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<blockquote data-quote="katya02" data-source="post: 766620" data-attributes="member: 2884">I agree with your comments and have taken my husband up on making an offer when I have said no. We have agreed that our alcoholic son cannot come and stay next week. Last evening it was clear that he’s still confused but at the same time being deceptive - his husband told him that he would get Powerade from the hospital cafeteria and went to do so, but my son left his ward to go and find his spouse and became lost. He was found, wearing a gown with nothing underneath, wandering the halls, and said he had left the ward by a back way to avoid being detected. So his brain is working enough to be deceptive but he gets confused and lost. The nurses on his ward couldn’t care less. There are no safety nets in place. The good thing is that our son seems content to stay in hospital for now, a big change. I think it will not be an issue re bringing him back. If his husband has to take next week off work, so be it. Everything is day by day now, and at least it has become clear that he’s not coming home with us. We will see if he does agree to enter residential rehab - not holding my breath but who knows. For today he is safe.Thanks for the reality checks, Copa. Your comments bring clarity to a difficult situation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="katya02, post: 766620, member: 2884"] I agree with your comments and have taken my husband up on making an offer when I have said no. We have agreed that our alcoholic son cannot come and stay next week. Last evening it was clear that he’s still confused but at the same time being deceptive - his husband told him that he would get Powerade from the hospital cafeteria and went to do so, but my son left his ward to go and find his spouse and became lost. He was found, wearing a gown with nothing underneath, wandering the halls, and said he had left the ward by a back way to avoid being detected. So his brain is working enough to be deceptive but he gets confused and lost. The nurses on his ward couldn’t care less. There are no safety nets in place. The good thing is that our son seems content to stay in hospital for now, a big change. I think it will not be an issue re bringing him back. If his husband has to take next week off work, so be it. Everything is day by day now, and at least it has become clear that he’s not coming home with us. We will see if he does agree to enter residential rehab - not holding my breath but who knows. For today he is safe. Thanks for the reality checks, Copa. Your comments bring clarity to a difficult situation. [/QUOTE]

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