Rhonda,

I'm praying for your Mom and your Dad, and for you. I know this isn't easy.
May God be with you in all you do.

Love and Blessings,
Pat Ferguson



At 08:46 PM 1/20/05, you wrote:
>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 relaxer!
>I am concerned, because Mom has been overusing  all these type medications
>since early 1980's, how can one get over a 25 year adiction 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 atain, she almost died! but what if she doesn't!
>I suppose Dad is concerned that the  Family Childrens 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 sende 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 adiction 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  heartattack but her heart looks good with
>no dammage!
>
>Rhonda