Intervention

Doc,

Good for you and Karen, life is all about making wrongs right and forgiveness, sadly the individual in my life continues to be in denial and I really no longer see any hope for her until she finds it herself, I won't bore you with the gruesome details but I will say the damage has been immense.

I didnt mean to bring up such a personal subject but i guess awarness is what i was lacking and didnt understand this disease completely, i always questioned my mother on how my father died (and believe me im not crying) and she said alcoholism and it was pretty much kept hidden in those days. all the excuses for black eyes and so on...
but i have to hand to you doctor and Karen, if your following the program, god bless ya cause it looks like a tough hill to conquer, and quinner i hope the best for whatever is going on with you

boat dr wrote: I myself have been on the inside looking out, not a good place to be. Karen and I watch the show on a regular basis, and with each show, We get a fresh start.There goes me but by the grace of God. Denial is the biggest hurdle to over come with any addiction, and that aint a river in Egypt. After a few years in the program my anonymity matters very little, as most of my friends on this site know.Those 12 Steps are a life lesson for anyone living in today. Karen and I met at an AA meeting many years ago , and after Brenda and i divorced we saw that we made a pretty good couple. As far as loosing our loved ones to this disease,have seen a lot come and find recovery and others die a slow meaningless death.It is sad but true,My life had become unmanageable, but a power greater than myself restored me to sanity, that one is God. Sorry for the ranting and my take on this subject , but it is Christmas and I have So Much To Be Thankful For......One Day At A Time

Doc, You and Karen pull strentgh from each other, any of us who've met you can see that. I commend you for your honesty not to those around you but to yourselves.

And most of all YES we have much to be thankful for in our lives. I am sitting in the Intensive care unit at Boston Children's hospital right this minute listening to my daughter snore as she is finally getting some sleep. 3 days in ICU and she gets moved to a regular room in the morning and should be home in a few days. All is well,or will be shortly, that's all I need to say but I am once again reminded of how lucky I am.

One day at a time seems to work for me lately too.

Glad to hear she is doing better.

Wishing the best...

Hang in there Alan.   We're hoping for the best.

Alan, I hope you get a chance to update us about your daughter but understand that you may not get a chance for awhile. The Brainard family's prayers are with you.

A quick update guys, everything is fine but we've had a tough couple of days. without getting into too much detail, Emilie showed signs of the flue last saturday but by sunday am she had taken a terrible turn and was in excruciating pain. She was taken to the ER sunday and they immediately transfered her to the Childrens Hospital in Boston and Admitted her to the ICU. Her blood pressure had dropped to 70/40 and there were signs of kidney problems. Her original prognosis had a mortality rate attached to it, 3 days later and my hands start trembling again as I recall those thoughts.

Other than diagnosing a bacterial infection in her blood stream the doctors still do not know exactly what happened. The good side is that the antibiotics did their job and she had her last of 9 IV tubes removed yesterday and is now in a regular care unit. The change from sunday to last night is incredible and she will be going home possibly even today. Doctor's say a 100% recovery with no organ damage. She's worried about getting home in time for her high school ring dance friday night. Thank god kids are so resilient.

And thanks for all the well wishes, you guys are a great bunch. The emails from the NE gang offering assistance if we needed it was heartwarming and I can't thank you all enough.

Alan/Dana, so glad to hear all is better .Karen and I have had your family in our prayers for a speedy and blessed recovery to a life back to normal.
Christmas blessing come in all forms,a phone call from the past to a wake up call in the present.
I tend to take a lot for granted, when all we have is right now ,this minute, this keeps me on the path of least resistance.........His Will Not Mine.
          Merry Christmas To All   

Alan, great to hear it. Still dont hesitate to call if you need anything.

Alan,

So glad to hear she is on the road to recovery, that is great news!

Now let's keep both those kid's healthy as surely they will be needed again next summer to get some of our boats back from the sand bar at GL!

Alan
Glad to hear all is going better and your daughter will be ok. Friend at work lost a niece to bacteria in her blood. Never want to see an awful thing happen near the holidays. Best wishes.