A New Day

[Lifes Twists]

Well I just had first good weekend in a while. Started off by picking up oldest daughter from college on Thursday evening. It was nice having them all in the house together. Fell asleep to them talking and laughing.

Friday we went to a haunted house together. Going to a haunted house or hay ride had been a tradition every year before BD. After we got back the girls went down to spend next two nights with their mother.

Oldest called me Saturday morning to get advice about going back that day to college. Her mother did not want her to go since there had been a riot at the school the night before. I suggest that since the pumpkin festival was that night and for her mothers peace of mind that maybe she go back on Sunday. We were all greatly relieved that she chose not to go back as there was extensive rioting around her dorm with tear gas and rubber bullets. Yes, I am talking about that Pumpkin festival that made national news this weekend.

Sunday morning I helped oldest with an application then drove her back to school. We had a nice drive through the colorful fall foliage on some nice back roads together.

There has been some improvement with my wife. She is starting to engage back in life. My daughter told me they changed her medication and type of therapy this time in the hospital. From the interactions my daughters had this weekend I can see an improvement. I suspect that she started to wake up to loosing everything including her children and got herself admitted this past time. This is an improvement. She used to just give up and not try to fix things in the past.She is also more engaged in the therapy this time. They are working with her to teach her how to get her anger and other emotions out rather than holding them in. What my daughters said was how much fun mom was and how much she interacted with them over the weekend. She also has sent a request through the girls to allow our older dog to come down and spend weekends with them. I don't know if these are signs of her finally coming out of MLC or because of the med changes and improved therapy. I think the fact she reached out for help this time leans toward her starting to realize what she is doing and loosing. My only hope right now is that she can become an engaged mother for her daughters. that will be a vast improvement over where we have been.