phone call with Neurologist in PA this morning

[lele]

Hi Anne,

Thank you for your post, it was inspiring. If I could fast forward to the future and see my son as a young man with a happy normal life and not socially ostracized, I would wish for that and breath a deep sigh of relief. My son will be 9 next month and I worry myself to pieces about him every single day. In April it will be 3 years since this started and I know the anxiety is taking years off my life. I think his tics are mild/moderate, I'm really not sure exactly. Some days below the radar, other days obvious. Fortunately so far nothing that is disruptive in the classroom, etc. I understand we are going into the worst years and I wish I could just hold my breath until he's 20 and see him coming out just fine. Fortunately, my husband has a much more positive outlook and just keeps saying he is going to be fine.

Thanks for listening...

Sandy

Hi Sandy,

"I worry myself to pieces about him every single day. In April it will be 3 years since this started and I know the anxiety is taking years off my life. " You are talking about me!!

[patty]

Thanks all for sharing and i feel exactly the way you do. I can't wait till my kids are adults. I enjoy my kids but all the worrying has been taking a toll on my health.

 

Pat

[jdmom]

I have always been a worrier and now that I've been given something "real" to worry about I'm fighting depression. Although my husband says, don't worry, he's going to be fine, I know he is concerned but just doesn't like to talk about it. So I'm glad I found this forum to relate to others willing to share their experiences and share some moral support. So thanks everyone!