My roommate walked out on her family 15 years ago to go use drugs in a
serious way with no time for family in her life. Tomorrow her ex-husband is taking her to
lunch along with her 20-year old daughter and her fiancé. It will be the first time in 5 years she has
seen & talked with her daughter. Her
family relations have been a painful issue for a long time. Even a good thing is stressful. My roommate is doing relatively well with
this event compared with other previous
dysfunctional responses to both positive and negative stressful events.
Granted this is not Ozzie and Harriet forever. It is a large positive step in the right
direction. That is good enough for
tomorrow. I hope it goes well for all of
them.
I am grateful for how much progress my roommate has made in 37 months
of methadone and recovery. That sure
beats the alternatives.
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