Now I have definately left some things out.

But I do know I will add some interesting things he has done in the recent years.

These are the reason's I'm so proud of him:

1. He has called me out of the blue and said: "Mom I need to go back to the doctor, Will you take me"
2. Mom the doctor isn't listening to me. Will you go with me, so we can try and get her to.

a. Now that was the most proud moment. See he wanted something
specific, A medicine that he knew it worked. She wanted him to take what
he was. He got his old one back, and his memory.


3. My grandson was born. My daught-in-law worked. My son was on
SSI, and he took care of my grandson till she got laid off when he was
41/2.

a. The day cps showed up. Instead of getting mad, he got worried
and upset, and called me. To come talk to the lady and help.
a. 2nd proudest moment, he handled himself so well. He was complimented for the way he handed the situation. I knew the lady that came. She told me later how upset he was when he called me. And how impressed she was with how he handled himself. She knew his history.

4 Up until this time with some watching. And some work. I had managed
to keep him pretty much on his meds.

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About this time he decided again that he wanted a job. So he started going
out. Got a job, was working till Friday full - time 40 hours. He just got laid off. But he is working on getting another job.

5. He will at times have signs of the depressive sign show. We watch, and I know that I will force if I have too.

6. My husband has already told him once that he will go if necessary.

Just this last year. He made a appointment with his psychiatrist but I dont'
know if he had kept his appt. or not then.


So if my son, that I honestly told myself preparing myself. Because a mom
doesn't want to go through any of this. That I didn't want to have
to live it. But I wouldn't trade this for another kid now.

But my son has lived with and without meds. I don't like it.

But I am there to help pick up the pieces.

I can tell you this. If he had chose to live with his girlfriends family instead
of the other way. See his girlfriend moved in with us.


Because she couldn't afford her apartment, and if she didn't move in she was going to have to move to Wisconsin. And he was going with her.
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And I didn't want that. So we made the best of the situation.

So even though its not exactly the same. Realize there is a reason she
is doing this. And be there ready to help her when she is ready
for you too.


My son is who he is because of what he went through. Thankfully
he found the light at the end of the tunnel. I believe your daughter
will too. If for no other reason than you are there for her.

Donna