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High school seniors with Tourette: College will be just fine

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Hey guys, I haven’t written in a while, I know. I have had a lot going on, with changing rooms in college, homework and classes. I just want you to know that for those who are trying to get into college, don’t worry. Try your best on your SATs and you will get into a college.

Don’t think that because you have Tourette’s you wont get into college or do good in college. You will do perfectly fine, and college students are much more mature than high school and middle school students. They will understand about your Tourette’s and you will make friends.

Of course, there are going to be those ones that will be mean, but there are so many fewer ones then in high school and middle school. I changed rooms and am roommates with one of my best friends. She helps me through my ups and downs, and I help her through hers. It’s the perfect combination.

You will figure out who your true friends are and who the fake ones are. Don’t be afraid to let the bad ones go — they don’t deserve you. Continue reading →

Back at Montclair with a message of hope

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Hey guys, I’m back at Montclair! It was a rough day with homesickness and OCD, but I pulled through it with the love of great friends and family members! It’s so crazy being back here. I haven’t been here since 3 1/2 weeks ago.

I met with some friends for dinner to celebrate my birthday, which was on the 14th, and spent some time with some other friends while back at my dorm later on in the night. Honestly, it is so great to be back. I was afraid I would want to drop out because of the homesickness, but I’m feeling better and know I’m gonna stick it through this semester. It is going to be better then lasts, I can just feel it!

I just want you guys to know, you can do anything you set your mind to. It might be hard now, but you’ll get through it. I have a great friend who always tells me, “God has great plans for you — I know it.”

And she’s right. Just because I wasn’t dealt the best deck of cards doesn’t mean that I can’t play them to the best of my ability! God has a plan for all of you guys, too, and I know it’s a good one. Just keep staying strong, and remember — God doesn’t give the good to the ones who deserve it until they have fought long and hard for it.

Missed Katie’s Teens4TS blog entry from earlier today? You can read it here!

Everything gets better with Tourette as time goes on

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Hey guys, this is my first time blogging, and I am so excited to get started! My name is Katie, and I was diagnosed with TS when I was 7. It has been a major battle between me and my TS throughout the years. I have had ups and downs, and it has felt like I have been on a roller-coaster all of my life.

I have had my own waxing and waning periods where my TS has gotten better and then worse. I have been through times where I thought it would never get better, never ease up. Luckily, though — with time, patience, the right medication, and a supportive and loving family — I have been able to get through this.

Now, as I get set to turn 19 on the 14th, it will mark 12 years with TS. My Tourette’s is finally easing up, and I am getting a break.

I have gone through periods of times where I would hit myself so hard in the sides that I would have bruises, I would have a jumping tic where I would land wrong and twist my ankle, or I would get bad headaches from throwing my head back so hard.

With my almost 12 years of battling with TS, I have learned so much and have become so much stronger as a person, inside and out. Continue reading →

Indonesian teen is in law school despite involuntary movements

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I am 19, from Jakarta, Indonesia, and I studying law at the University of Indonesia. But I suffer Tourette Syndrome. It’s 
one of things I never thought I would experience in life, but as time has gone by, I’ve decided it is OK to experience this. It’s God’s will.

I first felt that I had TS when I constantly would have some involuntary movements in my neck, eye blinking and other involuntary movements that didn’t feel very good. My parents and my sisters always said that I had to stop it, but I just could not! I was doing it without thinking. :(

I have suffered it for 7 years now, and I feel as if I’ve lost a little bit of my academic skill — and especially sports skills. But I think I am still good enough at singing and playing my violin. Most important of all, I have been accepted to one of the best law schools in Indonesia!

That means I do not have to be very shy about what I suffer, as long as I am thankful and think that God has these things in my life for a reason. So, I enjoy life, and Tourette Syndrome is not an obstacle for me to enjoy life. :)