It's good to hear that you enjoyed your trip!!! You deserved a break, and needed to recharge in order to handle all the stress you were going to face when you got home

I am so glad that Dan has gone back to the doctor and is agreeing to go back on meds and the insurance issues have been worked out. I don't remember you posting anything that in-depth about Dan's symptoms, but I remember you said it was helpful to read my posts when I was trying to stabilize my mania for so long, and now I can see why…

It must be so hard to have an adult child who is bipolar… no matter how destructive his behavior is, you can't successfully intervene until he decides to be compliant unless he's a threat to himself or others. As a mother, it must be so hard to watch

Re: The threats to call the IRS.. If I'm manic, I can become manipulative. He could have been threatening you to stop you from trying to get him to the hospital/doctor, especially if he was enjoying a euphoric mania.

I'm glad that Dale has been able to calm down and is working on your taxes. I hope he is able to catch up soon. That will be one less worry for you both.

Congratulations on your good report from the doctor and your weight loss!!! I know you're hoping for more than 11lbs, but I think that's great!