mono - how would you handle?

MotherOfTwo
Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:43:58 +0000

I am not personally familiar with all of the serious possible complications described by others above, but my D’s best friend had mono in h.s. It was not a very severe case, but she was exhausted. The problem was, she would think she was ok, and do too much, and then have to stay home again - a vicious cycle that went on for a while. The end result was some very poor grades that permanently affected her GPA. Although GPA is obviously insignificant when compared to one’s health, the point is that she could have stayed home until she was over her illness, received extensions, and avoided attending school when she was so sick and receiving terrible grades. I am not sure how such arrangements would work in college, as opposed to h.s., but it is something to think about.