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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 709610" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>Carri. Hi. I learned so much from your post. I wish you would start a new thread. This one is old and will not be seen by people. I am struggling with the very concepts you describe. My son does not use heroin, but he is mentally ill, physically ill and has been homeless. After maybe 10 years down this road I still struggle with this. A lot.</p><p>And I struggle with this, too.</p><p>It really requires this kind of remaking of self, I am seeing that. I admire you more than I can say.</p><p></p><p>I worked in prisons for the better part of 20 years. I came to know many addicts. They were able to relax and to take care of themselves in prison, to read and play sports and to hang out. They would tell me their mothers were HAPPY they were safe. There comes a time when many do quit. They get tired of going to prison. They get tired of the constant rat race for the drug. But like you say, it is out of your hands.</p><p></p><p>You know the famous Chef and now, TV star with many Emmys, Anthony Bourdain was for many years a heroin addict. His mother has reportedly said, she feared he'd go to prison or die, and she did not know which she feared most. (To me, prison is no biggie. There are worse things. Like degradation.) Years and years he used heroin. And then he stopped. His mother says she had never seen him happy before. And now he is. He has a young wife and a daughter about 9. At 60, I think he is. His story makes me feel good.</p><p></p><p>I hope you start a new thread. I will look for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 709610, member: 18958"] Carri. Hi. I learned so much from your post. I wish you would start a new thread. This one is old and will not be seen by people. I am struggling with the very concepts you describe. My son does not use heroin, but he is mentally ill, physically ill and has been homeless. After maybe 10 years down this road I still struggle with this. A lot. And I struggle with this, too. It really requires this kind of remaking of self, I am seeing that. I admire you more than I can say. I worked in prisons for the better part of 20 years. I came to know many addicts. They were able to relax and to take care of themselves in prison, to read and play sports and to hang out. They would tell me their mothers were HAPPY they were safe. There comes a time when many do quit. They get tired of going to prison. They get tired of the constant rat race for the drug. But like you say, it is out of your hands. You know the famous Chef and now, TV star with many Emmys, Anthony Bourdain was for many years a heroin addict. His mother has reportedly said, she feared he'd go to prison or die, and she did not know which she feared most. (To me, prison is no biggie. There are worse things. Like degradation.) Years and years he used heroin. And then he stopped. His mother says she had never seen him happy before. And now he is. He has a young wife and a daughter about 9. At 60, I think he is. His story makes me feel good. I hope you start a new thread. I will look for you. [/QUOTE]
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