Well, here it goes. My stepdaughter has epilepsy and it seems to be based on stress levels mixed with overall attitude. We recently moved from Montana to Colorado because of work, and I will likely have to move again after returning from FLETC (for more training). We'll be moving to the "other side" of the reservation I work on, which is in Utah. We have made a few ER trips due to the severity of the seizures and have appointments set in Salt Lake City with a specialist.
The thing that gets me is that we also have a young son (toddler) that my wife has to take care of also and it makes things stressful when our daughter has another seizure. My wife tends to freak out easily and that can make things worse, causing me to get frustrated with my wife definitely making things worse. Luckily, the Chief of Police and my Lieutenant are cool with everything so far mainly because I have kept them aware of any issues, but my mind starts to wander a bit sometimes. Will my stepdaughter be ok? Will I ever be penalized work wise due to this situation? The scary part I think is the unknown aspect of epilepsy. We always have emergency medicine for her and have gotten a service dog too, but I'm wondering if there is anything else that I can do? I love my stepdaughter and want to do whatever it takes to take care of her. I guess at this point, I can say that this is the part of parenting that I don't enjoy. It hurts to see my kids in pain or affected by an illness. Has anyone else had to deal with this type of situatuion before?
The thing that gets me is that we also have a young son (toddler) that my wife has to take care of also and it makes things stressful when our daughter has another seizure. My wife tends to freak out easily and that can make things worse, causing me to get frustrated with my wife definitely making things worse. Luckily, the Chief of Police and my Lieutenant are cool with everything so far mainly because I have kept them aware of any issues, but my mind starts to wander a bit sometimes. Will my stepdaughter be ok? Will I ever be penalized work wise due to this situation? The scary part I think is the unknown aspect of epilepsy. We always have emergency medicine for her and have gotten a service dog too, but I'm wondering if there is anything else that I can do? I love my stepdaughter and want to do whatever it takes to take care of her. I guess at this point, I can say that this is the part of parenting that I don't enjoy. It hurts to see my kids in pain or affected by an illness. Has anyone else had to deal with this type of situatuion before?
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