ODAT - Friday

[Bessie]

Morning all - or whatever time it is where you are.

End of the working week for some - watch out for that trigger!! :alf:

I have my monthly shiatsu massage tonight - yay - so that will make it easy to do another AF day. Getting back on track here - up at 5.30 this morning to get a head start on the day. That's more like it. I love the early mornings. A good night's sleep, al free. So I'm happy with that. :imglad:

Got a challenge this weekend with friends coming to stay but there will be lots to do and they are not heavy drinkers so it won't be as hard as with other friends. They want a night out for dinner but I can drive so that will make it easier. But that is not today. Today is only today and I will take it ODAT but I have VERY high expectations for an al free day!!

Keep your expectations high all!!

Bessie xxxx :sendinglove:

Good God - just trying to add some emoticons to this post - taking ages to load! However many are there now??! I just put this one in cos I could..... I can't think of any reason why I might need it but I like it anyway.....:flyingunders: Is is Greeny's big girl pants flying off somewhere?? What does it mean??? It's a Ripple sort of emoticon...!!!

[Ripple]

ODAT - Friday

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lovely bessie, just lovely...i'm ripping wots left of me hair out and feel like shit. so exhausted my mind is twirling around no end. today was a toughie. many demands to ripple through~i can do it, i'll just ripp my last three toe nails off, no i should save them for the weekend to ripp off. something to look forward to. :sigh: enough rippled emotions for ya? :bedtime:

[Croft]

ODAT - Friday

:bath2: - since we are playing with the graphics - all this one needs is some noodles and a waiting doggie.

....and yes, those are smiley toes underpants

Bessie/Ripple - hey there - it is midnight here in Boulder, Colorado and I am still up. Goodness. I am commenting on ODAT and then it is off to bed. Hope everyone has a great Friday. I am off to have an AF Happy Hour with down2earth to commerate our April AF goal. But first I need to finish my good night's Thursday sleep.

Good luck to everyone on whatever your goals!!!! Happy Friday

[barebones]

ODAT - Friday

hi ya bessie,ripple and croft and every one else who comes.

well this morning seems better for me today, so thats a start.

hope everyone has good day

day 42 AF

[Bessie]

ODAT - Friday

Awww Ripple. :l:l Hang on in there. Hang on to those toenails and what's left of your hair real tight.

We won't make any demands of you on here. Only ask that you keep posting.

Croft - I saw the bath one and remembered that night! I forgot to say that I put a slug of really lovely Jo Malone scented oils in the bath (my lovely mum sent me some so that I I would at least smell good even if I can't have a flushing toilet etc) - by the time I got out it was a Jo Malone/pesto mix!!!! Still pretty good for the skin I think!!?

Bxxx

[Cinders]

ODAT - Friday

Good Morning ODATers,

Bessie - Here is to an AF Friday for you, girl!! A good massage should do wonders for you. If it doesn't, jump back into the hot tub with some more noodles and Joe Malone. Whatever it takes!! :H

Barebones - I responded to your Baclofen question but wasn't much help. I still have almost the full complement of the order up in my cabinet. I tried it at a time when I wasn't "ready" to quit, if you know what I mean. There are no miracle pills out there yet, just helps. Please let us know if it helps you and if it helps your shoulder. I know you have lots of issues you are dealing with. Lack of sleep over extended periods only makes that worse. I used to have rotator's cuff disease and went days without sleep because of it. The doctors didn't understand it wasn't just the pain I was dealing with, it was also exhaustion.

Ripple - Sending as many good vibes to you as I possibly can. You are a very strong woman and I know this next 6 months will fly by. Right now it must feel horrible to go through this but I truly hope when you come out the other end, you will be so much healthier and happier that it will have been worth it and soon it will be just a distant dream. Keep on working on all those classes they are making you go to. I know a lot of it is BS but even a stopped clock is right twice a day. Learn and grow as much as you can. (I have to admit, I did like the burning clothes story. After 32 years of marriage, there have been times when that deed would have been so apropos!!)

Croft - I am completely amazed at how well you are doing. I know that moderation is your goal and I truly hope it is a possibility for you. We have some really successful people here who can help guide you with that. BB, St. Jude, Ducky, etc. I want you to be successful so badly because it is a dream of mine that I had to give up. I wish I could say I was jealous but I am not anymore because my life had become such hell that even thinking about going back to where I was just 26 days ago is a nightmare in itself. I can't risk it.

Now, on to me. My SIL called me last night and talked. My daughter's drinking is getting really bad. He said that the night before she had gone to the bathroom and pure red blood came out instead of poop. This is a sign of liver cancer or serious liver damage. Yet she would not go to the doctor. He got home yesterday with her daughter and she was so drunk she could barely talk and walk. She passed out by 6:30.

I simply do not know what to do. Our state does not have the Baker Law and the process of committing someone for mental illness specifically precludes alcoholism.

My SIL is young and has no clue that he is about to lose his wife. She is truly dying from alcohol. It is killing her.

Yet, she does not want to give up AL.

It seems preposterous to any except us, those who have been sick with AL. But, nonetheless, we are talking about my little girl. My baby, the one I held in my arms, the one I watched grow up into a beautiful young woman with such pride. My best friend.

And I am watching her die from a disease I hate.

I am trying so hard to be sane and think my way through this but it is difficult. I do pray the Serenity prayer often and I keep trying to find out what I can do to change this and the courage to change it and know and accept that there are some things I cannot change.

I am not angry or resistant anymore. I know this disease and I know it well. What I need at this point is any suggestions or thoughts that can help me with helping her and many prayers for her healing.

Love to all,
Cindi
XXVI

[rustop61]

ODAT - Friday

Hi everyone

Oh Cindi, my heart goes out to you. All I can do is offer you my prayers. Try and keep strong, all you can do is be there for her. She has to help herself and I know it must be so, so hard for you. It puts everything in perspective doesnt it. Keep taking your antibuse pills, anything that can help get you through this. We are all there for you.

Everyone else, have a good week-end.

Rustop

[Bessie]

ODAT - Friday

Cindi - ditto Rustop. Big hugs. God knows what you must be going through. I don't have children but the thought of it brought tears to my eyes. I hope and pray that she gets some help.

B xxx

[greeneyes]

ODAT - Friday

Good morning. I wish a peaceful day for all. Especially Ripple & Cindi.

Those ARE my BGP flying around. I loose them sometimes. Send them home to me when you see them!

Weekend! Dig in the dirt! Wash the car! go for a walk!

[FinallyRN]

ODAT - Friday

Cindi, its too early to cry. I can't even imagine. I'm sure you've looked into it but is there any way that you can force her to seek medical attention? I will pray for you.

[cowgal]

ODAT - Friday

Friday!!!

so many of us up and on here already, Cindi, I will be thinking of you today.................

Ripple, hope you are ok!

Bessie, thanks as usual for starting the thread!! Rustop, RN, Croft, Greenie and barebones.......

Everyone have a great day and weekend!!

love you guys!!:l:h

MA

[happy4once]

ODAT - Friday

Cindi - my heart goes out to you. I hope you continue to find the strength to deal with this and that something changes soon for your daughter.

[My New Beginning]

ODAT - Friday

Good Morning
I am sending good thoughts to you Cindi. I have 2 daughters myself and it would break my heart in two if I had to go through what you are. You are a strong person. Please hang in there. Your daughter will only get help when she's ready and it's sad that you have to wait for that.
Ripple: I really enjoy your dolls. I hope time passes easily and quickly for you. Keep writing because we love hearing from you.
Love and Peace to everyone. Have a wonderful day and weekend.

[Miss October]

ODAT - Friday

Oh my goodness Cindi,

Your son-in-law must get your daughter to the emergency room whether she likes it or not. Blood does not necessarily mean liver cancer. It is possible that she has something that can be treated. She's scared......that's why she won't go, but she has to go. Your daughter is in my prayers.

[disapprovingcat]

ODAT - Friday

That's incredibly frightening Cindi- I think Miss October is right that she is afraid to go. She really should be at the emergency room, I hope that you can all convince her to go, clearly she is in peril, even if it's not what you fear.

I'll be thinking about you today :l


And :goodjob: to all of the other ODATers! Watch those weekend triggers.

I went out to dinner with my husband last night - an extremely rare treat. And neither of us had anything to drink - I said I might since it had been a long time, and he said when the waitress comes back to order something.... I was kind of holding out for a dinner out where I could get a really nice glass of something instead of the usual cheapo stuff in my quantity not quality budget and (hopefully) let it go at that. But I didn't, so I'm on day 53 (ish)