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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 522273" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><em>"Yes, she will always be mentally ill but if they could give her the tools for handling her moods and learn to live a productive life while being bipolar or borderline or whatever . . . <u>it would be worth every penny we have.</u></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><em>If not, at least when she is out on the street or dead,<u><strong> I will know in my heart that we have done everything we could possibly do to give her a fighting chance."</strong></u></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><em></em></span>Thanks for the update Kathy, I have been thinking about you a lot and wondering how you are and what you decided. Your post warmed my heart, I really understand your thought process, in particular the above quote, which I have lived myself. It is tough, given our histories with our difficult child's, however, our love for them rises above the history when we can see that they are being real, when we can see <em>them</em> beneath the mental illness or substance abuse, AND our anger subsides. You said you were angry for 10 years, well, I can completely relate, I was angry for about 15 maybe 20 years, always expecting more then she could do. Yikes. </p><p></p><p>I applaud you for being so thoughtful in the process of decision making, reading through all the posts, really looking within and trusting your heart. It's not easy, but it is, in my opinion, worth it. I admire your willingness to go through the challenging choices we face as parents of our difficult child's. Bravo!<span style="color: #0000cd"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><em></em></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 522273, member: 13542"] [COLOR=#0000cd][I]"Yes, she will always be mentally ill but if they could give her the tools for handling her moods and learn to live a productive life while being bipolar or borderline or whatever . . . [U]it would be worth every penny we have.[/U] If not, at least when she is out on the street or dead,[U][B] I will know in my heart that we have done everything we could possibly do to give her a fighting chance."[/B][/U] [/I][/COLOR]Thanks for the update Kathy, I have been thinking about you a lot and wondering how you are and what you decided. Your post warmed my heart, I really understand your thought process, in particular the above quote, which I have lived myself. It is tough, given our histories with our difficult child's, however, our love for them rises above the history when we can see that they are being real, when we can see [I]them[/I] beneath the mental illness or substance abuse, AND our anger subsides. You said you were angry for 10 years, well, I can completely relate, I was angry for about 15 maybe 20 years, always expecting more then she could do. Yikes. I applaud you for being so thoughtful in the process of decision making, reading through all the posts, really looking within and trusting your heart. It's not easy, but it is, in my opinion, worth it. I admire your willingness to go through the challenging choices we face as parents of our difficult child's. Bravo![COLOR=#0000cd][I] [/I][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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