Quote Originally Posted by birdgirl73
Hiya, Plant. Glad to hear your life's keeping you busy that you're feeling like you may be on an uphill swing. I know these past months haven't been easy for you, and I often think about you and wonder how you are and whether you've heard from your poor dad.

I'm basically OK. Sad about the situation here at home, of course. My sister is getting very close to the end of her illness now. It'll be a matter of days or, at the most, weeks. But I feel at peace that she will soon be out of pain. I don't want to lose her, but I don't want her to keep suffering with cancer. I feel a little torn in too many directions right now, what with nursing her and trying to go to school, too. But all in all, I'm handling it OK. I'll probably fall apart after it's over. I'm trying to keep feeling my feelings and expressing them so they don't build up and overwhelm me.

Nice talking with you, Plant. Thanks for asking a very therapeutic question.
Actually, now that you mention it, we did end up finding him. That was probably a good 4 weeks ago, and then for about two weeks he just flirted with death, literally. He drank to no end, and we didn't know where he was staying because my stepmom wanted him out if he was going to keep drinking.

Then I think around 2 weeks ago, he tries to hang himself on the stairway railing going to his basement, and as he's struggling to settle in, the dumb cat of all things starts meowing and meowing at him. In his wacked-out head, he took that as Simba (the cat) wanted him to live. And for him, it was enough for him to break down and call my stepmom. He just said, "I'm messed up; I need help."

So he stayed in a psych. ward for 8 or 9 days, then was transferred to a rehab center for his alcholism. He's currently there, and has to be for 30-days total-it may require more depending on his progress.

So that's that for now I guess. It kind of hurts to think that your dad's in rehab and damn near the end of his whits. I'm dealing with it though I guess. I'm alive aren't I.

Thanks for the love everyone. THanks a bunch. ~