Hi!
Thought I would take some time and introduce myself. I am the mother of a recovering Heroin addict who has 5 1/2 years clean today…One day at a time. I know in the matter of seconds that can change.
To tell you a little of my story…
My son was 20 when we found out he was a heroin addict. We had NO clue. Just knew his personality and habits had changed. He went to rehab 3 times and at that time, we had told him if he stole from us or used again that he would be out and my son agreed to this. Well, unfortunately he did both. 🙁 My husband told him to grab 2 garbage bags and get his clothes, etc. The only electronic type thing he had left that he hadn't SOLD, was his TV and he wasn't able to take that with him. He did a lot of crying and so did I. But he did leave. He went to a friend's apartment for a couple days and then he called to say that he had to leave (I suspect he stole from them too since he was back to using again). I picked him up and took him to a local motel since he had an appointment with his Probation Officer (PO) in 2 days. I just KNEW he would test dirty when it came time to see his PO, but hubby and I agreed I should take him to his appointment…and yes he tested dirty and they took him away in handcuffs for a probation violation. He spent 15 days in jail. I had previously told him that if he ever went to jail, I wouldn't be able to go and see him. It was hard but I didn't go. After the 15 days, arrangements were made to send him directly to inpatient rehab at a local facility. I can't remember if it was 21 or 28 days duration, but upon leaving, we took him to a half way house 2 hours away where he would work at getting on his feet. When we made him leave our home, it was the best thing we could have done for him because he hit his bottom. He's been clean from Heroin ever since. I can't say it would work for everyone, but this is what worked for us. He now lives 25 minutes away and comes to visit every week or so and spends the night and does his laundry. We talk on the phone several times/week. He knows he can never come back home to live but as long as he is clean we will be there to support him in his efforts to stay sober. Thank you for taking the time to read our story.
Stop in and say HI in the chatroom. I'm usually there! Online meetings will soon be starting up and we would love it if you would join us for some Experience, Strength, and Hope!!!
Love,
Robin
[b]LIFE ISN'T ABOUT WAITING FOR THE STORM TO PASS….
IT'S ABOUT LEARNING TO DANCE IN THE RAIN!![/b]
Hello Robin! Meeting you and finding the chat room was a blessing for me.
My name is Chrissie,
My 3yr old daughters father is an addict. It has been an up and down battle since the end of 2011. He is an addict and has had experience with almost everything including herion but he his DOC is cocaine (crack). It has been a constant rollercoster and honestly the only peace I have felt was when I was in the chat room during the last few years. Since 2011, he has been in rehab 4 times and he was out in the streets all last summer. He went to rehab then back out then to jail then came home and stayed clean 4 months and then started using again in February 2013 and then went to rehab again and got out and started using again. Currently residing with me and my daughter, working full-time now making very good money he recently started use again after rehab. He fighting to not be back on the streets and get as bad as he was but he's also not remained completely sober since Oct 2012 – Feb 2013.
Robin is a great example and an inspiration! Im looking forward to sharing with you all!
i read your story, Robin. i see you've been through the ringer, and then some. i appreciate your forth-coming honesty and i'm glad you're still in the ChatRoom after all these years, so i can be with you. i think from what i've read and heard, so far, the way they do it now is that the Chatroom is where people bring what they would be wanting to share with a sponsor. i was in naranon in the early 90's when things were different. i like what someone said somewhere on one of the boards – maybe it was Annie. she said something like people want a quick fix and they need to understand that this is a program where you you won't be told what to do, except to work on yourself by doing the steps and coming to meetings. whatever, it's nice to get to know you better by reading your brave story – i can't imagine having to go through all that with you precious son. you wrote this in 2013 and i'm wondering how things are going 4 years later. hug from Guruatma
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