I'm 24 years old and have had my share of trials and tribulations like many others. Some issues I have over-come, some I am still trying to deal with, and some obstacles just seem to continue to pour in.
I'm currently pregnant with twins, and my significant other is in GA going through medical school. I live with his mother, whom I very much consider to be like a mother to me [I call her Ma. I know, sounds like the Golden Girls : ) ]. Ma helped (along with my counselor) face my eating disorder and self-injury head on and recover. Though like alcoholism, the ED and SI are issues that will always be with me.
Ma and I both deal with annoying allergies, heart troubles, and the joys of ADHD. Ma was recently diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer and we are looking at this in all angles to see how to make it over this next mountain.
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- By JulesAN
- Posted May 27, 2009 at 7:20 pm · 2 replies
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- By chewylou
- Posted May 28, 2009 at 11:27 am
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Sounds like you are full of stength, support and great wisdom for such a young woman! Stay optimistic and educate yourself..luckily your SI is in the medical field. Good luck and know that the life challenges you are facing are not only lessons, but blessings. :)
- By JulesAN
- Posted May 28, 2009 at 11:52 am
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Thank you for your kind thoughts and support! You are right about educating yourself, especially with the way Dr.'s are now-a-days. Thus, I do attempt to educate myself with all of the challenges that have affected either myself or someone I care about, not to say I know everything about an issue but I try to at least know something so I don't feel so blind-sided. Though I try to stay opimistic, every day can be a struggle. -- Thank you again!!! Take Care and Best Wishes!
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