An Addict In Our Son’s Bedroom

On Thursday Darlene went back to work. Still sore, but the trouper she is, up at 5am because getting out of bed is much slower and getting d...

On this Father's Day there are a lot of us that have lost our fathers, some long ago and some not so long ago. While we remember and mis...

Hello everyone, Darlene is doing wonderfully. It's just a matter of time and doctors now. Alex is still plugging along and all the kid...

Is there anything more frightening than watching a doctor thumb through papers in your file? Darlene went to the doctor yesterday. This ti...

Went to the doctor yesterday for the first time since surgery. Everything is progressing just as it should. What's it like to peel awa...

I don't know the psychological effect a surgery like this has on a woman but it is clear for me to see the physical effects. This is a...

Yesterday was the big day. Today we are home. Everything went well. The pathologist still have to do their analysis but during surgery the...

Guess it's getting real. I got a lesson today from the nurse how to take care of the drains Darlene will have after the surgery. It won...

I don't know exactly what Darlene is thinking, she is a normally quiet person. It's been a few weeks since we have learned what she ...

Darlene has had her iPad smoking. For a couple of weeks she has been researching everything she can on breast cancer and her upcoming surger...

Since January 2009 this blog has been focused on parenting an addict. Everything was written from our personal experience. Over this time w...

Just a short update on the family. Everything is going well. Each of us sleep soundly at night. I am at a new job, Darlene is happy at her j...

Goodbye, Mr. Spock. As our childhood hero's age and pass it forces me to realize that none of us are forever.

Another two days of school talks wrapped up. It is refreshing for me to do these even if it is only make believe that I am helping. But in c...

This is another re-post of an essay that asks a questions we all must ask our self. "What if it never gets better?" Who has the ...

Just a short break from re-posting past essays. Last year was a very stressful year in my life. Family issues, health issues, personal iss...

As our son progressed in his addiction we did not. We struggled with first one thing and then another. We tried loving him well, negotiating...

It is a different life today than when our son was in seven years of active addiction. Our son got clear and sober in July 2010. I have wri...

Everyone knows the danger of driving while intoxicated, high or stoned. Maybe just call it driving under the influence, no matter the intoxi...

I just read that Annette posted about her hitting the mark of 800 blog posts . Congratulations Annette, thank you for sharing your life and ...