Hi All,
last night, just as husband and I were leaving Chili's, difficult child called. She sounded awful and in fact she was sick. She told me she has strep throat and an inflamed thyroid and she has been sick for about a month. She said she had prescriptions for Zithromax, prescription strength Ibuprofen and some other prescription for the thyroid. She had not filled them because she did not have the money. She said her friend who was letting her use the phone would lend her the $50.00 she thought she needed and wondered if she could borrow $50.00 from me to pay the friend.
I told her I would send her $200.00 by wire and that she did not need to pay me back, to use any extra for food or diapers or whatever she needed most.
I have never heard anyone so grateful in my entire life. She just broke down in tears and said she had not wanted to ask me for help and she knows how awful she was as a teen, she understands what she put me through now that she has her own child.
She called me after she got the money and the medicines and was so relieved that she can maybe get well now. She said her throat hurts from her chest up to her neck and she can't move her head very well. She has trouble swallowing from the swollen thyroid. The baby is teething (he is 6 months old now) and very fussy. She said she is exhausted and it is hard to work and she isn't making much money at work because she doesn't have the energy and feels so crummy (she is an exotic dancer and has to be vivacious, friendly, all that stuff). She said she is out of breath after doing one dance.
But, she is ecstatic to get the medicine and I told her she should call me if she needs refills or any time that she needs medication--she should not go without it.
So, I am glad to hear from her but still worried about her. I hope the antibiotics kick in quickly and she can get back her health. She has always had health problems since she was a baby but she perseveres.
In the past I might have wondered if she was making all this up just to get money but I don't think that now. She hasn't asked for money in over a year and she truly sounded sick.
One thing--I have been doing EMDR therapy for awhile for anxiety and I could see results in talking with difficult child. I did not get that panicky, heart pounding feeling. I felt calm and able to think more clearly. I still feel worried about her but the anxiety just isn't really there.
Thanks for listening!
Jane
last night, just as husband and I were leaving Chili's, difficult child called. She sounded awful and in fact she was sick. She told me she has strep throat and an inflamed thyroid and she has been sick for about a month. She said she had prescriptions for Zithromax, prescription strength Ibuprofen and some other prescription for the thyroid. She had not filled them because she did not have the money. She said her friend who was letting her use the phone would lend her the $50.00 she thought she needed and wondered if she could borrow $50.00 from me to pay the friend.
I told her I would send her $200.00 by wire and that she did not need to pay me back, to use any extra for food or diapers or whatever she needed most.
I have never heard anyone so grateful in my entire life. She just broke down in tears and said she had not wanted to ask me for help and she knows how awful she was as a teen, she understands what she put me through now that she has her own child.
She called me after she got the money and the medicines and was so relieved that she can maybe get well now. She said her throat hurts from her chest up to her neck and she can't move her head very well. She has trouble swallowing from the swollen thyroid. The baby is teething (he is 6 months old now) and very fussy. She said she is exhausted and it is hard to work and she isn't making much money at work because she doesn't have the energy and feels so crummy (she is an exotic dancer and has to be vivacious, friendly, all that stuff). She said she is out of breath after doing one dance.
But, she is ecstatic to get the medicine and I told her she should call me if she needs refills or any time that she needs medication--she should not go without it.
So, I am glad to hear from her but still worried about her. I hope the antibiotics kick in quickly and she can get back her health. She has always had health problems since she was a baby but she perseveres.
In the past I might have wondered if she was making all this up just to get money but I don't think that now. She hasn't asked for money in over a year and she truly sounded sick.
One thing--I have been doing EMDR therapy for awhile for anxiety and I could see results in talking with difficult child. I did not get that panicky, heart pounding feeling. I felt calm and able to think more clearly. I still feel worried about her but the anxiety just isn't really there.
Thanks for listening!
Jane
