Yesterday Scott had an appointment with his cardiologist and received an excellent report. I immediately felt a weight of anxiety lift when the doctor said we didn't need to return for six months. It has been a difficult summer as we struggled with the medication, recovery, rehabilitation and a completely new diet. After months of change, I think we are finally settling into a quasi-comfortable post-cardiac event routine.
Settling into a new normal has allowed me to start to relax and breath. I have spent months on high alert and my body is wearing down. I think I need to invest a little more effort into my own self-care or I won't be much good for anybody. I suppose this is an issue for most (probably all) moms. We, collectively, need to do a better job extending the same grace and courtesy to ourselves that we do to everybody else.
Here's to self-care!
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