A Shock for the Parents

The Smith family was our next door neighbors. They were a decent family with the parents and their lovely son. They had late childbirth and loved their son very much. All was going on very well until their son developed some mental problems.

At first, Sean, their son began to lose attention over a lot of things including studies. The parents did not care for it that much because they thought that it was just childish problem. Later on, Sean turned his attention towards food so much that he thought of nothing else. Still, the Smiths overlooked this. But then all of sudden he became very moody and had mood swings now and often. It became so intense that he screamed and felt like hurting others. This time the Smiths took him to a doctor who suggested that they observe him closely for some more days. He prescribed some medicines in the meantime and told them to report after about 10 days. The situation got no better and the Smiths went to the doctor before time. The doctor advised them that Sean was suffering from some mental illness. The Smiths were heartbroken that their only child had to have this problem. Dana, the mother, thought it might have been caused by some medicines that she had taken during her pregnancy. The doctor however assured them that there is treatment for mentalillness in children and that Sean would be cured following treatment. He was only seven years of age and proper treatment will help him get cured.

It has been three months since then and Sean has responded well to treatment.