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<blockquote data-quote="Echolette" data-source="post: 659724" data-attributes="member: 17269"><p>Agh...that just...s+#&*cks!!</p><p>I am with Patriotsgirl..I remember the almost exquisite cruelty with which he treated your dad. Your description of feeling that you would have to be vigilant less he steal from you while you are IN THE SHOWER is very telling.</p><p>Do not let the social worker think for one second that you are responsible for this adult man. In fact I'm not even sure you should contact him/her. Hospitals are not allowed to discharge people 'to the street'. If he needs a monitored setting the social worker will have to keep him till they find him one. If he is more well than that..well..he will have to monitor his own medications. I doubt you could do that for him even if he lived in your home..right? He will eat as he pleases and live as he pleases and take his medications if and when it pleases him. Being at your home won't change that.</p><p>Protect yourself and your husband, JKF. You know the answer. It is hard and sad but true. He can save himself. You cannot save him, but you can drown trying. Please don't do that (I know you aren't contemplating it right now, but I feel the need to say it anyway because this situation is so awful..see my opening sentence.</p><p>You are not his disease and you are not his cure. This is often true of our more typical kids as well as our dcs.</p><p>Ps my spider sense tells me this is drug induced, which is probably the most common cause BY FAR of cardiomyopathy in his demographic.</p><p>Good luck, JKF. We are here with you.</p><p>Echo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Echolette, post: 659724, member: 17269"] Agh...that just...s+#&*cks!! I am with Patriotsgirl..I remember the almost exquisite cruelty with which he treated your dad. Your description of feeling that you would have to be vigilant less he steal from you while you are IN THE SHOWER is very telling. Do not let the social worker think for one second that you are responsible for this adult man. In fact I'm not even sure you should contact him/her. Hospitals are not allowed to discharge people 'to the street'. If he needs a monitored setting the social worker will have to keep him till they find him one. If he is more well than that..well..he will have to monitor his own medications. I doubt you could do that for him even if he lived in your home..right? He will eat as he pleases and live as he pleases and take his medications if and when it pleases him. Being at your home won't change that. Protect yourself and your husband, JKF. You know the answer. It is hard and sad but true. He can save himself. You cannot save him, but you can drown trying. Please don't do that (I know you aren't contemplating it right now, but I feel the need to say it anyway because this situation is so awful..see my opening sentence. You are not his disease and you are not his cure. This is often true of our more typical kids as well as our dcs. Ps my spider sense tells me this is drug induced, which is probably the most common cause BY FAR of cardiomyopathy in his demographic. Good luck, JKF. We are here with you. Echo [/QUOTE]
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