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<blockquote data-quote="AppleCori" data-source="post: 708572" data-attributes="member: 16024"><p>Another facet of my complicated relationship with my brother is that he will sometimes get in down moods (and when he drinks too much) and talk about how he "can't live like this much longer", or "someday in the future, I am just going to end it all", and I am the one he picks to say this to.</p><p></p><p>To be fair, he does live in excruciating pain much of the time. He was on prescription Morphine for more than a decade before he decided not to take it anymore about two and a half years ago. His wife started taking his pills every once in a while, then more and more often, so he often went days or weeks without it until the next refill. So, the withdrawal yo-yo hit him every month.</p><p></p><p>Back in the fall, he insinuated that he may have some liver problems, which isn't inconceivable, since he has been an alcoholic for decades. He pretty much said he has only two years to live. Of course, he said his wife doesn't know and not to tell her anything. When talking to the wife, the stories are always the opposite: he is doing fine, medically; that lump was a hernia, etc.</p><p></p><p> I don't know what is true and what isn't. He won't exactly come out and say anything definitive, or confirm any diagnosis, but prefers to leave it open-ended.</p><p></p><p>He doesn't say this much when he has a job, so I think being alone and unproductive gets him down. He is extremely social and likes to be needed. And, he doesn't drink as much when he has something productive to do, like paid or unpaid work.</p><p></p><p>Just plain difficult!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Apple</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AppleCori, post: 708572, member: 16024"] Another facet of my complicated relationship with my brother is that he will sometimes get in down moods (and when he drinks too much) and talk about how he "can't live like this much longer", or "someday in the future, I am just going to end it all", and I am the one he picks to say this to. To be fair, he does live in excruciating pain much of the time. He was on prescription Morphine for more than a decade before he decided not to take it anymore about two and a half years ago. His wife started taking his pills every once in a while, then more and more often, so he often went days or weeks without it until the next refill. So, the withdrawal yo-yo hit him every month. Back in the fall, he insinuated that he may have some liver problems, which isn't inconceivable, since he has been an alcoholic for decades. He pretty much said he has only two years to live. Of course, he said his wife doesn't know and not to tell her anything. When talking to the wife, the stories are always the opposite: he is doing fine, medically; that lump was a hernia, etc. I don't know what is true and what isn't. He won't exactly come out and say anything definitive, or confirm any diagnosis, but prefers to leave it open-ended. He doesn't say this much when he has a job, so I think being alone and unproductive gets him down. He is extremely social and likes to be needed. And, he doesn't drink as much when he has something productive to do, like paid or unpaid work. Just plain difficult! Apple [/QUOTE]
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