Hello!!

I am wondering if anyone has any wisdom for me. I am wondering how other parents cope when their child is told they have a chronis illness. (The illness doesn't matter, but FYI it is Crohn's disease).

My little one is quite well at the moment but I worry about the future and the suffering ahead as it is a lifelong condition that can't be cured only managed.

I can't find any support groups for families with children with this. And more than anything, I think I would benefit fom trying to develop some more helpful thinking (ie positive thinking) especially so I don't pass on my anxiety.

So if anyone can tell me how they have been able to cope and start feel OK about their child having a condition, I would love to hear from you. I don't want my negitivity to consume me as it has done in the past.

Thank you in advance.

Starlet