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Jmm
Member
08-16-2002
| Monday, June 14, 2004 - 7:36 pm
Tabby, Prayers and good thoughts for your ds. Please let me know if I can do anything to help......I listen well and I've dealt with depression off an on for years. Jackie
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, June 14, 2004 - 7:45 pm
(((Tabby & DS)))
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Citruscitygal
Member
08-07-2003
| Monday, June 14, 2004 - 8:15 pm
It's soooo hard to see our kids in pain, even harder long distance. Right now, wishing the best for you and ds.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Monday, June 14, 2004 - 8:36 pm
Prayers to Tabby and DS.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Monday, June 14, 2004 - 8:44 pm
right now, things are very serious.
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Jmm
Member
08-16-2002
| Monday, June 14, 2004 - 8:47 pm
Tabby, Are you aware that the police in the town he's in will go by and do a welfare concern check on your ds. Just call the local police station and explain the situation to them.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Monday, June 14, 2004 - 8:57 pm
i reached his doctor and i got him to call her, too. she told me she can't breach confidentiality but told me she has her patients make a 'contract' that they won't harm themselves...which i know was her way of saying he agreed with her. she told me it was best not to rush down there without his permission. she feels he is in the step between childhood and adulthood, afraid in this 'between world' and not sure what to do. he just finished very stressful exams and has moved out of a dorm full to the brim with other people... she gave him her emergency number and said to use it night or day... dd is hysterical, dad is pacing and i am just trying to hang on and trust we'll get through this. i know sometimes when son seemed to be having a 'hormone' rage, he would change from happy to miserable like a switch was thrown. keep praying. and thank you all.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, June 14, 2004 - 9:11 pm
Tabby, you and your DS are in my thoughts and prayers.
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Citruscitygal
Member
08-07-2003
| Monday, June 14, 2004 - 9:11 pm
{{{{{{Tabby and Family}}}}}}
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Mygetaway
Member
08-23-2000
| Monday, June 14, 2004 - 9:57 pm
{{Tabby and Family}}} So sorry.. Hang in there. I'm sure he'll get his footing. Does he have an old friend that could maybe stay with him a few days?
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Monday, June 14, 2004 - 10:13 pm
earlier today we asked if he wanted his sister to come down and visit and he said, 'no'. he doesn't know what he wants. i have to work from 7:00 a.m. til 7:00 p.m. tomorrow. it will be a nerve-wracking day. my heart is just breaking for my son's struggles...everything i ask ds, he says, "i don't know". i know the time between now and his doc's visit will seem like a year. she could see him tomorrow morning, but he has his car in to check an oil leak. again, the doc suggested we don't just show up down there. i am trying to sit tight. thank you all.
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, June 14, 2004 - 10:35 pm
Awww Tabby, I just learned about your concerns for ds. First, I'm so sorry that you, dh and dd...plus ds, have to go through this awful situation. My first gut reaction was to ignore what the doc says and just go down there and spend the day with him. But then I thought I'd better have faith in the doctor and try to sit tight like you are doing. Can I offer to you to be strong, sound strong when you speak with your ds? You need to come off as knowing it's going to be okay for him (even if your head and your heart are screaming on the inside). He needs to hear that you have faith in his abilities and that it's going to all work out for the best. It might take some time, but it will be okay. Each day brings something new and different and that's a part of experiencing life and how to handle yourself all by yourself. I will hold all of you in my prayers tonight. Hang in there Tabs!
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Mygetaway
Member
08-23-2000
| Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 12:33 am
Naw, his sister is family. Does he have a high school buddy that didn't go to college with him that might consider going and hanging out? Will he keep this apartment in the fall, or move back to the dorms? (I think I missed part of the story.) Are there any other college kids there, or is this a mainstream apt building? Getting out and meeting some people will definitely help. Is there a coffee bar or anything he can go to, or is he someone who doesn't like going to places alone?
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Mygetaway
Member
08-23-2000
| Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 12:35 am
Oh, and Right Now, my DSL is acting sluggish on some of these threads. It's like they don't want to open. And if I "stop" them, and reopen it's fast as can be. Hmmmmmmmm.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 4:10 am
MGA, about 3 times a year its a good idea to shut down the dsl modem, wait 3 minutes, and turn it back on. FWIW PS. Make sure puter is shutdown first.
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Lostintheglades
Member
07-10-2000
| Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 4:13 am
((((Tabby))))
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Resortgirl
Member
09-23-2000
| Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 4:28 am
(((Tabby))) My daughter went through something VERY similar her second year of college. I agree with Eggie, you need to sound strong and let him know that you know he is going to get through this. I'm not sure if I read how far away he is from you, my daughter is only 90 miles, so we could visit her and vice versa easily. I also agree with MGA that having a friend visit might help him. Something familiar in unfamiliar surroundings. I also sent funny, loving little cards to her or emailed her often. Just hearing from home helped her cope. She did end up on an antidepressent for about a year and that seemed to help. It's a scary time for these kids... in between being dependent on family and independent and on their own. It'll be ok Tabby!!! 
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Strawberry
Member
07-18-2002
| Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 5:24 am
{{{Tabby and DS}}}
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 5:43 am
thank you, all. last night was the longest night of my life and i didn't sleep at all. please let my son get through today and then tomorrow and then the next day.....
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Kaykay
Member
01-21-2004
| Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 6:26 am
Tabby - you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Just remember tough times never last, tough people do. {{{{tabby and ds}}}}
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 6:26 am
Right now I'm kind of nervous. I've been in court many times as a landlord (grrrr) but this is the first time there for ME. In an hour we are meeting my lawyer at the courthouse for my SS disability hearing. I'm not too worried about the outcome, I'm just nervous to be in front of a judge for myself. What if I trip, stammer, faint, whatever??? YIKES!
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 7:02 am
{{twinkie}} go ahead, just be yourself!! Tabby I hope your 12 hour day goes by fast, keeps your mind on simplier things... its not easy {{{hugs}}} and prayers
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 7:05 am
Right now... forgot Texannie, I too have that low of blood pressure and I do get dizzy, if yours is med related, please, please talk to your doctor, keep a record/chart of your b/p!! For me its the combo of low blood sugar and b/p that sends me spinning. For my b/p it means I need more salt, or more activity (running around the block raises it!!) lol aat the weedwhacking snake - its just what my grandma did, only her weed trimmers were the old fashioned scissor looking contraptions, she still attacked them with it!! (and she was born and raised in Texas!!)
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Legalboxer
Member
11-17-2003
| Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 8:27 am
right now yahoo mail is upgrading (thus not connecting well, or not at all this morning) and its driving me crazy since i need to hit refresh on that page as much as i do here at TVCH 
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Mygetaway
Member
08-23-2000
| Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 12:34 pm
Right Now {{Good Luck Twinkie!!}} You'll be fine. Hey you could always picture him nekkid... (I hope that is not a modable offense...lol)
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