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<blockquote data-quote="pavlosn" data-source="post: 680326" data-attributes="member: 22572"><p>Seeing your child suffer must be any parent's worst nightmare.</p><p></p><p>I am full of admiration for what you write, not just because you are coping, as you say, was there ever any other option, but because you seem very in touch with the way you feel about the whole situation.</p><p></p><p>Copying may have been the only option, but you still have to be strong enough to manage it. It is not easy and not a given.</p><p></p><p>Something like this, a serious diagnosis for a loved one particularly a child, involves a similar process of loss and grief as a bereavement. Psychologists state that we pass through various stages during our grief process: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. The sequence in which we experience these and the period of time we each spent in each stage. differs from person to person, in accordance with our personalities and circumstances.</p><p></p><p>In your case, you have had to be strong for your child. So I suspect that you have had little time to properly grieve and are still working your way through the various stages, probably shifting from one to the other and back again. Hence the emotional roller coaster.</p><p></p><p>Things will get better with time.</p><p></p><p>Diabetes is a serious condition but it is one that is manageable, can be controlled and does allow for a full and satisfying life as long as you respect and play by its rules.</p><p></p><p>Please stick around and use this forum to rant or seek advice from its many knowledgable members who are all too happy to share the benefit of their experience.</p><p></p><p>If you search I am sure there is even a section of the forum just for parents.</p><p></p><p>Welcome and best wishes </p><p></p><p>Pavlos</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pavlosn, post: 680326, member: 22572"] Seeing your child suffer must be any parent's worst nightmare. I am full of admiration for what you write, not just because you are coping, as you say, was there ever any other option, but because you seem very in touch with the way you feel about the whole situation. Copying may have been the only option, but you still have to be strong enough to manage it. It is not easy and not a given. Something like this, a serious diagnosis for a loved one particularly a child, involves a similar process of loss and grief as a bereavement. Psychologists state that we pass through various stages during our grief process: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. The sequence in which we experience these and the period of time we each spent in each stage. differs from person to person, in accordance with our personalities and circumstances. In your case, you have had to be strong for your child. So I suspect that you have had little time to properly grieve and are still working your way through the various stages, probably shifting from one to the other and back again. Hence the emotional roller coaster. Things will get better with time. Diabetes is a serious condition but it is one that is manageable, can be controlled and does allow for a full and satisfying life as long as you respect and play by its rules. Please stick around and use this forum to rant or seek advice from its many knowledgable members who are all too happy to share the benefit of their experience. If you search I am sure there is even a section of the forum just for parents. Welcome and best wishes Pavlos [/QUOTE]
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