Carol knows how stress can interfere with one's health as she suffers from environmental illness and sensivity to chemicals. She once told me that we could either laugh or cry at her situation. I remained quiet and she said, "laugh all ready." She has come across her own battles with doctors not believing the source of her anxiety. Yet we both agree to vent and laugh at what they don't understand, rather than fall apart.
Sensitivity to chemicals causes a variety of symptoms to take place including inability to walk, confusion and breathing problems. It is with Carol's illness that she can understand what I also go through. We are able to vent frustrations when the medical profession doesn't get it or family either...for that matter. Yet it is that laugh and the Tee Hee that proves to be a common response when all is not well.
Carol also has a serious, tender side as a masterful poet. Her words are filled with the deepest meaning of faith and challenges. It is with hope that someday she will have a collection of poems in print. If you would like to contact Carol, please email me at: [email protected] |
