somtimes, in pain, it is hard to remember that a life is a life is a life. a T went to school for years, probably married, had children and established a practice. they are genereally in their field to help people who have pain and need support and education about their issues.

that being said, a T has the same kinds of duties that the rest of us have. they shop, they go to school functions, they eat, sleep, get sick and perhaps go to church. and occasionally, they find time to take a vacation. they suffer burnout just as others do.

unless we've signed an agreement that a T is going to be on call for us 24/7, the T has a life of their own. when they are exercising their rights, those are the times that we have to suck it up and find some other way to help ourselves. supporting others is a good start. reading the forums and giving someone else some love and help goes a long ways towards helping us forget that we can't contact our Ts 100% of the time. xoxoxo pat