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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 322465" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Thanks for the commiseration. It is so stressful. There is nothing that can be done about the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) except for him to recognize his shortcomings and take actions to improve his life to the best of his ability. Most days</p><p>when he is sober and rested he is capable of working part of the day for us and doing a good job. There are days when under the same conditions</p><p>he sleeps and sleeps (even tho he has slept a full sober night before etc).</p><p> </p><p>His psychiatrist gave him an Rx for a drug that "often helps curb the desire to drink" but easy child/difficult child doesn't like taking pills and says with conviction that he</p><p>knows that only HE can curb his drinking. He does take anti-seizure pills</p><p>each day but <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> often he thinks he has taken it and he hasn't. I put out his pill in the AM and in the PM. The same pill will be there for a day or two (on occasion) and he believes he has taken it and questions whether</p><p>I really didn't replace the pill and forgot that I did it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /> Yeah,right.</p><p> </p><p>Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) patients rarely get disability and he was turned down twice because</p><p>he should be able to learn a job like grocery bagging. Unfortunately, he</p><p>can be sharp as a tack for a few days and then sleep for a few days and</p><p>then party all night and be useless and confused for a few days. When we are gone he will basically be on his own to sink or swim. We are not wealthy people and after all the expenses of raising him and his bro after</p><p>raising the other six kids...well, we feel darn lucky to live with-o big debt.</p><p> </p><p>He has NO friends who are consistently sober. That is a big problem. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 322465, member: 35"] Thanks for the commiseration. It is so stressful. There is nothing that can be done about the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) except for him to recognize his shortcomings and take actions to improve his life to the best of his ability. Most days when he is sober and rested he is capable of working part of the day for us and doing a good job. There are days when under the same conditions he sleeps and sleeps (even tho he has slept a full sober night before etc). His psychiatrist gave him an Rx for a drug that "often helps curb the desire to drink" but easy child/difficult child doesn't like taking pills and says with conviction that he knows that only HE can curb his drinking. He does take anti-seizure pills each day but :frowny: often he thinks he has taken it and he hasn't. I put out his pill in the AM and in the PM. The same pill will be there for a day or two (on occasion) and he believes he has taken it and questions whether I really didn't replace the pill and forgot that I did it. :confused1: Yeah,right. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) patients rarely get disability and he was turned down twice because he should be able to learn a job like grocery bagging. Unfortunately, he can be sharp as a tack for a few days and then sleep for a few days and then party all night and be useless and confused for a few days. When we are gone he will basically be on his own to sink or swim. We are not wealthy people and after all the expenses of raising him and his bro after raising the other six kids...well, we feel darn lucky to live with-o big debt. He has NO friends who are consistently sober. That is a big problem. DDD [/QUOTE]
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