My husband is a wonderful man who hates to fly (or is afraid to fly?). Neither of us have flown for over ten years. Today he is flying to Maine to see his only brother who is not expected to survive the week. DH is so stressed (quietly, of course) that I'd love some good thoughts via cyberspace that the trip is a breeze and the emotions aren't overwhelming for him. His Bro is not in pain and has had a great life. DDD
DH & I have raised our 24 yr.old grandson. At 14 he turned to pot & booze to cope with problems. He's a GFG#1. In 2005 he fell off a balcony, had brain surgery and has TBI effects. His recovery is very stressful. Time will tell if he ends up GFG or PC. Our GFG#2 is 20 and living with his GFGmom again. He is AS and S/A and not up to independent living. We have 6 adult kids & 11 grands. Yikes.
Sending good thoughts for your dh and his flying as well as his brother's illness. It's good he is getting a chance to
see his brother. Hugs. I know several people who are resistant to flying due to anxiety or fear. It's difficult to be in the air when one wants to change his mind about trying it.
Fran
warrior mom
member since Oct. 1998
gfg 26yr old son. Leaving home Sept. 2010 for Texas. Will do training for a career and live on his own.
Dx: AS,atypical mood disorder,Nonverbal learning disability, executive function difficulty, dyscalculia, dysgraphia and verbal processing difficulty.
pc: 21. Good boy. Starting 3rd year of college and works a lot.
3 canine companions- Cowboy, Mr. Darcy and Miss Elizabeth. They should be named sanity, support and comfort.
I hope his anxiety doesn't overwhelm him and that he has a safe trip. I'm sorry about his brother -- he's fortunate to be able to see him one last time. I hope there visit is a good one.
ME: SAHM/Zookeeper; GAD/depression; Desipramine
DH: Cyclothymia, seizure disorder, 4 years post craniotomy; Paxil, Trileptal
GFG1: 17m; ADHD, GAD/depression, Crohn's (remission), IBS, asthma, allergies; Focalin, Daytrana, Remeron, Tegretol, Imuran
GFG2: 15m; BP-Mixed, Sydenham's chorea (remission), mold allergies; Seroquel XR, Depakote ER, Namenda, Amantadine
PC/GFG3: 12f; anxious, copes o.k. w/o meds
ZOO: chickens, cats, turtle, lizards, fish...
Hope the trip is a good one. Nice that he gets to see his brother one last time. Hope he can keep his anxiety from making it a very uncomfortable trip in the air.
Janet, 49,BP, BPD, Arthritis,degenerative disc disease, Anxiety, Fibro,lamictal, topamax, & xanaxER, Ambien
Tony,49, Partner of 28 years
Oldest Son (B) 30 M Aspie-lite
Middle Son (J) 27. ADHD Success Story, works with the sheriffs dept now
Youngest son (C) 25, TDD. Severe ADHD Impulsive type
4 Grandchildren Keyana born 6/6/06, Hailie born 7/15/07, Mikey born 9/29/09 and McKenzie (Mickey) born 9/28/11.
D3,
My wish for your DH is that the trip is uneventful, peaceful as it can be, and that he has a great reunion with his brother. Prayers just haven't stopped going to the D3 house this week, been kinda a rough one for you all. Hugs -
Star
Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better. Don’t wish for fewer problems, wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenges, wish for more wisdom.”
Thanks. You're right that this has been a difficult week but
Warrior Moms survive...somehow, lol. DDD
DH & I have raised our 24 yr.old grandson. At 14 he turned to pot & booze to cope with problems. He's a GFG#1. In 2005 he fell off a balcony, had brain surgery and has TBI effects. His recovery is very stressful. Time will tell if he ends up GFG or PC. Our GFG#2 is 20 and living with his GFGmom again. He is AS and S/A and not up to independent living. We have 6 adult kids & 11 grands. Yikes.
Just a little funny to help your day maybe. One of the men at work over heard part of a conversation I was having with DF about Dude and the recent visit. I'm extremely private about my home life so this was a real shocker, and was a very MILD bit of overheard information. VERY mild. The man turned to me and said "You know if my son ever called me at 11:00 and asked me how his puppy was that had ruined my wife's dining room carpet and her dining room table I think I would still be at the bar - on my third.......twelve pack."
I thought to myself......woosie.- You'd need battle armor, a grenade launcher and a tank just to walk into any one of our dens.
Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better. Don’t wish for fewer problems, wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenges, wish for more wisdom.”
It's nice to be able to share "the truth" around here where some other WM's can relate. Except for the Board everyone else I come in contact just knows that I have a killer cold and am not at home in bed sipping tea. A few know that PC/GFG has figured out how to "deal with" his alcoholism. Ready for this?? He doesn't drink when he goes out. He comes home at 2 (when the haunts close) and "has a couple of cups" to help him sleep. Oh yeah, that's normal! Right? DDD
DH & I have raised our 24 yr.old grandson. At 14 he turned to pot & booze to cope with problems. He's a GFG#1. In 2005 he fell off a balcony, had brain surgery and has TBI effects. His recovery is very stressful. Time will tell if he ends up GFG or PC. Our GFG#2 is 20 and living with his GFGmom again. He is AS and S/A and not up to independent living. We have 6 adult kids & 11 grands. Yikes.
Hoping your husbands trip goes well. I'm sorry to hear about your b-i-l.
*meSAHM Work p/t @ home. Moderator in Watercooler.
*Dh - Great Dad and Husband
*gfg - "Missy"-11 Mood disorder,EOBP,adhd(inattentive type). VERY reactive to Food coloring and corn syrup. Seizure disorder, asthma. Risperdal, Lamictal.
*PC male aka "Mighty Mouse"- 8, Great kid! Dennis the Menace meets Bam Bam. Oh, Mr. Wiiiiiiilson!
*Lab/beagle mix(f)...sweetheart
*My mother's side of family are all chocful of disorders-amazing I am as normal as I think!
Gentle hugs and good thoughts, D3.
Suz
Me: Former moderator. Member since 1999. "Mimi" to beautiful baby girl.
Rob: Age 27. Foster child at 3, adopted at 4. RAD, ODD, ADHD combined-type severe, Drug and Alcohol abuse. Tons of meds- no meds now. RTC then group home. Motorcycle accident 8-2009. TBI/brain bleed. Recovering.
Rescue fuzzbutts: Chloe and Rufus.
Detachment article:
http://www.coping.org/control/detach.htm
"We did the best we could with what we knew...And when we knew more, we did better!" ~ Maya Angelou
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