@Lilian 

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Lilian

Just diagnosed 15yrs old

Hi, I have joined as my 15yr daughter was diagnosed with RRMS a week ago. I’m trying to get my head round it and looking to see how best I can help her. She is not ready to seek this forum out at this moment in time but hopefully as we move forward, she will. We have an amazing neurologist at Great Ormond Street who is very straight talking which we both appreciate. Any help and advice would be gratefully received.
@KeepSmyelin99

Hi @lilian I’ve just been diagnosed myself (although I’m a bit older at 20 years old). It was so lovely of you to join the forum to help your daughter - she has a wonderful Mum in you 💕 I’ve found a great thing about this forum is the fact that you can speak with people close to your own age, situation and experience in life. If at any point your daughter wants to get in touch, I’m only ever a message away 😊 Tips I can think of for helping her aren’t much different than you would usually treat a teenage girl: just chat if she wants to chat but understand that sometimes she’ll want space and time to process things herself. The most important thing for both of you might be discussing independence, and meeting with friends. My own mother likes to make sure I’m safe and comfortable when I’m not at the house but sometimes I feel she wants to wrap me in bubble wrap 😂 At the end of the day, we know our mothers love us and that’s the whole reason you joined this forum! 😉 If there’s anything else that’s more specific that comes to mind, just message or post and I’m sure someone will reply swiftly. I hope this has helped and I wish you both the best of luck!

@Lilian

@keepsmyelin Thank you so much for you’re reply, everything is still very new and raw, especially for my daughter. She is still recovering from her second relapse, we have only just finished 5 days of steroids. She is seeing a psychologist tomorrow so I’m hoping that will be beneficial for her in terms of accepting this. I’m hoping she will join soon as I think it will help her. We are looking forward to her 16th birthday in two weeks and I’m hoping to arrange a night out with her friends as a surprise. She is starting on DMD’s in September . Thank you for the support, there’s not much out there for children/teenagers with MS so finding this forum will be very beneficial.