_Re: Any success living on college campus?

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Hi , thanks for replying.

I wholeheartedly agree with you... she definitely needs to try living on campus

and I wouldn't dream of stopping her - I surprised and thrilled that she's even

willing to try after being so against it for so many years. I won't tell her

about my fears, either, and I pray that it will work out and that it will be the

best time of her life!

I also hope her meds will be right by the fall, but I'm not really counting on

it. We've struggled for the last ten years to find the right combination of meds

with side effects she can tolerate, but it's been an uphill struggle and we've

just about run out of new options. But she is doing much better this spring than

she was in the winter and fall - so hopefully, things will stay relatively

stable.

Thanks again,

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> I can definitely see your point about being worried to send you daughter to

school when her meds aren't right. Although even though her meds aren't right

now, she won't be going until the fall is that right? By then, her meds may be

great. In my opinion if she wants to live on campus I would let her go (as hard

as that will be.) I would at least let her try it out...it may end up being the

best thing in the world for her. If you and she feel it isn't working out, then

she can move home. I would just hate to not let her try something out like that

for fear of what may happen. If your fear does come true, then I would just

deal with that at that time. Just my thoughts...I don't have a teenager, but

having been a college student myself I think I would have resented my parents if

they said I could not have that experience. Good luck.

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> From: rnelson3@...

> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:08:09 +0000

> Subject: Any success living on college campus?

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> Hi everyone,

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> My dd is graduating from high school this year and has always said she wanted

to commute to college - in fact, she only applied to college & universities that

were close to home.

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> Saturday before last, we spent the day on campus (it's only 25 minutes away)

and she decided that she wanted to try living on campus IF she can get a private

bedroom and bathroom through Disability Services (she not only has OCD &

depression, but also gastrointestinal issues).

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> I was so glad she was willing to try - it would be so wonderful if she could

live on campus and become more independent and really be a part of campus life -

but just today I started having second thoughts (I haven't told her how I'm

feeling). She had a bad day today, she's not sleeping well (because of meds) and

she was feeling very low. I'm really worried that she won't be able to handle

the pressure on-campus and that she won't be able to take care of herself

(remember to take her meds, etc.) I wouldn't be concerned if her medications

were working really well (consistently) and without so many side effects - but

that's not the case.

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> Has anyone in the group sent your teen off to college when their meds weren't

just right? If so, how did it work out? Was it a good experience? Were they

successful living on campus or did they end up getting worse (and then have to

come back home?)

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> Thanks in advance for sharing...

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