Hi Robin!
Well, when I was younger, my mom would come to pick me up at the school or at the hospital, and she would act worried. Her facial espression, the way that she hovered around me... That's what made me feel guilty. The fact that she was worried. My dad, on the other hand, would walk in, smile, and say something along the lines of " You must really want to get out of taking that test..." And I'd laugh, and know that things were going to be okay. Then, when I was about your daughters age, I got a little snippy becuase it seemed everytime I was getting ready to test for my drivers license, I'd have a seizure. Talk about feeling out of the typical teen loop. Trust me...my seizures made me feel very different from my peers. Especially since my mom was so paranoid, that she wouldn't even let me go swimming unless my little brothers went with me. I think she would have flattened the tires on my bike if she would have thought about it. The thing is, I didn't want my seizures to impact anybody else in my family. I already knew that it did...at least to some effect. But I just wanted to be able to deal with it and move on.
Also, as for the glucose test, I had to have one done after I crashed my car into a house.
Long story short, my blood sugar was low, I didn't have breakfast, and drove to work. On the way, just as I was pulling out of the driveway, I had a seizure and rolled into the house across the street. Luckily I was going slow, so I didn't break their wall. I only broke their gas main, and I paid to have that fixed the same day. The paramedics insisted I go be seen by a doctor. 2 hours after eating at an Indian restaurant, my blood sugar tested at a 66. Definitely way too low. That's how I found out that I needed to watch my blood sugar.
The thing is, you can protect your daughter from alot...but you can't protect her from everything. Also, just remember how she must feel. My seizures kept me from dating (after all who wants to date someone who flops around on the floor like a dying fish?) until I was older. And I'll be honest, that made me feel hurt too. But you know what/ I have a fantastic husband who takes care of me like a queen. And he's good looking too.
So there's hope for your daughter.
There's still good guys out there. The thing is, just let her be a kid....and remember to try to have a sense of humor. The more relaxed you appear to be about the seizures, the more relaxed and accepting she'll be.
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