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I am so sorry to hear about your loss. A loss of a child is never easy and there are several options you have to try and help you deal with your loss. Have you tried counseling? There are also help groups for parents who have lost children to help you cope.

Here is a website from Compassionate Friends which is an organization especially for parents who have lost children http://www.compassionatefriends.org/home.aspx.

For your question though, here is what research suggests:

Many studies show that stress can cause your blood to clot. Once your blood clots, you are at higher risk for a heart attack.

There is no clear documentation that stress is the immediate cause of heart disease although the heart is affected in a round about way. Stress is known to cause high blood pressure and cholesterol. So, if you are experiencing these things, you may exercise less, smoke and change your lifestyle habits to endure your stress. Everyone deals with stress in different ways, so it may effect you but not me.

When a person is stressed, your hormones are elevated, for example, your adrenaline. Anytime your hormones are elevated, this puts more stress on your body than we know. Have you ever heard of the man that picked up a car after he was in an accident with his family which were trapped under the car? His adrenaline was so high that he became “Superman” in a sense. Can you imagine how he felt after the adrenaline settled down in his body? Probably exhausted. Popeye syndrome....

Stress causes many ill effects on the body but as I mentioned earlier, it effects everyone differently. If you are concerned about your stress levels, here is a link from Medicine.net that explains how to reduce stress in your life http://www.medicinenet.com/stress_and_heart_disease/page5.htm#relax.

I hope this helps. Please keep us updated.

February 6, 2010 - 9:49am

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