Addison disease and reduced mental performance
My sister is 22 years old and she was diagnosed with Addison disease when she was four or five months old. Obviously it has affected her physical health, mental health immunity, everything she is different from other adults of her age. She could not complete school after eight standard. We made her drop out of school because it was too tough for her to catch up with all the pressure. She’s 22, but her mental capacity is not the same as people of her age. She still has a mind of 15 or 16 years old. She is fully functional. She understands things, but her way of thinking, interacting and perceiving the world is of a person who is 16 or 17 years old, maybe even younger than that. Her energy levels remain low for her to take charge of her life, to take care of her health, of medicines and diet. I know it’s not fully in her control, but I don’t know how to help her. What resources can be helpful for her, or is this the way she’s going to be, and we need to have acceptance regarding that or is there any way that she can get better and be her best and explore herself to her maximum potential?