A relapse, a collapse, and jail time

[Jim78]

Geri,

I cannot know what you are going through. I did feel a lot of emotion when you left the meeting last night in crisis. We had a moment of silence for you and your daughter and I know everyone was thinking about you and your family. You are all in my thoughts.

Jim

[Gerilyn]

I can't thank you all enough for your thoughts and prayers. Jim, that has touched me more than words can express. I heard that the detectives are getting their paperwork in order and coming to arrest her at anytime. We just are waiting. Waiting for our lives to change forever.

Knowing you are all here has made this less painful. I wish I had the words to truly express my heartfelt gratitude.
Love,
Gerilyn

[jpaetz3]

I am so very sorry. I will be praying for your family.

[meg]

Gerilyn, My heart goes out to you. I know you are suffering greatly. We are here for you...every step of the way. Love and prayers.

[TooShyToScream]

I am so sorry geri, I really hope this experience will be her "bottom" and she chooses to take steps toward recovery. Please take care of yourself and know we are here for you

[lucky43]

Geri. I was so sorry to hear what happened during the meeting last night as I arrived after everyone had gone. At that point those on line didn't know much. I prayed and hoped that it was all mistake as I'm sure you were hoping. Damn this addiction. My AS is facing I don't know what in two weeks and it scares me to death. Again, I hate this disease and what it does to ourselves and our loved ones.

I am saying extra prayers for you and hope that you are strong in all that will happen in the next days. Please, call or PM us. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Here we are, all are we are supposed to be.

All my best,

Genny

[drachelle]

Geri,
I'm so sorry this is happening to you. I wouldn't wish this pain on my worst enemy. I know exactly what your going through..and it's awful. I have clung to the fact that although my daughter is in jail...she is safe and alive. She is being forced to look at her addiction with a clear head. She was in isolation for 42 days and had nothing to do but think about where her addiction had brought her. She has been sentenced now, and is realizing she needs to seek help. A lot of it.
I dont know if she will, but for today she is safe. It was horrible watching and feeling that pain for her, but I realize now it was something she needed to go through. This is part of her journey. Hopefully the journey will lead both our girls to recovery.

I'm sending loving thoughts your way. I'm so sad for you right now. That pain just Aches to the core.
I'm here if you need to talk. I understand.

Deanna

[shesajar]

Nothing to share except love and prayers and hope.


--Ria

[Linda (lsv)]

You have been in my thoughts and prayers my friend. You are loved.

Love,
Linda

[Believer]

Dearest Gerilyn, I too want to say how sorry I am that you are having to experience all of this let me just say unpleasantness for lack of better word. I am so glad that you know where to come for support. We walk this path together and if only we are willing we can become stronger and able to move forward with our life. I hang onto the slogan that pain is inevitable , but misery is optional. I hope and pray for all of our addicted love ones the the pain of using and the consequences and trail of wreckage compels them to embrace recovery. I also pray and hope that everyone one of us does our best to live our best life and continue along our own road of recovery. You are not alone we walk this path with others who get it and share so much that we all can benefit from. I also hold onto the fact that acceptance does not mean approval and this too shall pass. You and yours are in my prayers.


Peace Marie

[cyndyava]

Oh, Geri,
I am so very sorry. I hear the pain and disappointment and I wish I could give you a huge hug.
Please know we are here for you. You are not going through this alone.
Love and prayers going out to you, your daughter, and your family at this time.
HUGS, Cyndy

[ducky]

My son is also facing additional jail time...he just left rehab after only two weeks..because he can't come off xanax and suboxone....he proceeded to try to buy stuff using a family members info...only the credit card company and the store he placed the orders called for verification....so.....we contacted the police and filed a report for identity theft....so he, too, will be finding himself in jail.....I don't know if we did the right thing, but he needs to hit bottom and realize that he need help.....he cannot go on dividing our family and stealing and lying to support his habit....I, as a mother, am heartbroken.....but my begging him to get help has produced no results, I am nervous about him being in jail, with no meds (depression).....he keeps threatening to end his life if he has to go back to jail (he was only there for three days).....but his life will surely end if he continues down this road.

[Debness]

Gerilyn,

Ever since I came here, I have valued your replies to various posts so much. Your empathy for others, whether they or their addicts are doing well or not so well, always shines through.

As so many others have said, my heart goes out to you and yours.

Debbie

[Zachary2]

I am so sorry for what you are going through with your daughter. You are in my prayers. Trust in your HP for guidance, comfort, and strength. He will guide you through these tough times. Heavy winds and raging seas don't always mean you're on the wrong course. It may mean you're right on target. You can sometimes "run aground" on the island of God's will for your life. Perhaps He couldn't get you to your destination any other way, and you may run aground for the sake of the crew on board with you. I pray that you rest in your HP's loving arms and let Him take this burden from you. Release it to Him. Fear can be such a destructive force of the enemy. My son is the addict in my life. He recently came home from rehab. He is using again. I was devastated. Fear gripped me to the core. Fear of the unknown, fear of what I did or didn't do, fear for my son's life, fear of how to move forward knowing that he is destroying his life. But, what I found was that fear is not of God. It will destroy you if you allow it to. It was destroying me. I finally released it to my HP(who I obviously call God). I put my faith in Him...in His will for my life and my son's. Where great faith lives, destructive fear cannot live. Where great fear exists, no faith can survive. This is where I was...fatithless and scared to death. I cried and prayed for peace and for Him to come into my heart and release this fear. He finally heard my cry, and this past weekend, I did find a peace in all the chaos. The peace in knowing that He loves me and that His Word is true and believable. That he will make good of all things, whether we will ultimately see the outcome or not. So, my dear Naranon friend, I pray for you and your family on this night. I pray for peace to reach each corner of your heart and that you find rest on this night.

[Nightingayle811]

Gerilyn,
I'm so so sorry to hear what you're going through. I know it must be so difficult and heart wrenching on so many levels but you're a strong woman and we are here to support you.
So hard to have faith in times like these, but this is when its called for the most isn't it? All we can do is try to have faith that there is a plan in motion in the midst of the chaos that we cannot yet see. A plan for something better to come. I'm praying for you and your daughter, so hard. Hold on to hope and your program.
Sending you the biggest (((((HUG)))))!
Gayle