{"id":345,"date":"2011-12-20T09:30:42","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T14:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/?p=345"},"modified":"2011-12-20T09:30:42","modified_gmt":"2011-12-20T14:30:42","slug":"doing-the-mendham-walk-for-ts-out-of-self-pity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/doing-the-mendham-walk-for-ts-out-of-self-pity\/","title":{"rendered":"Doing the Mendham Walk for TS out of self-pity"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>When we decided to do the New Jersey Walks For TS event Nov. 19 in Mendham as an extended family on behalf of Ethan, age 10, we had two goals in mind: We wanted to raise money for NJCTS<\/a><\/strong>, which had done so much to support us, and to show Ethan he\u2019s not alone in his struggle with TS.<\/p>\n For the past few years, he\u2019s been caught in a cycle of \u201cPoor me, I have Tourette’s\u201d and \u201cIt stinks to be me\u201d\u00a0\u00a0victimhood.\u00a0\u00a0While these may be developmentally appropriate and normal stages along the course to acceptance, they are incompatible with any progress in therapy or getting at least a little control over the \u201ctics of the mind\u201d that consume our every waking minute.<\/p>\n