Tina Hancock, an MG patient advocate, shares how setting daily boundaries helps her reduce stress and stay in control while living with MG.
Transcript
Well, the big thing for me is — I had to figure out my personal schedule. I determine when it’s my best operating parameters — and for me, as between 11 and 2.
I mean, that’s when I set up all my appointments and interviews and everything. Friends can go a little bit beyond that.
But I absolutely turn off my phone before 10 a.m. — and after 8 p.m. and I don’t answer my phone after 6 p.m. — but I look at text and everything. I never respond to text immediately.
I always give myself time to look at something and figure out how I’m going to respond to a person. So that helps me to feel like I’m in control. It eliminates stress.
The other thing I do is I carry my phone with me, you know, everywhere — so that I don’t have to run to get something or if I need to, you know, have an emergency. It’s always right there.
