Seeking Support for My 18-Year-Old Injured Daughter

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🗓️ 12 May 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Christina is seeking guidance and support for her 18-year-old daughter who is experiencing a worsening back condition. Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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0:25.6	at Dr. Laura.com. Christina, welcome to the program. Hello. Thank you for speaking with me today.
0:34.9	Thank you. How can I help? I'm calling in because I have a daughter. She's 18. She suffers
0:41.9	with anxiety and depression. And about a year ago, she fell and fractured a portion of her spine.
0:48.7	And the area is not healed. And the next course of action would be a fusion.
0:56.1	And she is terrified and enraged.
1:02.0	I don't know how to help her, I mean, almost mourn.
1:08.6	Okay, stop for a second.
1:10.8	Let me understand. Woohoo. Yes. Stop for a section. Okay, stop for a second. Let me understand.
1:11.5	Woo-hoo.
1:13.0	Yes.
1:13.3	Stop for a section.
1:14.9	Just hold it.
1:17.1	Can she walk?
1:19.5	Yes, she can.
1:21.0	Not the way she could before, but she can, you know, she can walk.
1:27.4	Okay. So this is no paralysis?
1:31.7	No. Okay.
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