<p>Hi Peg - Thanks for the update, it’s great to hear the good news.</p>
<p>Best wishes for a great year!</p>
<p>Oh Peg! I am so happy that your D will be able to go to college this year.</p>
<p>{{{{ hugs to you all! }}}}</p>
<p>I did not read the original post, but I am glad to hear that she is in a good enough condition to head off to college!</p>
<p>Congrats!! The school will likely be very accommodating and give your daughter all the support she needs.</p>
<p>May she continue to build her strength…best wishes to your daughter and to you as she heads off to college. I agree with the suggestion to “skype” her! I also agree with the suggestion that her RA be informed about this, so that she can keep a watchful eye. Thanks so much for updating us.</p>
<p>Did your Neurologist refer you to a local specialist for your D to go to if she has any recurring symptoms?</p>
<p>Thanks for the update and good luck to you all!</p>
<p>Some disability offices are great for functional limitations (physical access issues, for instance) but leave academic accommodations to be worked out between student and professors. In that case, our daughter used a “dean” in her housing block to help her when neurological obstacles made it necessary to miss class or postpone work.</p>
<p>College work can stimulate the brain, but it also stresses the brain. My daughter gets her work done well in advance, when she is feeling well, so that she does not stress with an assignment due the next day, at a time when she is not doing well.</p>
<p>I agree that having a neurologist out there might help, or having a way to communicate with the one she already had. Having a counselor associated with the college can also help, both in terms of managing stresses associated with the situation, and in terms of working with professors on accommodations.</p>
<p>It may be that the college your daughter is attending is very good with this kind of thing, and things will go fine. Feel free to PM me if you like, if there are any problems. Every situation is different but it is always good to talk with other parents.</p>
<p>I know how you feel leaving her there, with a health issue, and the combination/contradictions of worry versus the demands of their growing independence
can be hard to negotiate.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Wonderful news! Best wishes for your D’s continued successful recovery.</p>
<p>Thanks for sharing the wonderful news!</p>
<p>You may want to take her to a Cranial Osteopath to help with her rehab.</p>
<p>Thanks for the update, it’s great news!</p>
<p>I also missed the original post but am so happy for you and your D that she can go off to school for her freshman year. It seems there are some good nuggets of advice on this thread for ways to help your D transition and stay well. I wish her all the best and hope she has a wonderful school year.</p>
<p>Wonderful! I hope she has a great freshman year.</p>
<p>Peg, I remember your earlier post and happy to read an update. I don’t think you were all that specific before, but I do appreciate the details. I sure hope college will be smooth sailing. I like seeing her doctor felt that using her brain was recommended.</p>
<p>One suggestion I’d make, having sent my oldest to college that was a plane distance away and he had a horrible year. Schedule frequent visits in advance. Don’t wait until there are problems. And take notes of her progress. It may be difficult to spot problems, but you should see her regularly and measure her progress, with notes that any (good) doctor would use to track changes. Look for subtle differences and with her current physical therapist and doctor, set goals.</p>
<p>Congratulations!</p>