Terminal Illness is a horrible thing to be dealt with in life and it is also difficult on the family. Between stress, frustrating communication, negative energy and not knowing what to do about the terminal illness, family members can enter a very dark time in their lifes. Fortunately, there is a better way to process this information. By staying on the path (as @JockoWillink talks about in his podcasts) you can train your mind and body to better cope, learn and cherish the time spent with your terminally ill loved one(s). By educating yourself on the specific terminal illness, you become better equipped with what to expect from your family member suffering from their illness and how to prevent it from happening to you. By reframing how you communicate with your ill family member, you can work around the frustrations you might have and unlock new ways to communicate. All this is needed to manage the stress of this hardship of caring for a sick family member.
My mom has had Alzheimer’s for quite some time now and it has been challenging on everyone to cope with the stress this brings to our family. In this podcast, I read a letter I wrote to a friend who recently found out their loved one was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. I hope you find this podcast motivational to stay on the path, to invest in yourself, get educated, and learn how you communicate with them better so you can level up your abilities to better cope/learn/cherish your time spent with your terminally ill loved one.
References
TED Talk
https://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_genova_what_you_can_do_to_prevent_alzheimer_s
Book references:
“The 5am Club” written by Robin Sharma
https://www.robinsharma.com/book/the-5am-club
