Hugs!

[kelly78]

I cannot fathom what one feels on the inside and deals with mentally on a daily basis. It breaks my heart to see my child in pain, depressed or his constant thoughts of what may occur down the road with this disease. It sucks because as a Mother I should have all the answers and the "Golden Band Aid" to heal it all, but I don't. :sign0085: I feel like I have failed as a parent. I am on a roller coaster of emotions. I try to be encouraging and supportive. Last night I was at a loss. As the tears fell down my face, the sharp pains in my heart and the overwhelming fear in my mind, I immediately looked on the computer for some kind of support group, someone who is going/has gone through the same racing emotions that I am. I needed to hear their thoughts, ideas, anything! I found this site and although my son will always have Crohn's and this website did not grant me a miracle and heal my child, it has given me relief in knowing there are many people out there with advice, support, knowledge and answers. Thank you. :ghug:
Now only to get my son to get on here I will :dusty:
One day at a time.

 

[kimmidwife]

Kelly,
It is rough. I am glad you found us. Please let us know how we can help. Just remember to take it day by day. You have not failed as a parent! Life give us hurdles and we do our best to overcome them.

 

[greypup]

((((((hugging)))))) you Kelly. We can all relate to those emotions and, you're right, there is a ton of information and support here. If only our doctors could be as great as this forum.

Hang in there.

 

[ronroush7]

I am glad you found this forum. You did not fail your child.

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[Mehita]

Welcome to the Forum! You're going to find a lot of great and supportive people here who understand what you're going through. We'd love to hear your story.

 

[Brian'sMom]

Kelly, I know just how you feel. I've even lashed out here recently. This disease does a number on a mom. I can say its the hardest thing I've ever had to deal with. I would pray and pray that I could take it from my son. Why him; so young, and not me?! This is a great place to be to find others who feel just like you do. Hopefully if you read my thread where I lash out...you'll know its from not being able to "Fix" this for my son and feeling so angry about it. I think everyone here even understands and forgives me. Glad you found us and You'll find lots of help here.
Sending Prayers your way

 

[Farmwife]

Hi Kelly,
Hugs to you from a mom that's been where you are. Sometimes I still feel I'm at the beginning.

My Grace is 4. That's it 4. So young and yet so strong. She amazes me everyday.

I love this forum because.............
I got/get to write things I can't say to others around me.
Not because they don't care, it's because they can't understand.
They've never had to rush into their kids room because her feeding tube came unplugged, they've never had to map out every bathroom in town.
They (family) still will laugh when I say don't go in that store bathroom because it's nasty.
But this forum has been through all of this and a lot more then me.

Hugs, it will get easier.

 

[Twiggy930]

:welcome:kelly78

I am with you on that roller coaster! It is so hard to watch your child have to deal with all these things and not be able to fix it. My son often deals with chronic abdominal pain that the docs have no answer for. I hate watching him in pain and I hate that it stops him from doing things. For the most part I think I keep my emotions together but I had a bit of a melt down last week. I spent the day at work fighting back tears and when I finally got home I just crawled in bed and cried for a LONG time. I then numbed my brain with some mindless tv for the rest of the evening. The next morning I felt WAY better. I think that sometimes it is all a bit too much and we just need to allow ourselves time to step back and have a good cry.

:hang:

 

[positivemum]

We're all feeling it with you. We've all been there or are still there and it is terrible. These kids are incredible and every day i marvel at hat my son is coping and dealing with. I take strength from his attitude to it all. this forum is a godsend.