bear1973
Distinguished member
- Joined
- Mar 12, 2015
- Messages
- 129
- Reason
- PALS
- Diagnosis
- 05/2015
- Country
- CA
- State
- Ontario
- City
- Barrie
Hello all,
I have a question for the forum, and would like as much feedback as possible.
I have been dating someone now for about 3 months. The chemistry has been very good between us and we've really hit things off well. She saw me fall recently and was very concerned, mostly because the harsh reality of the disease was apparent.
The* challenging part involves her 5 year old daughter. Her daughter saw me fall about 3 weeks ago, and while I was relatively unharmed, her daughter became concerned about my safety, wanted to help me up, hold the door open etc. My friend recently informed me that her daughter had a recurring nightmare about a violent fall, which added to the concern.*This further upset my friend, as she is increasingly worried about the effect the disease will have on her daughter as it progresses.
We had a talk tonight and are both unsure as to what to do next. Most importantly, we want to make sure that her daughter is capable of coping with the disease without being harmed, as she is too young to be able to really process the disease and what it entails. We both fear, for different reasons that we are being selfish about the relationship as it* going so well, and are concerned we are not putting the child's best interests first.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated as this is an extraordinary situation for both of us.
Thanks in advance.
I have a question for the forum, and would like as much feedback as possible.
I have been dating someone now for about 3 months. The chemistry has been very good between us and we've really hit things off well. She saw me fall recently and was very concerned, mostly because the harsh reality of the disease was apparent.
The* challenging part involves her 5 year old daughter. Her daughter saw me fall about 3 weeks ago, and while I was relatively unharmed, her daughter became concerned about my safety, wanted to help me up, hold the door open etc. My friend recently informed me that her daughter had a recurring nightmare about a violent fall, which added to the concern.*This further upset my friend, as she is increasingly worried about the effect the disease will have on her daughter as it progresses.
We had a talk tonight and are both unsure as to what to do next. Most importantly, we want to make sure that her daughter is capable of coping with the disease without being harmed, as she is too young to be able to really process the disease and what it entails. We both fear, for different reasons that we are being selfish about the relationship as it* going so well, and are concerned we are not putting the child's best interests first.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated as this is an extraordinary situation for both of us.
Thanks in advance.