tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901597967659101042.post6514007249369437855..comments2023-09-16T09:43:24.244-04:00Comments on Dawn's Early Light: Step onebeachteacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14159524928730022945noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901597967659101042.post-55931446818215423292012-03-08T07:46:56.995-05:002012-03-08T07:46:56.995-05:00I am thinking of you and hoping for the best..it d...I am thinking of you and hoping for the best..it does sound like a residential treatment would be a great option and hope you can sort it all out and find a place for him. It is so hard on us moms to watch our kids go through this stuff. I can only imagine how tough this has been on you after a long period of sobriety to watch him spiral again. I am so sorry. Prayers for yours and mine.amothershearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07284190004489077657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901597967659101042.post-76776670320169033492012-03-07T14:27:11.480-05:002012-03-07T14:27:11.480-05:00I hate to say I can relate, to the gun thing and a...I hate to say I can relate, to the gun thing and all. I was very happy when people, clean/sober people and her junkie friends wouldn't take her calls. Because that left us, her parents and family and I trust us the most! LOL. It was the only we got her in long a term treatment facility. If one of them had helped her, it was over..she would be back in the using game. Emily is not 21 and on her 9th program. That's why we said long term and free. My husband used his bonus to pay the remaining debts to those expensive short term programs.. how sad is that?? We have insurance, but sometimes it only paid for the medical end or detox part. Sometimes we exceeded our max for it, sometimes they didn't take insurance but a sliding scale payment schedule. Then you have wait and see if there is a bed.. and that time period is critical, they are ready to bolt again. <br />I too, have the surrender thing a million times. I am like don't waste your breath saying it unless you mean it. I sure hope your son and my daughter mean it this time.. but I guess we will never be sure, as they have planted that seed of doubt with us. <br />I too am glad he is safe for now and willing to look at options. What scares the heck out of me is, each time they relapse doesn't seem like it gets worst faster? That's my biggest fear for our kids.<br />Keep us posted and know those good thoughts and prayers are being sent your way! Hugs, Kellykellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270278485457022184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901597967659101042.post-42378465665329369232012-03-07T11:36:36.039-05:002012-03-07T11:36:36.039-05:00Glad D is in a safe place today. Thinking of you a...Glad D is in a safe place today. Thinking of you and your son.Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07043952479034521550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901597967659101042.post-17884531024133967852012-03-07T10:43:47.817-05:002012-03-07T10:43:47.817-05:00Geez, just read the gun thing. Keven and Anthony ...Geez, just read the gun thing. Keven and Anthony used to have gun experiences too and sometimes I wish they would have never told me.<br /><br />Anyhow....I hope you find a place for D that you can afford. I just went through this and its so maddening because insurance just doesn't cover enough and we have to wonder "what is one more rehab going to go?". This time I found the ranch Kev is at by accident, I had never found it before in all my year's of research. It's not that expensive compared to most places! Let me know if you want the info, of course that would mean flying him out here. Its not really a RANCH its a house on ten acres but it has horses etc and seems like a solid program.<br /><br />Of course D meant it when he said he was done. I think they usually do mean it. Sadly, meaning it and doing it are not the same. I hope and pray that this really is it for D. Thinking of you, dear friend!Bar L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11100008292699584336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901597967659101042.post-27919896057235692432012-03-07T00:13:20.070-05:002012-03-07T00:13:20.070-05:00Oh, Beach, I've been holding my breath for the...Oh, Beach, I've been holding my breath for the past week waiting to hear...<br />OK, so he surrenders. Good news there!<br /><br />As far as the other friends not taking his calls - yeah - my son told me he has learned through a myriad of dramas in the past 6 months that you have to let your sober friends go once they decide to use. Otherwise they start to take everyone along for the ride. It's unfortunate because sometimes they are dialing around needing some support.<br /><br />Does the SL House have a program where he can get extra counseling and meetings for awhile while not working? (some SL homes are structured, it all depends). <br />This has to be so hard on you and your family... My prayers are with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901597967659101042.post-40200964877748282912012-03-06T23:26:57.745-05:002012-03-06T23:26:57.745-05:00And oh yeah,,just in the past week,..apparently, D...And oh yeah,,just in the past week,..apparently, D's had a gun pulled on him twice. So yeah, tonight,..I do rest easier than the past few nights. I'm hoping I can continue to do so.beachteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159524928730022945noreply@blogger.com