“Teen Mom: The next chapter” star Leah Messer breaks back over daughter Ali’s muscular dystrophy when she begins the high school
Leah opens up on the parents’ challenges, while Ali begins the high school
Leah Messer becomes real about the emotional challenges to raise a child with muscular dystrophy as her 15-year-old daughter. AliStarts a new chapter – high school.
In the Teen Mom: The next chapter Season premiere, Leah In tears, she and Ali breaks a difficult conversation about Ali’s reluctance to use her wheelchair at school.
Speak to Toofab Before the season premiere, Leah opened through the fights to reconcile Ali independence and at the same time to ensure their security.
“It is a challenge. Probably one of the most difficult things that I went through so far to be a mother and navigate her with muscular dystrophy. ” Leah approved. “And to know how to bring them to safety and also enable them to be independent and to deal with just like everyone else. … there is really no answers. They become safe. “
Find the right balance
Leahthe Ali and twin sister shares Aanieah With ex-man, Corey Simmsemphasized the importance of physiotherapy for maintaining the strength and mobility of Ali.
“The reason why we could maintain the strength she has now has been able to maintain physiotherapy. And really stabilized everything if she has muscular dystrophy, but she also has a voice and she can use it. ” Leah explained. “And we find the balance in all of this because I want her to use her voice and taught her to speak and use her voice.”
Despite the challenges, Leah said you continue to work together as a family. “We work through it and we will continue to do so,” she added.
Leah breaks out over emotional differences of opinion
A preview clip from the coming season captures a tense moment between Leah And Ali, after the teenager refuses to bring her wheelchair to a high school football game. Leah Ultimately sinks Ali And Aanieah From the event, however, becomes visibly emotional as she drives away. With frustration she overwhelms, drives over and breaks out into tears and ventilates the producer of the show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twucw6qvtc0
Since filming this emotional moment, Leah revealed that Ali has become “more open” and used her wheelchair “more often”.
“I think she has found ways that work for her and you will see it playing in the season.” Leah told Toofab. “At the beginning of the season, she first said ‘absolutely not’. And then she starts to open: “Okay, I will use it for longer distances.” And these are all their father and I asked them – using it for these long distances and protecting them and protecting them. And she does it. She comes around. “
Navigate the teenage years
While Leah Recognize the progress that it admits that the trip has not yet been completed. “But it’s a challenge,” she repeated. “And it is still, even to this day. It can be a challenge. “
Then she joked: “She also has a teenage brain.”
A rare form of muscular dystrophy was diagnosed at Ali in 2014 at the age of only four years. Musceldystrophy is a group of genetic disorders that cause progressive muscle weakening over time.
Catch Teen Mom: The next chapter If it is premiere on MTV on Thursday, January 30th, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
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Olivia Davis is a staff author over the tea. Olivia’s hobbies include the Binging Netflix series and the observation of Housewives on Bravo. She completed the San Francisco State University with a degree in history.
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