Status quo for now....

First post in two weeks, and I may post again tomorrow if I have time.

Our son is still in treatment and progressing. Not as fast as we would like but we know this is a long process and like a good book or wine, needs time to develop. We have had two good visits over the last two weeks during the family sessions, one of which he was not there because it was on a Thursday night and that is the night he goes out with his sponsor. However, we went anyway and like always, these sessions as sensational. We have learned so much about this horrible disease and have come to appreciate the people we are travelling down this path with, because quite frankly (and this is NOT an insult to those who are not in the same situation as we are in) the only people who truly understand what we are going through are the people we meet and talk with at the family sessions and at our parent support group.

On a negative note, our son did receive a behavioral penalty for cheeking one of his medications....saving it for another time. That is a clear violation of their rules and he could have been kicked out of the program, but was not (thankfully)....probably due to his honesty when caught and his willingness to work the program. We are meeting with his counselor tomorrow to discuss his treatment, so if I have time I will post how that meeting went.

On a sad note, tomorrow night we are leaving on a vacation down the shore, and this is the first vacation in 20 years that has not included our older son. This is getting us down a bit and even though our younger son is bringing a friend and we will have a good time, there will be a void that cannot be filled. BUT.....I know deep in my heart that we are doing the right thing and that it will hopefully lead to more vacations with him in the years to come.