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....but I did not expect it to come so soon. Caleb wants to get tested! He will be 13 this summer.
We talked about it. I asked him why? He said because he wanted to live his life differently or something like that. So I asked him questions about that. You know what would he do different if he had HD? And we talked about those things and how he could and should do those things anyway.
We talked about the possibility of it being positive and him not being able to handle the results. What if it depressed him and he couldn't deal with it? He thinks he can handle it?
We
also talked about the things that you normally don't think about until you are grown up and that is life insurance, etc., and I told him that IF and before he was tested I would want to get some things in order for him just in case he was positive. I also explained to him that there are some things that I need to get in order for myself before this is done, and right now I am not financially in a position to do this. I am still awaiting my court date for my social security hearing and it's really starting drag out
Basically I ended it with this. "Let me get my things in order and I'll get tested. If my test comes back positive then we will talk about you getting tested."
The question is is he to young to let him to be tested should it
come to that? Is he old enough to make that decision for himself? This is a very difficult one he seemed very mature about the whole thing and certain about what he wanted, and he wants to know. I'm pretty sure he wants to know one way or another he wants to know. The things that scares me is that he is just entering his teenage years and you all know how the emotional roller coaster of hormones can be through these years, and what if he does want to know today and maybe even tomorrow and he's fine whatever the outcome, but then he hits a low point and he's not fine with it anymore. The teen years are so touch and go for some teens I don't know if it's worth the risk.
Just wanted some feedback from you all on this. Especially the YOUNGER crowd and those who have been through this with the younger crowd. And the pro's are welcome to give some feedback here as
well.
Thanks,
Rhonda
Rhonda Holscher
(513) 257-9609
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