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Subject: Feeling helpless


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Shelly
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Date Posted: 15:59:25 04/16/07 Mon
 I recieved an email from my daughters g-ma (His mother). She has no contact with him anymore. She wrote to me the pain and sorrow she has and the fact that she is 'mourning the loss of her son'. It brought up a lot of feelings once again. I am so sad that this man's choices, and drug addiction has had such a ripple effect -causing his family, daughter, son, me, and friends immense pain. Today I have waivered between sorrow to anger. Sorrow for all he has hurt -including himself -and anger at what a selfish SOB he is. I keep having thoughts of "What can I do?" "How can I help?" "How can anyone get through to him" But, sadly I know there is not anything any of us can do. I hurt for my daughter first and foremost, as the ripple effect on her will more than likely transform into a ripple effect on her entire life, future relationships, and maybe even her children. As much knowledge as I now have about meth, I still have a very difficult time wrapping my head around how the addict can not see the pain and suffering he is causing all around him. Is there not any lucid moments in which it makes them have enough strength to reach out for help and STOP? Are they completely without feeling at all/ever again? What can the loved ones DO to get through to them? Is there no hope? Do we have to just sit and wait for them to possibly want to quit... or die...nothing to do but wait? It is such a helpless, hopeless, frustrating situation!!!!
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Re: Feeling helplessShari16:28:37 04/16/07 Mon

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