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Hi Friends,
I found this video clip today and thought I would share it with my peeps on SR. I think her message is really powerful and I can relate so much to her early experiences with her son's drug use. It may raise some eyebrows about contact versus no contact, but as a parent, I find her message of "stay close" very comforting.
Libby Cataldi explains how to Stay Close: A Mother's Story of Her Son's Addiction - YouTube
I found this video clip today and thought I would share it with my peeps on SR. I think her message is really powerful and I can relate so much to her early experiences with her son's drug use. It may raise some eyebrows about contact versus no contact, but as a parent, I find her message of "stay close" very comforting.
Libby Cataldi explains how to Stay Close: A Mother's Story of Her Son's Addiction - YouTube
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Dear Pravchaw---I finished this book about a month ago---I read it because I saw it mentioned on this board.
I think it soeaks to a parent's heart--the way it REALLY is--more than anything I have ever read. Also, it isn't "preachy".
I highly recommend it to any parent who is going through the pain of having an addicted child.
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I think it soeaks to a parent's heart--the way it REALLY is--more than anything I have ever read. Also, it isn't "preachy".
I highly recommend it to any parent who is going through the pain of having an addicted child.
dandylion
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Originally Posted by pravchaw 
I read the book - its riveting - written from a mother's perspective of her son's addiction and long plunge to the bottom and recovery.
Does the book say what methods he used for recovery after hitting BOTTOM?
GardenMama, thank you for sharing. Beautiful.
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Originally Posted by pravchaw
If I remember correctly he went to rehab and recovered under the care of an addiction doctor.
Interesting, yet she choose a 12 step program, Alanon.
From everything I keep reading, it seems many addiction doctors prescribe medications - such as Antabuse, methadone, suboxone and now naltrexone.
I know many do not that find that to be "real" recovery but if it saves the lives of so many then I can't see why it is such an issue. JMHO
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Gardenmama, thank you so much for sharing this link. I couldn't stop crying. Sometimes I do feel like I'm the only one my son has. I have to say that with all the ups and downs I've had with my son, we are still as close as ever. I love spending time with him and he always tell me that I'm beautiful and how much he loves me. He treats me so good but at the same time I suffer when I see him suffer because of his addiction. I am glad to hear someone say it's okay to stay close. I don't think I could cut him off emotionally or any of my kids, with or without addiction.
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