[witsend23]

Hi! I was drawn to your post and can certainly empathise with your situation.  I just wanted to say that there is light at the end if the tunnel.  My daughter is now 41 and has been clean and sober for 8 years after many years of substance misuse. My granddaughter lived through this trauma for the first 15 years of her life and that breaks my heart, but like your grandson she stood by her mother who alienated me when I contacted social services through concern about her lifestyle and the effect it was having on my granddaughter. To cut a long story short, my daughter hit rock bottom when she was once again evicted from her  property and I borrowed the money to send her to residential rehab in the South East. My granddaughter went to live with her father and eventually I would get to have her stay with me at weekends where we started to rebuild our relationship. My daughter was away for 12 months in total and she has never looked back. She often says to me that a bad day today is 100 times better than a good day as an addict, she works in the homeless sector helping vulnerable people many with substance misuse issues., My granddaughter is now in her 3rd year at university (a miracle considering the amount of schooling she missed out on because of her mother’s substance misuse) I really couldn’t be more proud of both of them, and the money I borrowed to send my daughter to rehab was the best money I’ve ever spent! I know it’s hard to be in the situation that you are currently in but don’t give up on your daughter, and I really hope that you too will have a positive outcome. Stay strong.

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