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SharonW1124
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(9/19/02 4:54 pm)
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Transitioning to Adulthood
Hello! I dont have a ton of time to post right now but I really wanted to get this topic started. I'm Sharon. I am 27 now and have been sick since I was 10. I went thru a time when I was critically ill and bedridden. I was like that for a very long time, and actually it was easier for me to cope then compared to how hard got to cope as I began to improve. Having so much of myself and my identity wrapped up in my illness, I had to begin to redefine myself. Figuring out who I really am, seperate from my illness, is a process that I am still working on. Also, I think that when I was so sick I was really not as aware of how much of my life I was missing. Now, 10 years have passed, and I am doing better but I have missed all of my teenage years and I cant get that back. I think it is hader to cope now. I am supposed to be an adult. But I am still sick and that keeps me more connected to and dependant on my family. I can't have a toatlly noraml life becaue of my illness. But I have made adult decisions to commit to a relationship and have kids. So, I should feel like an adult shouldn't I? But thats what loosing all of your teenage years does. I know now that it didn't really hace to be that way. That things probaby could have been handeled differently. But we just didn't know any better 10 years ago. Now, I am 27, and have 3 kids and still don't feel like a real adult sometimes because I'm sick. What I'm hoping is that the lessons that I've learned and that some of the other older patients on this site have learned from their experiences can be passed along so that those of you reading this who are teens now can learn from what we've been thru and hopefully go thru this transition easier.

SharonW1124
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(10/16/02 4:05 pm)
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driving
I'm signed up with a driving school. :yay Their add says that they specailize in nervous adults and that they also are certified to do rehab and handicapped driving instruction. They scheduled me for 4 three hour sessions. 8:30-11:30 am next Tues ans Wed and same thing the following week. I am sooooo scared. :worry But they say it's ok and that I'll be ready for my test on Nov 15. They will review with me that morning and take me to that too. So cross your fingers, wish me luck, and stay off the roads for a while. :eek

~sharon :)

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