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How do you help a homeless and suicidal son?
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<blockquote data-quote="Elsi" data-source="post: 739027" data-attributes="member: 23349"><p>Definitely not rediculous. The bond is very real. I think for our difficult children maybe it’s easier to feel and acknowledge that bond than the one with us sometimes. When N was 19, he was in a serious accident (DUI) that put him in the hospital with a traumatic brain injury for 10 months. He had to relearn everything, from potty training on up. He had no idea what happened or where he was. But he never forgot his cat. Even in the first days when he was in a coma, he would make a sound and hand gesture he used to call the cat over and over. It was heartbreaking. When he started therapy he could name the cat from pictures but not his sisters. He used to walk the hospital halls with that picture and show it to everyone he encountered. (‘Here is my cat T...have you seen him? He is the best cat in the world.’) We actually snuck the cat in a couple times after he moved from intensive care to long term therapy, with the off-the-record blessing of his speech therapist. </p><p></p><p>Thanks for your kind words. I know it will be time to say goodbye soon, but I don’t think we’re ready yet. She seems to have rallied a bit with a round of steroids, antibiotics and fluids. We’ll see how she does here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elsi, post: 739027, member: 23349"] Definitely not rediculous. The bond is very real. I think for our difficult children maybe it’s easier to feel and acknowledge that bond than the one with us sometimes. When N was 19, he was in a serious accident (DUI) that put him in the hospital with a traumatic brain injury for 10 months. He had to relearn everything, from potty training on up. He had no idea what happened or where he was. But he never forgot his cat. Even in the first days when he was in a coma, he would make a sound and hand gesture he used to call the cat over and over. It was heartbreaking. When he started therapy he could name the cat from pictures but not his sisters. He used to walk the hospital halls with that picture and show it to everyone he encountered. (‘Here is my cat T...have you seen him? He is the best cat in the world.’) We actually snuck the cat in a couple times after he moved from intensive care to long term therapy, with the off-the-record blessing of his speech therapist. Thanks for your kind words. I know it will be time to say goodbye soon, but I don’t think we’re ready yet. She seems to have rallied a bit with a round of steroids, antibiotics and fluids. We’ll see how she does here. [/QUOTE]
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