With Mayo Clinic oncologist Edward T. Creagan, M.D.

Good day fellow pilgrims:

If ever we doubt the role of stress, just "Google" it. I found 242 million citations today.

The theme of pets is so important. They provide unconditional love and affection no matter how bad was our day.

And even if we are in a funk, Fido the puppy has to be fed and walked and Spot the cat needs care. We have a purpose. They depend on us.

But if we do not take care of ourselves with rest, exercise, proper diet and time alone, it is very difficult to keep up the pace of life.

We each have limits. A list of what I need to do today has been a survival tactic. But when I lose the list, the demons of stress and pressure again knock on the door. It is not stress that does us in, but how we react to it.

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