When an adult child with asthma needs surgery
Life is unpredictable My college aged daughter was having some medical problems and was unable to drive herself to the hospital, so I took drove her there and stayed with her It's always amusing when moms of young kids tell me that I'm so lucky that my kids are "all grown up and they don't need me anymore" 🙄 Most parents don't stop being a parent when their kids turn 18. Granted, there may be parents who do tell their kids that they are on their own when they finish high school....... But I have tried for years to keep my kids alive (literally). My three kids have had a combined total of 5 surgeries and 15 hospitalizations. My job was to watch over them and advocate for them. But things are different when they are over 18 I told my daughter that I am there to help and support her. But - since she is over 18, the doctors will talk to her and she gets to make all of the medical decisions As we waited in the ER, I realized that I was unprepared. My phone was