morningcalls

Coming from a divorced family myself and being diagnosed with POTS syndrome while I was a teenager, I feel like I know what you are going through. I can not add a lot to what your step daughter can and cannot do, because everyone varies so greatly with this syndrome and the vast array of symptoms that make it up. What I can say is with the moodiness that you mentioned in one of the above replies is that a greater majority of it is being a teenager, possibly seeing you as the "step mother", but also I know I would and still get moody when I'm feeling uncomfortable with my POTS. That is, when I get in environments that are hot or humid, I get feelings of hot flashes that automatically puts me in an annoyed mood. With the father not being asked to go to the appointments, maybe getting the father to ask his daughter if she would like him to come would be the best idea. I never wanted my father to come, but if they are close then she may want him to be with her too. Good luck.