Re: Stress prior to onset of TM

Jo Ellen Finkelstein (ghellen(AT)ninenet.com)
Fri, 13 Nov 1998 11:05:37 -0600

BEELIEVER2(AT)aol.com wrote:
>
> I was very interested to read about others having significant stress prior to
> onset of TM. I separated from my husband in December '97, took a leave of
> absence to take care of my best friend who was dying from ovarian cancer for 5
> months; she passed away in 5 '98; started a new job; moved into a home with my
> son; began counseling for my son. . . .was diagnosed 9/25/98. It seems that
> stress definately was part of the picture for me! It is my understanding,
> that many auto-immune processes start this way?!? LZHi LZ Joellen here, I too was under stress when TM hit. I lost my
husband of 17 months after a long bout of cancer, and six months to the
day TM struck! Joellen