Wednesday, May 28, 2008
The Dark Place
My training, and many other aspects of my life, was thrown off last Friday when I received a phone call about a family member who has possibly hit bottom after a long history of substance abuse. It is a heartwrenching situation because there are kids involved, but ultimately it is for the best for her, them, and the rest of the family. After several days trying to tie up all of the pieces so that she can get the help she needs in a long-term facility, I have not had any consistent training, so hopefully life will stabilize for me and my family this week and I can get back to taking care of my wife and kids (and get back to the training!). It amazes me that there are so many public rehab facilities, but they are held in such low regard, and that there are so many private ones that do not accept insurance but are supposedly the best. It really puts tension in an already difficult situation. It is no wonder so many addicts do not recover easily. Anyway, more to come as this situation unfolds.
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2 comments:
Sorry to hear about your family member, I hope everything works out.
Sounds like that metronome is helping with the swim - keep posting updates on your progress and if it helps in the long run.
You still coaching or is the season over?
The addict has to WANT to get clean. He/she will either realize they don't want the life of a junkie anymore and put the drugs down, or he/she will die OR go to prison.
I am now an endurance athlete and was strung out on heroin. I put the shit down almost 9 years ago. Email me if you ever want to talk about it.
And rehab is rehab wherever she/he goes. Doesn't matter if you have a public or private facility. Nothing will make this person clean except that person doing it for themselves.
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