Guest guest Posted March 3, 2003 Report Share Posted March 3, 2003 Farrah, I always point out to my girls how others are worse off then they are. Like when we are in the hospital and I will see a young kid in a wheel chair. I'll say see what that kid has to deal with. I know it is hard but we really need to count our blessing it could be worse. Deb A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2003 Report Share Posted March 3, 2003 Hey y'all. I have a question. How do y'all handle the age old question of Mommy how come I am sick and my sibling is not? I must admit this is really giving me a time. How do you answer something like that? Farrah, mommy to Charlie 3yo w/cf and 7 mos no/cf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2003 Report Share Posted March 3, 2003 So far we just handle it with every one is born with different challenges. Of course my kid with cf is 2, so I am speaking from the standpoint of my others. Two have different learning disabilities, one has adhd, one has a speech impairment from being tongue tied for the first four years of her life. We all have difficulties in our lives. Yes some are more severe than others...but then again, they may not seem as severe to the person who is really struggling with what we might call a minor problem. I remember when some cfparents were complaining about clueless parents complaning about kids with earinfections... I remember when ear infections in one of our non cf kids was a big deal. After all she'd had one for 16 months of her 18-month-old life and they were disruptive enough to keep her from walking.... So the grass is always greener...or drier if you prefer. :-) hope my meadering makes sense Dawn mom of 4, 7 and under, the youngest wcf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2003 Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 The easiest way is to make examples say grandpa has a hearing aid or the next door neighbor wears glasses.We were all made different and some people have things you can see that they need help with and some have things you can't see that they need make them sick. BeckyB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2003 Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 My boys are very " up " on everything there is to know about CF. (Life shortening is the only thing they don't know). Eddie, he's 8, is just way too inquisitive to not be included in his treatment. He knows about the gene, the medications and everything. He knows that everybody's body is different and I also have pointed out children in the hospital and explained different things to him. They say that CF children are mentally more mature than other children their age. The reason for this is all the medical knowledge they learn, plus the fact that they know that their bodies are not indistructable. They also learn responsiblily in maintaining their bodies. But I do know that they are just kids. And I let them be kids. That is so important too. mom of 2 w/cf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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