'This is a season': four things that helped me cope during my son's illness | Janet Gibson

There were days when fear threatened to crush both of us. In these tough times I’d like to pass on some tools for survival

None of us know how to do this. In many ways the fact that we are all struggling together gives us the chance to be open about how hard this is. The whole world is being asked to change, to distance ourselves, to hibernate, with little chance to prepare. There are many who have lost jobs. Many of us face sickness. None of us know how to do this. You are not the only one who is scared. We are all suffering from some level of adjustment disorder.

I can’t speak with authority about the way governments and societies will meet these enormous challenges but I can offer a tiny personal roadmap for coping with really tough times. I scratched it out during a camping trip that was absolute hell. The next bit is hard, because the location of the camping trip turns everyone off, but stick with me. I want to pass on some simple tools for survival during times when everything goes wrong.

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