Mayfield High School sophomore Emily Claire Byrne suffered an unrecognized mood disorder for 9 whole years. Today, Byrne has overcome her struggle for almost 4 years now.
This tragedy all started at the age of 3 when Byrne and her mom Maggie Byrne were about to go on their vacation to the Bahamas. On their way there,Maggie noticed something was wrong. Maggie said, “I realized something was just not right.”
After Byrne and Maggie got back from the Bahamas , Maggie took Byrne to multiple therapists and none of them could find anything specifically wrong with her.“I went to a lot of therapists I had like 12 or 13 maybe and they could not figure out what was wrong with me and then a doctor diagnosed me with an unrecognized mood disorder.”Said …show more content…
“I wasn't really aware of what I was doing and I felt bad because I was putting my mom through a lot.” Said Byrne
But this tragedy did not just affect Byrne, but it also drastically had an impact in Maggie's life. “I took a lot of abuse in this situation.” said Maggie. But not only did Maggie feel abuse in this situation but Maggie also felt a lot of pain when others thought they knew her own daughter better than she did “A lot of people felt like they knew my child more than me.”Maggie said.
One of Maggie's close friends Maureen O’Hanlon, who has known Byrne since she was an infant, share her intake on how Byrne was at the time of her disorder to now.At the time Halon described Byrne as “unpredictable, easily off subject, lots of energy or tired.” Today, 4 almost 4 years after Byrne has overcome her struggle Hanlon now describes her as “calmer, more focused,and more predictable.”
Today, Byrne ”I got this one therapist and she was really good for me then I had another one and he was really is now almost 15 years old and has overcome her struggles ever since the age of 12 . Byrne said , “I really put an effort into stopping my disorder by going to therapists. And to this day I still have a great
This tragedy all started at the age of 3 when Byrne and her mom Maggie Byrne were about to go on their vacation to the Bahamas. On their way there,Maggie noticed something was wrong. Maggie said, “I realized something was just not right.”
After Byrne and Maggie got back from the Bahamas , Maggie took Byrne to multiple therapists and none of them could find anything specifically wrong with her.“I went to a lot of therapists I had like 12 or 13 maybe and they could not figure out what was wrong with me and then a doctor diagnosed me with an unrecognized mood disorder.”Said …show more content…
“I wasn't really aware of what I was doing and I felt bad because I was putting my mom through a lot.” Said Byrne
But this tragedy did not just affect Byrne, but it also drastically had an impact in Maggie's life. “I took a lot of abuse in this situation.” said Maggie. But not only did Maggie feel abuse in this situation but Maggie also felt a lot of pain when others thought they knew her own daughter better than she did “A lot of people felt like they knew my child more than me.”Maggie said.
One of Maggie's close friends Maureen O’Hanlon, who has known Byrne since she was an infant, share her intake on how Byrne was at the time of her disorder to now.At the time Halon described Byrne as “unpredictable, easily off subject, lots of energy or tired.” Today, 4 almost 4 years after Byrne has overcome her struggle Hanlon now describes her as “calmer, more focused,and more predictable.”
Today, Byrne ”I got this one therapist and she was really good for me then I had another one and he was really is now almost 15 years old and has overcome her struggles ever since the age of 12 . Byrne said , “I really put an effort into stopping my disorder by going to therapists. And to this day I still have a great