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Hey all, lately I have gotten calls from family members on wanting to know how to stop or how to manage their loved one's disease or how to "take care" of a loved one that is coming from recovery treatment. Usually I can suggest going to a meeting or two with me, or refer to them to this board.
My AH's AA friends don't understand the nature of Al-anon and he doesn't quite either, but he is happy to refer me to people that ask for help and I don't mind. I need a little help with my latest person inquiring about helping the addict. She is 80 years old and thinks that Al-anon will help her manage her daughter who is currently at Inpatient Treatment. She can't go to meetings really, but I am going to suggest I pick her up and take her with me,.
She listens sometimes, but generally she wants to know how to cure her daughter. I am struggling with how to frame this in a way she can understand. I would so appreciate any suggestions you all may have.
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Linda
Don't worry about tomorrow, tomorrow will have it's own worries
You: "I have learned that I didn't cause this disease. It is a disease that is genetic and nobody is at fault for it. Once I learned that I didn't cause it, I also learned I couldn't cure it and I couldn't control it. That's why I go to Al-Anon. I learned so much I didn't know about the disease and it has helped me greatly."
-- Edited by grateful2be on Thursday 2nd of October 2014 10:45:08 AM
