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First Time Posting: Kicked son out and I just don't think I can handle this!
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<blockquote data-quote="dollphyn" data-source="post: 470808" data-attributes="member: 13020"><p>I know what alcoholism is quite well. I have a brother (64 now) that lives 100 miles from here and he was an alcoholic from the time he was around 20 until around 5 years ago. At which time he was one hour away from death when they found him. He went into the hospital, spent the next 3 months on iv drips, with his brain like mush, when one night he decided it was time for him to get out of his hospital bed, get dressed and go to work, at which time he fell and broke his hip. He then was transferred to a rehabilitation unit for his broken hip. When he was discharged completely from the hospital he said he could not believe he ever drank like that. He has not had a drop since and does not desire one..a true miracle, however, since then he has had a massive heart attack and has lost a kidney and has to go to dialysis every other day. he has alcohol onset dementia. My son witnessed all of this. And I do know that my son is an alcoholic. I believe, deep down he does too! </p><p></p><p>My mom is on hospice..I have a nurse that comes once a week and an aide that comes 2-3 times a week.. We also have a lady that I can call and schedule to come sit up to 4 hours with her and there is a respite center that she can stay at for up to a week just in case hubby and I have to leave on an emergency. My husband is from Florida (that is where ALL his family is)..we live here in Texas. </p><p></p><p>I feel I really do need some type of therapy or a meeting of some sort. I checked and there is an al-anon meeting not far from my house at all. I may talk with the nurse this Friday and see if I can get the respite volunteer to come maybe once a week to sit with my mom so I can go. I just need to know that I have done all I can do..and although he is 28 years old, he has the maturity of maybe a 20 year old (which I know is old enough to know better). I just cannot figure out where I went wrong. I know I cannot ever let him come back home, I know I cannot ever give him any money no matter what, I know I can't help him anymore...just need my heart to stop breaking into a million pieces and then I can get on with my life I guess. I guess with time it will ease up. I am ok kinda now just knowing that he is under roof and eating. How long this will last I don't know. And I'm not real sure I want to know when it does end and he has no where to go..but then I have to remember...if he ever comes to a point where he has no where to go he always has the shelters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dollphyn, post: 470808, member: 13020"] I know what alcoholism is quite well. I have a brother (64 now) that lives 100 miles from here and he was an alcoholic from the time he was around 20 until around 5 years ago. At which time he was one hour away from death when they found him. He went into the hospital, spent the next 3 months on iv drips, with his brain like mush, when one night he decided it was time for him to get out of his hospital bed, get dressed and go to work, at which time he fell and broke his hip. He then was transferred to a rehabilitation unit for his broken hip. When he was discharged completely from the hospital he said he could not believe he ever drank like that. He has not had a drop since and does not desire one..a true miracle, however, since then he has had a massive heart attack and has lost a kidney and has to go to dialysis every other day. he has alcohol onset dementia. My son witnessed all of this. And I do know that my son is an alcoholic. I believe, deep down he does too! My mom is on hospice..I have a nurse that comes once a week and an aide that comes 2-3 times a week.. We also have a lady that I can call and schedule to come sit up to 4 hours with her and there is a respite center that she can stay at for up to a week just in case hubby and I have to leave on an emergency. My husband is from Florida (that is where ALL his family is)..we live here in Texas. I feel I really do need some type of therapy or a meeting of some sort. I checked and there is an al-anon meeting not far from my house at all. I may talk with the nurse this Friday and see if I can get the respite volunteer to come maybe once a week to sit with my mom so I can go. I just need to know that I have done all I can do..and although he is 28 years old, he has the maturity of maybe a 20 year old (which I know is old enough to know better). I just cannot figure out where I went wrong. I know I cannot ever let him come back home, I know I cannot ever give him any money no matter what, I know I can't help him anymore...just need my heart to stop breaking into a million pieces and then I can get on with my life I guess. I guess with time it will ease up. I am ok kinda now just knowing that he is under roof and eating. How long this will last I don't know. And I'm not real sure I want to know when it does end and he has no where to go..but then I have to remember...if he ever comes to a point where he has no where to go he always has the shelters. [/QUOTE]
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