn't send holiday cards.  This year I actually stayed home for the first time (it took recovering from an auto accident to slow me down) but had quiet visits on other days during break with my dad and my best friend-much more relaxing.  I'm hoping to continue to "pace myself" into the New Year.
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