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“It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy.”

HESIOD

Everything seems to happen at once when there is a medical crisis in the family. It matters little whether we are ill ourselves or we are caregivers—anarchy reigns. We are pulled in many different directions simultaneously, and we are challenged on many levels.

On the physical side there are appointments, treatments, and medications to attend to; there are countless things to do and places to go. We may face powerful new feelings such as despair or terror, as well as uncomfortable old feelings, including guilt and self-pity, which have resurfaced in entirely new ways. At the spiritual level, our faith may be challenged; we may feel let down by God, angry at God, victimized by God.

Clearly, all of this turmoil and pressure must be dealt with, and soon. But how? As simplistic as it may sound, the only way to make progress at each of these levels is to put first things first. Instead of diving in impulsively and trying to do everything at once, we must clear our minds, establish priorities, schedule our time, and deal with one thing at a time, one step at a time.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Simple solutions are always the best.