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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 124529" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Thanks for caring, Pony. It is a very confusing and difficult time for us as we just don't see "a path" that brings hope for the future. We have a couple more weeks to appeal if we opt for that. on the other hand, he is back to "social drinking" which is his definition of have a "couple of cups" of Hennesey or Grey Goose. Yes, the word is "cups" not "shots".</p><p> </p><p>On separate occasions husband (for the first time ever) and I (for about the 10th time over four or five years) tried to explain what "a drink" means.</p><p>Before his brain injury I knew his definition was distorted. Now it remains distorted but more dangerous to his brain and to his vulnerable</p><p>position on Probation. To go into debt in an attempt to right a major wrong in the system seems less and less logical to me. </p><p> </p><p>We have applied for Disability (as per the Neuro/psychiatric's suggestion) and</p><p>the closest thing to a plan we have is to hope he gets approved. Then we will have him pay us for room/board and encourage him to save as</p><p>much of the remainder as possible. IF that happens then I am going to</p><p>try to teach him about our business so he can work with me and husband can</p><p>semi-retire. Should he be able to maintain his focus and get interested</p><p>in the store it is remotely possible that he could run the business at some point, be off disability and support himself as well as supplement our income for retirement.</p><p> </p><p>on the other hand if he can't get a handle on his alcoholism and he can't stay away</p><p>from his old friends..he'll end up incarcerated again. It's all so very iffy</p><p>and even with the Lexapro that I'm back on...I have a hard time quelling</p><p>my fears. The good news is that he is trying Cymbalta and another medication that the psychiatrist recommends to see if that helps. He really likes the psychiatrist and when he was in jail promised he would give medications</p><p>another try. Fingers crossed. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 124529, member: 35"] Thanks for caring, Pony. It is a very confusing and difficult time for us as we just don't see "a path" that brings hope for the future. We have a couple more weeks to appeal if we opt for that. on the other hand, he is back to "social drinking" which is his definition of have a "couple of cups" of Hennesey or Grey Goose. Yes, the word is "cups" not "shots". On separate occasions husband (for the first time ever) and I (for about the 10th time over four or five years) tried to explain what "a drink" means. Before his brain injury I knew his definition was distorted. Now it remains distorted but more dangerous to his brain and to his vulnerable position on Probation. To go into debt in an attempt to right a major wrong in the system seems less and less logical to me. We have applied for Disability (as per the Neuro/psychiatric's suggestion) and the closest thing to a plan we have is to hope he gets approved. Then we will have him pay us for room/board and encourage him to save as much of the remainder as possible. IF that happens then I am going to try to teach him about our business so he can work with me and husband can semi-retire. Should he be able to maintain his focus and get interested in the store it is remotely possible that he could run the business at some point, be off disability and support himself as well as supplement our income for retirement. on the other hand if he can't get a handle on his alcoholism and he can't stay away from his old friends..he'll end up incarcerated again. It's all so very iffy and even with the Lexapro that I'm back on...I have a hard time quelling my fears. The good news is that he is trying Cymbalta and another medication that the psychiatrist recommends to see if that helps. He really likes the psychiatrist and when he was in jail promised he would give medications another try. Fingers crossed. DDD [/QUOTE]
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