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<blockquote data-quote="rita" data-source="post: 625649" data-attributes="member: 124"><p>Hi everyone, cannot remember when I was last here but for some reason was thinking back over the years and how much this place helped me during my journey with my son. To say he was trying growing up would be a gross understatement he had diagnoses of odd, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) ,cd, adhd my alphabet soup kid,,ak.a my gift from god. So after juvenile, group homes, jails and prisons J is now 30. Never thought I would see the day in all honesty. He lived such a dangerous life style. Back in his first long term incarceration in a juvenile he met with the original six as they called themselves. Since then all have passed on in one tragedy or another with the last about a year ago. According to a psychiatrist many many years ago kids with cd statistically could expect these odds...I remember how terrified I was when I first heard that told to me. So on to today.......... J got out of prison about 20 months ago and decided to move across the country. I think this was best for us all, his reputation proceeded him in this area and for miles around so it was unlikely anything would ever change. With the ok of his parole officer he put in for a transfer and since it was back to the province of his original birth it was accepted. This time he was alone and had opportunity to be whoever he wanted to be...the first few months he struggled and it was not pretty but he persevered..then he finally found his opportunity. He got accepted to a work camp in the very far north hours from anywhere in the wilderness...This is where it gets great..here he has thrived like never before..Miles from civilization he has found peace...finally, over the last year he has exceled reaching position of foreman on some jobs and working on an apprenticeship as a skilled tradesman. He flew home the other week for a quick visit and finally I saw a man standing before me, strong healthy confident..My heart just about burst...He stayed only a short time as he said "round here, for me , nothing will ever change, there is no hope here" He tell me he is at peace he learns something new everyday, structure is high and the food is great..he only gets little time off about 6 nights a month..As he says it is jail with good food, breaks and they pay yah!! he laughs because in some ways it is true and he knows he has found his niche. It is a dry camp so at night he goes to camp gym or off to the bush to hunt of fish or he says just be with nature. The weather is often brutal in the negative 30' and 40's and the conditions can be awful but somehow it has only made him stronger and it agrees with him.. I write this in hopes of giving some mom out there hope tonight, never give up as long as they live there is hope..I pray the peace this family has found after all our trials stays and I know those in heaven have watched down over J and I. Finally all my prayers are answered...I have found peace.....rita</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rita, post: 625649, member: 124"] Hi everyone, cannot remember when I was last here but for some reason was thinking back over the years and how much this place helped me during my journey with my son. To say he was trying growing up would be a gross understatement he had diagnoses of odd, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) ,cd, adhd my alphabet soup kid,,ak.a my gift from god. So after juvenile, group homes, jails and prisons J is now 30. Never thought I would see the day in all honesty. He lived such a dangerous life style. Back in his first long term incarceration in a juvenile he met with the original six as they called themselves. Since then all have passed on in one tragedy or another with the last about a year ago. According to a psychiatrist many many years ago kids with cd statistically could expect these odds...I remember how terrified I was when I first heard that told to me. So on to today.......... J got out of prison about 20 months ago and decided to move across the country. I think this was best for us all, his reputation proceeded him in this area and for miles around so it was unlikely anything would ever change. With the ok of his parole officer he put in for a transfer and since it was back to the province of his original birth it was accepted. This time he was alone and had opportunity to be whoever he wanted to be...the first few months he struggled and it was not pretty but he persevered..then he finally found his opportunity. He got accepted to a work camp in the very far north hours from anywhere in the wilderness...This is where it gets great..here he has thrived like never before..Miles from civilization he has found peace...finally, over the last year he has exceled reaching position of foreman on some jobs and working on an apprenticeship as a skilled tradesman. He flew home the other week for a quick visit and finally I saw a man standing before me, strong healthy confident..My heart just about burst...He stayed only a short time as he said "round here, for me , nothing will ever change, there is no hope here" He tell me he is at peace he learns something new everyday, structure is high and the food is great..he only gets little time off about 6 nights a month..As he says it is jail with good food, breaks and they pay yah!! he laughs because in some ways it is true and he knows he has found his niche. It is a dry camp so at night he goes to camp gym or off to the bush to hunt of fish or he says just be with nature. The weather is often brutal in the negative 30' and 40's and the conditions can be awful but somehow it has only made him stronger and it agrees with him.. I write this in hopes of giving some mom out there hope tonight, never give up as long as they live there is hope..I pray the peace this family has found after all our trials stays and I know those in heaven have watched down over J and I. Finally all my prayers are answered...I have found peace.....rita [/QUOTE]
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