need help w/teen and oxygen

stressed

New member
My 14 year old will need to be on oxygen full time very soon but refuses to wear it out in public , is there anything I can do to make this easier for her or to help her get through this next step in her life. thank you
 

stressed

New member
My 14 year old will need to be on oxygen full time very soon but refuses to wear it out in public , is there anything I can do to make this easier for her or to help her get through this next step in her life. thank you
 

stressed

New member
My 14 year old will need to be on oxygen full time very soon but refuses to wear it out in public , is there anything I can do to make this easier for her or to help her get through this next step in her life. thank you
 

stressed

New member
My 14 year old will need to be on oxygen full time very soon but refuses to wear it out in public , is there anything I can do to make this easier for her or to help her get through this next step in her life. thank you
 

stressed

New member
My 14 year old will need to be on oxygen full time very soon but refuses to wear it out in public , is there anything I can do to make this easier for her or to help her get through this next step in her life. thank you
 

mum2kj

New member
Hi Stressed,

maybe post this in the adults section, more people might respond then <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

I hope your child will learn to deal better with this. I can only imagined how hard the first few times would feel with going out into the public eye.

All my best to you both.
 

mum2kj

New member
Hi Stressed,

maybe post this in the adults section, more people might respond then <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

I hope your child will learn to deal better with this. I can only imagined how hard the first few times would feel with going out into the public eye.

All my best to you both.
 

mum2kj

New member
Hi Stressed,

maybe post this in the adults section, more people might respond then <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

I hope your child will learn to deal better with this. I can only imagined how hard the first few times would feel with going out into the public eye.

All my best to you both.
 

mum2kj

New member
Hi Stressed,

maybe post this in the adults section, more people might respond then <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

I hope your child will learn to deal better with this. I can only imagined how hard the first few times would feel with going out into the public eye.

All my best to you both.
 

mum2kj

New member
Hi Stressed,

maybe post this in the adults section, more people might respond then <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

I hope your child will learn to deal better with this. I can only imagined how hard the first few times would feel with going out into the public eye.

All my best to you both.
 

LisaV

New member
Wasn't easy for my husband in my 50s to learn to go out in public. Imagine it is even harder for a teen.
Oxygen has come up in some threads on the Adults forum
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=13668&messageid=127472
">http://forums.cysticfibrosis.c...3668&messageid=127472
</a><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=18928&messageid=168402
">http://forums.cysticfibrosis.c...8928&messageid=168402
</a>
In listening to people over the years it sounds to me like it is 1/2 bravado and 1/2 blending in.
For blending in, she might want to use the oxyview glasses <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.oxyview.com/">http://www.oxyview.com/</a> .
For bravado, she might try the line a woman I know uses "I only wear it to inflate my boobs". (Of course, if she's as flat chested as I was at that age that just opens her up to a reply of "well, it's not working real well", but I bet she could come up with a good line for that one too.)

Hang in there.
As usual, acceptance by her peers really hangs on her self- acceptance. If she acts like it is no big deal, they probably will too. And since her attitude hangs on yours, you'll need your share of acceptance and bravado as well.

Good luck to you all.
 

LisaV

New member
Wasn't easy for my husband in my 50s to learn to go out in public. Imagine it is even harder for a teen.
Oxygen has come up in some threads on the Adults forum
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=13668&messageid=127472
">http://forums.cysticfibrosis.c...3668&messageid=127472
</a><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=18928&messageid=168402
">http://forums.cysticfibrosis.c...8928&messageid=168402
</a>
In listening to people over the years it sounds to me like it is 1/2 bravado and 1/2 blending in.
For blending in, she might want to use the oxyview glasses <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.oxyview.com/">http://www.oxyview.com/</a> .
For bravado, she might try the line a woman I know uses "I only wear it to inflate my boobs". (Of course, if she's as flat chested as I was at that age that just opens her up to a reply of "well, it's not working real well", but I bet she could come up with a good line for that one too.)

Hang in there.
As usual, acceptance by her peers really hangs on her self- acceptance. If she acts like it is no big deal, they probably will too. And since her attitude hangs on yours, you'll need your share of acceptance and bravado as well.

Good luck to you all.
 

LisaV

New member
Wasn't easy for my husband in my 50s to learn to go out in public. Imagine it is even harder for a teen.
Oxygen has come up in some threads on the Adults forum
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=13668&messageid=127472
">http://forums.cysticfibrosis.c...3668&messageid=127472
</a><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=18928&messageid=168402
">http://forums.cysticfibrosis.c...8928&messageid=168402
</a>
In listening to people over the years it sounds to me like it is 1/2 bravado and 1/2 blending in.
For blending in, she might want to use the oxyview glasses <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.oxyview.com/">http://www.oxyview.com/</a> .
For bravado, she might try the line a woman I know uses "I only wear it to inflate my boobs". (Of course, if she's as flat chested as I was at that age that just opens her up to a reply of "well, it's not working real well", but I bet she could come up with a good line for that one too.)

Hang in there.
As usual, acceptance by her peers really hangs on her self- acceptance. If she acts like it is no big deal, they probably will too. And since her attitude hangs on yours, you'll need your share of acceptance and bravado as well.

Good luck to you all.
 

LisaV

New member
Wasn't easy for my husband in my 50s to learn to go out in public. Imagine it is even harder for a teen.
Oxygen has come up in some threads on the Adults forum
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=13668&messageid=127472
">http://forums.cysticfibrosis.c...3668&messageid=127472
</a><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=18928&messageid=168402
">http://forums.cysticfibrosis.c...8928&messageid=168402
</a>
In listening to people over the years it sounds to me like it is 1/2 bravado and 1/2 blending in.
For blending in, she might want to use the oxyview glasses <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.oxyview.com/">http://www.oxyview.com/</a> .
For bravado, she might try the line a woman I know uses "I only wear it to inflate my boobs". (Of course, if she's as flat chested as I was at that age that just opens her up to a reply of "well, it's not working real well", but I bet she could come up with a good line for that one too.)

Hang in there.
As usual, acceptance by her peers really hangs on her self- acceptance. If she acts like it is no big deal, they probably will too. And since her attitude hangs on yours, you'll need your share of acceptance and bravado as well.

Good luck to you all.
 

LisaV

New member
Wasn't easy for my husband in my 50s to learn to go out in public. Imagine it is even harder for a teen.
Oxygen has come up in some threads on the Adults forum
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=13668&messageid=127472
">http://forums.cysticfibrosis.c...3668&messageid=127472
</a><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=18928&messageid=168402
">http://forums.cysticfibrosis.c...8928&messageid=168402
</a>
In listening to people over the years it sounds to me like it is 1/2 bravado and 1/2 blending in.
For blending in, she might want to use the oxyview glasses <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.oxyview.com/">http://www.oxyview.com/</a> .
For bravado, she might try the line a woman I know uses "I only wear it to inflate my boobs". (Of course, if she's as flat chested as I was at that age that just opens her up to a reply of "well, it's not working real well", but I bet she could come up with a good line for that one too.)

Hang in there.
As usual, acceptance by her peers really hangs on her self- acceptance. If she acts like it is no big deal, they probably will too. And since her attitude hangs on yours, you'll need your share of acceptance and bravado as well.

Good luck to you all.
 
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