Chris in VA Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 (edited) Oh. What a Day!! Update in #49 Edited April 17, 2012 by Chris in VA privacy--as usual, I think about that after I post. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 You are an amazing woman, and I don't know how you keep it all together. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becca211 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 :grouphug: That is a crappy day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachaheart Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 :sad: That is a crummy day. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:What a ROTTEN day. SO ROTTEN!!!:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: i hope you get answers for your son. I actually hope for a lot more for him. :sad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabeline Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 :grouphug: :grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMom2One Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 :grouphug: So sorry, Chris. Prayers going up. Bless you, Lucinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Whew! That was quite a day! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 :grouphug::grouphug: You certainly win the crappy day award. I hope ds gets better soon, and you can get some rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:Chris:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 :grouphug::grouphug: You certainly win the crappy day award. I hope ds gets better soon, and you can get some rest. :iagree: This is even worse than the crappy day I had the other day which involved the washing machine and . . . crap. Yep, really. :glare: I was most displeased. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 You are an amazing woman, and I don't know how you keep it all together. :grouphug: :iagree: Hugs and love, Chris. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 :grouphug: That's way at the top of the list! I'm sorry. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Oh Chris, I'm sorry. That is beyond crappy. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I'm sorry, Chris. Praying. :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: I'm so sorry, Chris. I truly hope tomorrow will be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I'm so sorry...hope tomorrow will be much better. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I'm so sorry, Chris. Is there anyway he can be committed into a treatment program...even if it's against his will? If the hospital is holding him, you might have your dh check that out. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Chris :grouphug: Chris :grouphug: Chris :grouphug: Whoever said being a mother wasn't real work should walk in your shoes for a few days. :grouphug: :grouphug: They don't warn you about the need for iron will, steeled spine, and the many hard ways to define love when you're pregnant do they. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Chris :grouphug: Chris :grouphug: Chris :grouphug: Whoever said being a mother wasn't real work should walk in your shoes for a few days. :grouphug: :grouphug: They don't warn you about the need for iron will, steeled spine, and the many hard ways to define love when you're pregnant do they. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb in NZ Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Oh my, Chris. There are no words. Just :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:. I'm just very glad your dh is back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 :grouphug: So sorry. That sounds awful. Glad your dh is there now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflections Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 OH, WOW. What a stinky day. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I'm so sorry- the entire day sounds awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MariannNOVA Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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besroma Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 :grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Teachin'Mine Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Praying for all of you. (It's a good time for a counselor to work with him on getting him to accept treatment. He's probably quite scared.) :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 :grouphug::grouphug: What a day! Hope it gets better soon and your ds is ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 As usual, thanks for letting me vent. I'm going to take down my first post. Going to see ds for a little while this am, then walking doggies (I don't have my last two--small mercies!) and then go back and be with him. He has a stress test that he skipped a few weeks ago. There's actually a lot of mercy and grace going on. One, I found him after he called. Actually, #1, he called at all! Two, He didn't hurt himself while on that very powerful substance. Three, I wasn't hurt when the $ was taken--didn't even notice. Four, The two tests (chest xray and stress test) that our cardiologist wanted to do two weeks ago but ds blew off, are now being done. The second echo, done yesterday, was a mercy, too--even tho they didn't find anything, the sonogram tech also did one of ds' left breast area; he's thought for years that he had a cyst or growth there, and has been afraid it's wrapping around his heart or something. She proved it's just normal breast tissue. It wasn't even ordered, she just did it to ease his mind. Five, We are all ok. And I got to sleep well last night, knowing, for one night, ds was absolutely safe, had eaten, and was taken care of. Counting blessings is hard work, but they are there! Thanks for your prayers--I swear they are getting us thru.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 As usual, thanks for letting me vent. I'm going to take down my first post. Going to see ds for a little while this am, then walking doggies (I don't have my last two--small mercies!) and then go back and be with him. He has a stress test that he skipped a few weeks ago. There's actually a lot of mercy and grace going on. One, I found him after he called. Actually, #1, he called at all! Two, He didn't hurt himself while on that very powerful substance. Three, I wasn't hurt when the $ was taken--didn't even notice. Four, The two tests (chest xray and stress test) that our cardiologist wanted to do two weeks ago but ds blew off, are now being done. The second echo, done yesterday, was a mercy, too--even tho they didn't find anything, the sonogram tech also did one of ds' left breast area; he's thought for years that he had a cyst or growth there, and has been afraid it's wrapping around his heart or something. She proved it's just normal breast tissue. It wasn't even ordered, she just did it to ease his mind. Five, We are all ok. And I got to sleep well last night, knowing, for one night, ds was absolutely safe, had eaten, and was taken care of. Counting blessings is hard work, but they are there! Thanks for your prayers--I swear they are getting us thru.:D The bolded part made me cry. You are always under the constant undertone and strain of wondering about him, no matter what your day goes like otherwise. I have been lax in praying for you and need to get back to it. You are an amazingly positive person, Chris, considering all you have to deal with.:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 The bolded part made me cry. You are always under the constant undertone and strain of wondering about him, no matter what your day goes like otherwise. I have been lax in praying for you and need to get back to it. You are an amazingly positive person, Chris, considering all you have to deal with.:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: It made me cry too. I so admire Chris and her dh for the boundaries they have in place in dealing with this adult child of theirs. It is the model I aspisre to if I ever find myself in such a situation. I have relatives who have allowed themselves to be destroyed financially and whose own spirituality has been harmed by continuing to enable their adult children who make bad decisions. However, even with good boundaries you always love your kid and that constant worry is always there. So....:grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I read your update, Chris. :grouphug: Praying as always for you and your family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Chris, :grouphug: I hope today is a good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeTea Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Thinking of you and yours, Chris. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb in NZ Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 :grouphug: Praying for you all, Chris. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 Aw, thanks guys. My boundaries are a constant challenge, as I want him happy and often succumb to his manipulations. I actually drove him to the picnic where he used, knowing full well it was sponsored by ravers, so hey, not always good at this here! He's out today and has a stress test tomorrow. Was supposed to be today, but the tech called in sick and it was delayed. He actually almost checked out AMA today--but God's timing was perfect. I was running late after work; came to the hosp to see him and thought his stress test was already over. Heard about the delay--he was in the bathroom, ready to literally walk out the door, and he DID walk out. But I told him the insurance would not pay for his stay or any of the tests if he walked out, so he came back in. He apologized, too--oh my. Such drama. I really feel God gave me the words about the insurance, as I had no idea how to hold him there or even if that was true (turns out it was). The nurse was amazing--HE was great, and even advocated for ds with the tech people, and got ds also out early instead of having to be there another night. Hopefully ds will stay sober tonight and have the test tomorrow. I KNOW your prayers have been helping--I just know it. Can't thank you enough, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I'm praying the night goes well and the test gets done tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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