Cognitive losses with MS
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 4:52 pm
Hello,
I am the mother of a twenty year old young man, who has had a very hard five months. He had a bad exhacerbation back in november/december, and even though he has improved about 70% his cognitive skills, mainly memory and visual attention, have been badly affected and he is finding it very difficult to learn. He had to drop out of college in January and is currently taking a Spanish course at the local college. He could already understand and speak Spanish because of his knowledge of Portuguese, our native tongue and courses he took in high school, but even so, it is still hard for him. He gets pretty discouraged sometimes. I wonder if any of the young people in this forum have experienced the same and what they have to offer in the way of advice.
Barbara
I am the mother of a twenty year old young man, who has had a very hard five months. He had a bad exhacerbation back in november/december, and even though he has improved about 70% his cognitive skills, mainly memory and visual attention, have been badly affected and he is finding it very difficult to learn. He had to drop out of college in January and is currently taking a Spanish course at the local college. He could already understand and speak Spanish because of his knowledge of Portuguese, our native tongue and courses he took in high school, but even so, it is still hard for him. He gets pretty discouraged sometimes. I wonder if any of the young people in this forum have experienced the same and what they have to offer in the way of advice.
Barbara