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<blockquote data-quote="Albatross" data-source="post: 725033" data-attributes="member: 17720"><p>Welcome, TMT. I am so sorry for the pain of it all. What a crushing blow.</p><p></p><p>As you said, a relapse can come at any time, to anyone, for any reason, or none at all. We all take a deep breath when our kids are doing well in their sober journeys, as we should. But there's definitely a reason why they say "One Day At A Time."</p><p></p><p>My son once stayed in a sober living facility owned by a man who had 2 other centers, chaired meetings several times a week and spoke at the local detox center, was such a model of inspiration and hope for the alcoholics and addicts in the area. Then a toxic ex-girlfriend came back into his life and he relapsed within a month, lost all three centers, his business went under, and he lost much of the respect of his community.</p><p></p><p>The story has a happy ending in that he got treatment and is now even stronger in his recovery. He's rebuilding his life around what he needs to stay sober. He's brought more vigilance and more compassion to his work with recovering addicts, because he knows firsthand how insidious addiction really is.</p><p></p><p>I hope the court will see your son's case as the case of a recovering addict who suffered a relapse and has learned from it, who will come out the other side of it stronger in his recovery and of even more help to his clients.</p><p></p><p>I have very high hopes for your son in his recovery. He knows what he needs to do now, both from personal experience and from his training. And hopefully both he and his wife can focus on his sobriety and what they need to do together to support that, for the sake of their marriage and your precious grandchild.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Albatross, post: 725033, member: 17720"] Welcome, TMT. I am so sorry for the pain of it all. What a crushing blow. As you said, a relapse can come at any time, to anyone, for any reason, or none at all. We all take a deep breath when our kids are doing well in their sober journeys, as we should. But there's definitely a reason why they say "One Day At A Time." My son once stayed in a sober living facility owned by a man who had 2 other centers, chaired meetings several times a week and spoke at the local detox center, was such a model of inspiration and hope for the alcoholics and addicts in the area. Then a toxic ex-girlfriend came back into his life and he relapsed within a month, lost all three centers, his business went under, and he lost much of the respect of his community. The story has a happy ending in that he got treatment and is now even stronger in his recovery. He's rebuilding his life around what he needs to stay sober. He's brought more vigilance and more compassion to his work with recovering addicts, because he knows firsthand how insidious addiction really is. I hope the court will see your son's case as the case of a recovering addict who suffered a relapse and has learned from it, who will come out the other side of it stronger in his recovery and of even more help to his clients. I have very high hopes for your son in his recovery. He knows what he needs to do now, both from personal experience and from his training. And hopefully both he and his wife can focus on his sobriety and what they need to do together to support that, for the sake of their marriage and your precious grandchild. [/QUOTE]
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