I?m a mom, but I?m not invincible
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Now is not a good time to get sick. If you don?t tackle all the stuff that needs to be done, things are just going to snowball. It would derail everything. Also, don?t think for one minute that people at work forgot about the day you took off last week when your kid had strep. Just push through.
We?re smart women. So why do we think we?re invincible"
Two young moms I know died of infectious diseases, both on the same day in late winter, five years apart. Each had two young children. And they were both the kind of capable people you?d want on your team?you knew they?d tackle even the most complex challenges with high energy and minimal fuss.
I?ve talked about their loss a lot. At first, it was to parse the shock and hear it echo back. If they?re not invincible, none of us is. Now when I tell their stories, I direct them at the caregivers in my life. Pay attention, and take your health seriously. I hope by doling out this advice often enough, I?ll start to follow it, too. Because when a hellish week hits, I know how surprisingly hard it is to prioritize self-care. ?You?re so busy caring for other people, it can be easy to lose track of your own health and well-being,? says Batya Grundland, maternity care lead at Women?s College Hospital in Toronto. ?But you can?t care for your family effectively if you?re not caring for yourself.?
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