Treatment for a mental health condition begins with the correct diagnosis. At age 9, Emily’s mental health issues surfaced. Acutely aware of her physical/mental/ emotional symptoms, her parents sought professional help for their daughter. Emily’s condition was complex, and some of the medical experts were helpful and others not. Carol shares her heart-wrenching nine-year journey to find the right medical professionals to help Emily and finally provide a correct diagnosis and course of treatment for their daughter.
Carol Hancock is a wife, a mother of two beautiful young women, and the grandmother of two young boys. In addition to her devotion “mothering” and “grand-mothering”, she has had a life-long career as a professional hair stylist in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Treatment for a mental health condition begins with the correct diagnosis. At age 9, Emily’s mental health issues surfaced. Acutely aware of her physical/mental/ emotional symptoms, her parents sought professional help for their daughter. Emily’s condition was complex, and some of the medical experts were helpful and others not. Carol shares her heart-wrenching nine-year journey to find the right medical professionals to help Emily and finally provide a correct diagnosis and course of treatment for their daughter.
Carol Hancock is a wife, a mother of two beautiful young women, and the grandmother of two young boys. In addition to her devotion “mothering” and “grand-mothering”, she has had a life-long career as a professional hair stylist in Loudoun County, Virginia.