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Give him a hug from me. Tell him that people care. I wish you all the best and trust when I say always look up the answers are there no matter how hard it gets.

Take care

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I appreciate your kind words. I pray that your son has the fortitude to make the changes needed not to beat this illness or sickness, but to cope with it and make the changes in his life that will take his life in a different direction.

I will tell you that I do have plenty of regrets and anger. Not so much at the outcome but at the decisions made that helped this illness win. Time and time again, we make the same mistakes thinking the outcome will be different. How many times do we think or tell ourselves this time will be different.

I am not one to shy away or mince words no matter the outcome. I do not mind saying that my last words to my mother in law and sister in law were not kind. The only regret I have is that I waited till it was too late to make a difference.

As I had mentioned, they have another child and he now is following the same path. I cannot wrap my head around the idea that we continue to make the same mistakes over and over again.

We do not have very many homeless in my area where I live but once in a while I will run into a “druggie” in a parking lot who just happened to need money for gas. Before my nephew, I would have turned them away. Now, I always offer them food or money, in everyone I run into I see my nephew and I remember when he was homeless and alone.

I was speaking to the grandmother of a young man who had been run off from his home. She asked me for advice. My best advice is find help. Help isn’t bad or a badge of disgrace. Help is family, a friend, a neighbor or stranger. Help is anyone that might make the difference. Don’t hide from this, deal with it. Understanding that no matter what they will always be our children is key to becoming selfless.

I wish I had learn this sooner,

Take care

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