From the Editor's Computer
I get some interesting reactions from people
when I tell them I have a stressed liver.
Some are sure I need a liver
transplant. I don’t. My liver is merely tired from working too
hard. It is not damaged.
Some need a “label” (aka diagnosis) to wrap
their heads around what my situation is.
A stressed liver obviously isn’t a good enough description or label in
their minds. They want to hear that I
have something more exotic like fibromyalgia or celiac disease. A stressed liver is too plain and ordinary.
Others say: “Never heard of it” or “an organ
can’t be stressed” and they completely shut down. As far as they are concerned, if they have
not heard of it, it doesn't exist, and for them, it doesn’t and never will.
It is entirely possible for any body part or
organ to be stressed. A heart attack
results from a stressed heart. Diabetes
is from a severely stressed pancreas.
Cramps are the result of stressed muscles. I could go on and on.
“There are more things in heaven and
earth, Horatio/Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. “ Shakespeare, Hamlet
There really is so little we truly know
about our world, our bodies, and even ourselves.
We should be willing to learn what we can and
invite conversation by saying, “I’ve never heard of it. Tell me more…”
Beth
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