Rhonda,

I imagine how hard it is just to have to sit and watch all this happen.
However, God is bigger than all of the denial of your mom and the seeming
denial of your dad as well. I will keep praying.

JulieMelton
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www.heart-and-music.com
Keep smiling!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Rhonda" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 7:46 PM
Subject: letting it go!


> Mom is  going to go home tomorrow,  just home, not to a drug rehab.  My
> Dad
> says  he can't find a place that is covered by insurance, or something
> like
> the doctor has to say she needs to go before the insurance company will
> say
> what rehab centers they may cover! and besides, she is only taking  one
> nerve pill a day, one pain pill and one muscle relaxed!
> I am concerned, because Mom has been overusing  all these type medications
> since early 1980's, how can one get over a 25 year addiction in three
> weeks.
> Is this not a way of just smoothing things over, of once again giving in
> to
> what Mom wants, I am sure she wants to go home,  but I am so concerned
> that
> once home with out the skills to  keep from wanting the drugs again, she
> will simply do whatever to get them again.  I want to think she would not
> take medications attain, she almost died! but what if she doesn't!
> I suppose Dad is concerned that the  Family Children's Service might find
> out
> and they would loose my sisters children...
> I can do nothing about any of this, only  stand by and watch, and pray
> that
> better sender prevails, I even asked Dad about an out patient treatment
> program, but he says she is doing so much better now!
> I don't  know a lot about drug addiction but I don't think it is easy to
> overcome!
>
> Just wanted to  let you all know what was happening,
> Mom is using a walker now, and  is doing exercises each day to strengthen
> her hands, they said she  had a  heart but her heart looks good with
> no damage!
>
> Rhonda
>