toughlovin
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
Its been a while since I wrote. I have been going along living my life..... my son has been up and down. He is involved in this great program which I am incredibly thankful for because I love thier model which is different than any other program he has ever been in. It really is dual diagnosis and is a harm reduction model and works with participants where they are and continues to work with them even if they relapse.... so he has had several slips and they have continued to work with him. Which has been great because it has kept him going and had meant he hasnt ended up back on the streets. And he hasnt gone back to heroin but has slipped with alcohol and it has been short lived. And it has taken the pressure off of us because they check in with him daily so the day to day worry is taken off of us..... so we are incredibly thankful.
So recently he lost his great job due to a hand injury he had and he called very depressed and down and very drunk. I tried to be very encouraging and supportive etc.
A couple of days ago we had a call with the program and apparantly he is doing some very very risky behaviors which are extremely concerning. We are going up for a meeting tomorrow with the team which is good. But it got me pretty worried. If he continues on this path he will end up either dead or in jail. I found myself this morning thinking about his funeral.... and I hate that feeling. We are doing all we can, a lot is up to him, but darn it is so hard to sit and wait and see what happens.
TL
Its been a while since I wrote. I have been going along living my life..... my son has been up and down. He is involved in this great program which I am incredibly thankful for because I love thier model which is different than any other program he has ever been in. It really is dual diagnosis and is a harm reduction model and works with participants where they are and continues to work with them even if they relapse.... so he has had several slips and they have continued to work with him. Which has been great because it has kept him going and had meant he hasnt ended up back on the streets. And he hasnt gone back to heroin but has slipped with alcohol and it has been short lived. And it has taken the pressure off of us because they check in with him daily so the day to day worry is taken off of us..... so we are incredibly thankful.
So recently he lost his great job due to a hand injury he had and he called very depressed and down and very drunk. I tried to be very encouraging and supportive etc.
A couple of days ago we had a call with the program and apparantly he is doing some very very risky behaviors which are extremely concerning. We are going up for a meeting tomorrow with the team which is good. But it got me pretty worried. If he continues on this path he will end up either dead or in jail. I found myself this morning thinking about his funeral.... and I hate that feeling. We are doing all we can, a lot is up to him, but darn it is so hard to sit and wait and see what happens.
TL