

Carla Friesen ~ Chronic Pain Co ©2021
- Mar 23, 2021
- 2 min
Personality or Stress Response?
I feel like parenting a child with chronic pain has changed me in so many ways. I have definitely grown in my empathy, wisdom, and flexibility. But I also feel like I have become more lazy. More selfish. And more anxious. Let’s break these down a little because I think I am probably not alone… Feeling lazy
• Don’t want to fold the laundry (or do any household chores)
• Want to watch tv
• Don’t want to exercise
• Tired of thinking about what to make for dinner all the ti

Carla Friesen ~ Chronic Pain Co ©2021
- Mar 2, 2021
- 3 min
Flexible Expectations Make the Journey a Little Easier
I used to think Greta might become an engineer. Or a lawyer. She was great at math and science. Better than anyone else in the family. She won awards, was well-rounded, was captain of the volleyball team, faster than most of the boys in PE, was an impressive critical thinker, an amazing artist and an entrepreneur. We marveled at how she could probably be good at any job she wanted. In fact we used to dare her to get a B on her report card. She wouldn’t do it. It almos