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Sunday 18/3/07 I was shocked to read this email, but it is an issue I have no doubt that many people are facing or will face. I'll just print it and my brief reply out (with names & private info omitted of course); I truly enjoyed your straight talk about this wretched disease. But your outlook is commendable. Over a year ago my son, (also a victime of FA),while living with me at home cut his throat in his bedroom. Boy, what a wake up call that was! Turned out it wasn't a severely deep wound but he landed in a nursing home after weeks in detox, and hospital. Truly they didn't know exactly what to do with him. He was unhappy in the nursing facility so I would try to bring him home for weekends about once per month. This was disastrous for both of us however, because he didn't want to return to the nursing home but I physically couldn't provide the help he needed. Incidentally he is 42 and I am 68 years old. Last November 2006, he again cut himself with a buck knife in the nursing home. (He had bus priviliges so he went out and bought the knife.) After that he had to be placed in a psychiatric hospital where he is currently. He seemingly cannot accept the disease and being away from home. As his mother I would like to get your opinion as to whether (at my age) I should attempt to bring him home again, if I can get some outside help, or if he should get adjusted to being away from home. It is breaking my heart to have him so unhappy there however he was not all that happy when he was home. He was diagnosed much later than you were. I believe he was around 20. Also I am Irish, and just discovered your page on St. Patricks Day! Would love your opinion if you have a minute. You are fighting the "good" fight! Thank u so much
for your email which really woke me up this sunday am. The net is
truly a great resource. Please print out my web pages for your son,
also I would love to email him if possible. It seems to me that
he is incredibly lonely and isolated, dealing with this b*tch of
a disease, with no one to talk to. R there FA groups in your area?
Trying to cut his own throat to me sounds like a reflection of how
his mind is so messed up. I would look into the support groups first,
if u bring him home , ur both going to be miserable. Although the
fact that he is in a psychiatric facility makes me so mad and upset!
Where r u? Keep in touch please!
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