My doctor, a gp, recomends meditation for dealing with pain too. So, it may
help  kill (or help) the both things with one stone. Ken, you sound like
one of these people who must learn to say no. Ben is a big boy, he is young
and agile, let him come get whatever he needs; same with your daughter.
Heck, as soon as I was in college my mom stopped schelping me around.
Simply explain to your family that you have serious medical conditions and
if they want you to live to be 67 or whatever, you have to take better care
of yourself.

Mag

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> [Original Message]
> From: Kathleen Salkin <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 12/16/2005 5:39:29 PM
> Subject: Re: i have a blood pressure problem
>
> I've been told that pain can elevate your blood pressure, Ken, so
> it'd make sense that chronic pain would increase your hypertension.
>
>
> Kat
>
> On 16 Dec 2005, at 20:25, ken barber wrote:
>
> > i actually do try to do this when i am alone.
> >
> > someone ask if i had other symptoms. i have had quite
> > a bit of pain for years so it would be easy to miss
> > another one. actually pain for as long as mine has
> > been can be a stress factor itself. and i'll be the
> > first to admit that i have over the last couple years
> > and the last one in particular have had multiple
> > stress factors one on top of another. it has been from
> > every angle. so that is the first suspect. there could
> > be others.