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semperfiohana
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i moved out on my own when i was 19. i was still within about 20 mins of my parents. but it was definelty different. i loved it cause back at home i had a 16 year old brother who loved to pick fights where ever he could and create drama. so moving out was nice. i worked full time to pay the bills and i must say i didn't do my medicine right all the time. so that is something that when you move out you must stay on top of. i moved out in april right after my 19th birthday and got married in november of that year so i wasn't alone for very long. but about a month after i got married i had home iv's and my husband was a great big help on pulling my meds out of the fridge so i didn't have to get up twice. just make sure you're near family cause family is a very important thing and a very good support system. just make sure you look at all your pros and cons of moving out. and maybe even when you have your transplant you might consider moving home until you recover a little bit so that it could put your family a little more at ease cause you will always be their baby. my mom always reminds me of that. and it's harder on my mom now (2 years later) because i live farther away. but just think about everything. good luck to you though!