A long way off really, but I have a very down & anxious not quite 13 yr old DD who is currently injured & stuck in a wheelchair & very ill for over 6 months now. She is too ill for school & it's not looking like she will make it back for possibly a long time yet. It's a very scary time for us all as we still don't fully understand what us going on & little seems to be happening to help her bar sorting her out a better wheelchair:(
Her dream for years now has been to study medicine, she thinks she would like to be a paediatric reconstructive surgeon & is more than bright enough with plenty of other useful creative skills too. In her mind her dream career is now over before she ever had a chance at it, which is making the current situation even harder for her to cope with, she's really depressed.
She does suffer with Ehlers Danlos Hypermobility, which thanks to hormones is making life hard & unpredictable for her in recent years. So currently this injury is an unknown quantity, but sadly it's not looking great, she missed most of year 7 & we are probably looking at a large chunk of year 8 too
I'm hoping that by having a clear idea of what she needs exam wise, I can help calm her down & realise that there will still be a way forward. If she's really determined to do this, which I don't doubt she is, then focussing just on the results she needs would help her feel less overwhelmed, if that makes sense.
Medicine is about as far away as it gets from my own or DHs Arts career paths, so I really don't have a clue what is best & I'm hoping for help for her.
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RockinHippy · 21/08/2015 04:28
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