Mischa,
Do you still live with your parents? I know my parents were a little worried when I went away to college at 17, but hey, what can you do? I was only 2 hrs away. How far away is Las Vegas from you? I'm sure it's not easy for parents to leave, but at some point, they have to.
Like Liz said, let them know you can check in by phone, if something happens your friend is there. So you're not "completely" alone. And there's always 911.
What would they do if no one could come stay with you--would they miss the reunion? Let them know neither one of you can stop their lives because of epilepsy.
elizabeth
----- Original Message -----
From: Mischa
To: epilepsy@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 1:04 AM
Subject: [epilepsy] Frustrated
In a few months my parents might go to Las Vegas for a military reunion, and they don't want me to be by myself. I know it's only because they care about me, but it makes me feel like such a baby. I'm 20 years old! I'm pretty sure that I can take care of myself just fine. I think my parents are afraid that I will have a seizure and something horrible will happen, like me falling and suffering a head injury. They need to realize that there may be a time when I will have a seizure without them being around. My older sister Jan (she's not really my sister, but my best friend from college. She's 38) said she would stay with me. I talked to her about feeling frustrated and she said that if my parents went on this trip and something happened to me, they would feel a lot of guilt. She was also telling me that no matter how old a child is, a parent will always worry (she's a mom to a 13 year old). When I first told Jan of my dilemma, I said, "I don't need a babysitter". She reassured me that my parents don't think I am a baby.
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