I have a younger sister that has NF, actually three younger sisters.
Our mother also has NF. I never did develope NF and neither has my
daughter. Our mother had a pour outlook regarding the NF, people
stared and she was very self concious. The reason I am writing, my
sister is going thru some emotionally rough times right now, her self
esteem is so low that she found herself looking very closly at her
profile and now regards herself as a monster. To be very honest, I
can not relate to what she feels like and I don't know what to tell
her. If I can get her to agree to it, do you all think that maybe
you guys can help her thru this. She does have an email address, but
I want to get her permission first before I send it out. She also
has other issues that all seem to tie into having NF. Our mother
never dealt with it very well, so I'm sure that has alot to do with
it. Our mother also had other mental problems, I remember her
getting so mad at me because I did not have NF, she would tell me
that when I turned 21 I would wake up one morning with all these
bumps all over and if I was married my husband would leave me and my
children would leave as well. Needless to say, the relationship with
the family is not a very good one. I do care very much for my
sister, but I also know that she will not do the searching for help.
Please let me know what you think.