Jennifer Kirk: take the break needed to cope with emotional turmoil

http://trueslant.com/jenniferkirk/2009/08/10/the-injury-that-you-cant-wrap/#more-326

A very insightful article based on her experience of losing her mom to breast cancer and not taking the needed break to cope with her emotional turmoil but "pushing through". She suggests that taking a break to heal from an emotional hurt is just as necessary and important as taking a break to heal physical injury.

There's a football player for the Philadelphia Eagles who struggles with depression. He is regularly ripped in the forums for not playing. People just don't understand emotional injuries.

I think sasha knew the wisdom of taking time of as did Shen and Zhao. It makes their olympics all the more special.