h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I thought that this story really does highlight the things involved when someone you love is a little bit different. How it impacts other people and how quickley it can change other people's lives.

just remember that you have not lost your daughter but with every new day you have found her. With every new thing that she does she is allowing you to see a new part of her. and just remember that every part of mertha is a part of your daughter too.

Mertha is a young lady trying to make sense of the world around her and why she has had to struggle so hard to get where she is, perhaps she feels a bit rebellious towards you because she feels that she has had to work so much harder than all the people around her.

as you already know, she worked hard from an early age to make her Dad proud of her and now that she feels she has done it, she needs almost your approval for attention in a different way.

I have no doubt that she loves you and all of her family but perhaps she is finding it very difficult to relate to you all. Being young and
18 is very hard and it can be very lonely too if you feel like you cant relate to anyone else.

Just remember that you know your daughter BETTER that ANYONE.

I wish you all the best.

Thank you for your thoughtful comments, CandiceLeeTaylor. At the risk of sounding sexist, I very much appreciate your insight of the young feminine psyche. A nightmare for me at least!

Indeed it was my knowing my daughter better than anyone else which persuaded doctors to conduct a detailed examination of my daughter's inner-communication system. And indeed it was found that two parts of her brain involved in communication had in fact 'shut down' or 'switched off'. whichever term you wish to adopt. Consequently her heart went into ' automatic' or 'self start, which gave her a pulse rate of 200 beats per minute (70 -80 being the 'safe' or normal rate). This reduced the electrical activity in her brain, causing the phenomenal loss of memory which she suffered. All this has since been dealt with and my daughter is making good progress in every respect.

Tests also showed that the problems my daughter suffered were indeed triggered by contact with her boyfriend! He's still on the scene, of course, but with much reduced physical contact. They say that "Love is Blind". I for one need no further convincing on that score!

Thanks again for your interest and very helpful comments.

Whilrite

Your ability to fight to understand and to help others to understand your situation is outstanding. Whilst your daughter is a credit to you; you are a credit to all those people out there who want to try and understand.

thankyou.

Your too kind, CandiceLeeTaylor. Thanks,


Whilrite