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There is hope
i just wanted to say hi, I haven't been on for a while, I joined this site in 2009 I think, my daughter at that time was a hopeless IV heroin addict on her way to an early grave, almost 8 years later she is about to graduate from New England college of Law. She also has a job lined up clerking for a judge after the bar exam. She works very hard to maintain her sobriety and advocates for this horrible disease, I was as lost as a parent as she was an addict. Back then, there was no hope, so I thought, I'm living proof, and here to tell you all no matter how far you have fallen, recovery is possible and people in recovery are everywhere just waiting to help. Posted: 03/20/2017 6:26 PM
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In Response to: There is hope Thank you for posting hope....we are in our nightmare now with our 28 year old heroin addict. We have tried several rehabs. Just this week we had to end our communication with her for she tells us she wants to use and does not want the help. So heartbreaking and fear she will die. It is nice to read that there is hope. Posted: 03/22/2017 6:51 PM
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In Response to: There is hope Marty: I don't often visit this site much either. My news is that my son has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He was referred to a drug rehab program by his employer in December and by his fourth day, he'd quit smoking marijuana and started up on Depocote and Abilify. He still went to the rehab program for a month moved on to the mental health services for two months. The hospital wanted him to be an inpatient. He was discharged at the end of February, his employer discharged him in remarkedable disregard of the Americans with Disabilities Act in my view. The cause was his failure to comply with a Personal Improvement Program they'd put him on. There was no attempt to accommodate. No recognition perhaps that he has been diagnosed as bipolar. He fits a classic profile: ADHD as a child, substantive abuse,diabetes and now this based on depression. I had thought maybe he was bipolar, maybe even expressed my view on this site. But I couldn't figure out his manic phase: apparently insomnia is one, and God knows he can't sleep. In January he went for 44 hours without sleep. So what about his father and mother? Does the diagnosis change anything about how we behave? Obviously we have to continue to care for ourselves ... but what are our moral obligations to our mentally ill son? Will he be able to maintain employment? Is he getting worse or better? It's been a pretty shattering three months for us. As always, we try to rise to the occassion -- if only we knew which end was up! I am glad your daughter is moving ahead through school; I have to say; I know the legal profession is no safe harbor as I am a retired attorney myself. Probably adcocating for people with whom she has or had something in common might be a good thing for her. Just a thought, maybe one she's had already herself. So wonderful that she can focus, defend herself, and move forward.
Posted: 03/28/2017 7:28 PM
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In Response to: There is hope Hi Marty! You were one of the first memebers to join when this site went live. I remember how desperate you were to have your daughter clean and the hell you went through. I'm glad she is doing so well. Not only with her sobriety, but her life as a whole. It's nice to hear success stories like hers. It gives hope to others who are still struggling. Posted: 10/09/2017 8:35 AM
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