| May I share something with you 20:14 - Jul 11 with 12082 views | gtsb1966 |
Do you remember the mental illness thread and when I said how close I'd become to cracking up because my daughter was killing herself with heroin. Well, for the months after that things got worse and she was on dangerous doses and mixing drugs. Injecting into her neck as her arms were shot. That's how bad it was. Basically I gave up all hope and even had money put aside to give her a decent funeral when the inevitable happened. Just as I thought things couldn't get worse I discovered she was pregnant. Normally a father would be devastated to find that his daughter was pregnant and the father of the baby was nowhere to be seen but not me now thank god. With the prospect of having her baby taken away she has now been clean for a while and the doctors, social workers and drug councillors are satisfied she can keep her baby as the change has been wonderful. Not the best way to become a grandad some might say but for me it is a life saver hopefully. The reason I'm posting this is to say to anybody who has hit rock bottom and thinks life can't get better it can. It really can. Don't give up. I had but I'm glad to be proven wrong.....hopefully. If you're down then keep fighting. Life will change for the good eventually. |  | | |  |
| May I share something with you on 20:19 - Jul 11 with 9541 views | hoppy |
Blimey. I wish her, and you as you support her, all the best - and hope that when she finds it tough going with the baby, that she'll lean on the right kind of help.
Great that she's managed to clean herself up with responsibility.
Keep us posted, and remember, we're here as a soundboard or support in any way we can if you need it. |  |
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| May I share something with you on 20:25 - Jul 11 with 9504 views | gtsb1966 |
| May I share something with you on 20:19 - Jul 11 by hoppy |
Blimey. I wish her, and you as you support her, all the best - and hope that when she finds it tough going with the baby, that she'll lean on the right kind of help.
Great that she's managed to clean herself up with responsibility.
Keep us posted, and remember, we're here as a soundboard or support in any way we can if you need it. |
Thank you. Luckily she has a loving mum in Ipswich and me in Sudbury so can have support 24/7 | | | |
| May I share something with you on 20:25 - Jul 11 with 9496 views | GlasgowBlue |
Fantastic to hear she is both clean and expecting a new baby. Hopefully it's a fresh start for all of you. [Post edited 11 Jul 2017 20:27]
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| May I share something with you on 20:27 - Jul 11 with 9485 views | gtsb1966 |
| May I share something with you on 20:25 - Jul 11 by GlasgowBlue |
Fantastic to hear she is both clean and expecting a new baby. Hopefully it's a fresh start for all of you. [Post edited 11 Jul 2017 20:27]
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Thanks. She is still on medication but has said to me that she doesn't even think of drugs now. The baby has taken over here life. | | | |
| May I share something with you on 20:28 - Jul 11 with 9480 views | DanTheMan |
Really fantastic news, hope everything goes well. |  |
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| May I share something with you on 20:36 - Jul 11 with 9448 views | factual_blue |
Brave of you to share. I don't really know what to say. I genuinely hope all goes well for all of you.
I can't imagine what you've all been through. |  |
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| May I share something with you on 20:40 - Jul 11 with 9426 views | gtsb1966 |
| May I share something with you on 20:36 - Jul 11 by factual_blue |
Brave of you to share. I don't really know what to say. I genuinely hope all goes well for all of you.
I can't imagine what you've all been through. |
Thanks. After a few years you start to build up a resistance and expect the inevitable with a sigh. Harsh but true especially if you've exhausted every avenue. It was her mum and sister I felt for. | | | |
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| May I share something with you on 20:44 - Jul 11 with 9391 views | Steve_M |
That's very good news, hopefully the start of a full recovery for her.
As Hoppy said keep us informed, when's the baby due?
P.S. From your posts on here, you're clearly going to make an excellent Grandad. |  |
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| May I share something with you on 20:46 - Jul 11 with 9366 views | taximan |
| May I share something with you on 20:27 - Jul 11 by gtsb1966 |
Thanks. She is still on medication but has said to me that she doesn't even think of drugs now. The baby has taken over here life. |
excellent stuff
when do we go out to wet the babys head ?? | | | |
| May I share something with you on 20:47 - Jul 11 with 9366 views | gtsb1966 |
| May I share something with you on 20:44 - Jul 11 by Steve_M |
That's very good news, hopefully the start of a full recovery for her.
As Hoppy said keep us informed, when's the baby due?
P.S. From your posts on here, you're clearly going to make an excellent Grandad. |
Thanks...end of November. Already know its a boy. Another Town fan. | | | |
| May I share something with you on 20:48 - Jul 11 with 9357 views | gtsb1966 |
| May I share something with you on 20:46 - Jul 11 by taximan |
excellent stuff
when do we go out to wet the babys head ?? |
Xmas 😠| | | |
| May I share something with you on 20:51 - Jul 11 with 9338 views | taximan |
| May I share something with you on 20:48 - Jul 11 by gtsb1966 |
Xmas 😠|
boxing day it is then !!!! | | | |
| May I share something with you on 20:53 - Jul 11 with 9315 views | WestSussexBlue |
Very Good news, All the Best moving forward Bud. | | | |
| May I share something with you on 20:56 - Jul 11 with 9304 views | jaykay |
life does throw some crap at you at times,i hope this is the start of good times and the healing has begun |  |
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| May I share something with you on 20:58 - Jul 11 with 9285 views | BelvedereBrunswick |
I hope you and your family can continue to move forward and find new leases of positivity. It's never easy when you don't know how things are going to improve. You're right to say never give up. All the best. |  | | |
| May I share something with you on 21:17 - Jul 11 with 9204 views | gtsb1966 |
| May I share something with you on 20:56 - Jul 11 by jaykay |
life does throw some crap at you at times,i hope this is the start of good times and the healing has begun |
Life threw crap at our family but unfortunately it was my daughters decision to do what she did. It is so simple to get hooked though and then go on the downward spiral. Her ex boyfriend was stabbed to death. Next night she is drunk and upset and some parasite offers her a fag to ' make her feel better'. The rest is history. | | | |
| May I share something with you on 21:27 - Jul 11 with 9162 views | stickymockwell |
Amazing xxxx
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| May I share something with you on 21:37 - Jul 11 with 9109 views | GlasgowBlue |
| May I share something with you on 21:17 - Jul 11 by gtsb1966 |
Life threw crap at our family but unfortunately it was my daughters decision to do what she did. It is so simple to get hooked though and then go on the downward spiral. Her ex boyfriend was stabbed to death. Next night she is drunk and upset and some parasite offers her a fag to ' make her feel better'. The rest is history. |
From the few posts you have referred to this situation it sounds like you have been very supportive. Which can only have helped her back on the right path. | |
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| May I share something with you on 21:42 - Jul 11 with 9078 views | WeWereZombies |
| May I share something with you on 20:36 - Jul 11 by factual_blue |
Brave of you to share. I don't really know what to say. I genuinely hope all goes well for all of you.
I can't imagine what you've all been through. |
I can only echo this, and say again very brave of you to share this. |  |
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| May I share something with you (n/t) on 21:53 - Jul 11 with 9040 views | gtsb1966 |
| May I share something with you on 21:37 - Jul 11 by GlasgowBlue |
From the few posts you have referred to this situation it sounds like you have been very supportive. Which can only have helped her back on the right path. |
Even rehab doesn't matter if they don't want to do it. I paid 5 grand for rehab but she did a bunk after one week and I lost the lot. P.s...5 grand was for a month. It isn't cheap. [Post edited 11 Jul 2017 21:55]
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| May I share something with you on 22:00 - Jul 11 with 9007 views | NewcyBlue |
Keep fighting the good fight Gerry. You will be an awesome Grandad! |  |
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| May I share something with you on 22:15 - Jul 11 with 8956 views | fergalsharkey |
Very honest and brave post.
Glad to hear things are looking up, fingers crossed for all of you, good luck. |  |
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| May I share something with you on 22:19 - Jul 11 with 8938 views | fabian_illness |
Sounds like you've all been through some rough times.
Really do wish you and the family all the best.
Onwards and upwards mate. |  | | |
| May I share something with you on 22:25 - Jul 11 with 8920 views | monytowbray |
That's wonderful news. Heroin is some bad stuff. Seen it destroy a few people in my time. |  |
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