[amethyst]

Hi I’m sorry to hear what you are going through and I suppose I am one step behind you. I can relate this as I am concerned about my sister. I’ve discovered she has been using drugs and has a little tot with medical needs. They are under the radar of social services too but I’m not closley involved so I don’t know what they are doing and they definitely don’t know about it. Having already lost a parent to an accidental overdose following a long battle with drug addiction, I am sick to find my sister doing this and find myself in the same position or worse now there is a child. Fortunately Dad is now looking after both of them (parents were not together before) but he has a lot of issues to deal with too and he’s finding it all very overwhelming. I’m doing what I can to support him. There is a drug debt to a dealer and an ex partner threatening to blow the lid out so he has one over her. I am scared and confused about what to do. The truth of her situation tells me she is a ticking time bomb. How did you end up looking after your niece?

[icarus-trust]

Hi Magpie and Amethyst,

I am sorry to read your posts and see how difficult you are finding coping with both of your sister’s addictions, especially how it impacts on their children.

Perhaps you would like to contact us at The Icarus Trust. We are a charity that supports people dealing with the affect of a loved one’s addiction. We have experienced, trained people that you could talk to and they may be able to help.

You can contact us on help@icarustrust.org or visit the website http://www.icarustrust.org

I hope that this helps. All the best to you both.

[worriedsister]

I can’t really be of much use to you as I am going through the same thing with my older sister.

It’s really caused so many issues and arguments and upset it’s untrue.

We really struggle to understand what my sister is going through and I feel guilty for resenting her.

I am worried sick for her children as they are now under child protection

I hope things improve for you both x

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