Watching footy (and American footy) kept me sane during the period that
my then fiancée was going through discovery, diagnosis, surgery and treatment.
Watching a sports match is the absolute best thing for me to relax. Work was the only other thing which could distract me as much and even then keeping my mind off it for 8 hours a day, five days a week was not really possible. Couldn't focus on reading books, watching anything with a plot at all.
Sports is not at all important, as Dandy says, but on the other hand it is so utterly immersive that the world stands still from kick off until final whistle. When you're in that situation you have to be switched on all the time to care for your partner both physically and spiritually, so I found it really therapeutic to just switch off my brain and watch footy for 90 minutes now and again.
Posted By: Steve in Holland on January 21st 2018 at 19:09:51
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- Watching footy (and American footy) kept me sane during the period that (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 21, 19:09:51
- Yeah, very very true. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jan 21, 18:14:42
- Mum passed away from Cancer, she was 38 or so. Strange when I was young... (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jan 21, 17:47:51
- It's the tie that binds sometimes (General Chat) - Miles Dewey Creosote, Jan 21, 19:01:34
- Yes. And well played for caring and feeling. Friend of mine died last week of cancer... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jan 21, 17:32:20
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