Message Boards
Replies to '12/29 "Save My Mommy!"'
|
September 16, 2008, 7:37 pm PDT
 Quote From: friendofstar Dear Star, Isaac, and Kids, - Also Viewers and Message Board Members,
I write with prayers and encouragement for this enitre family, of which each member is very dear to me. I relocated out of state early this summer and though I visited the home once or twice a month prior due to living in a nearby community, was not aware of this situation. I stand fast in my love and support for the entire family. I am grateful to the Dr. Phil show for giving Star the best possible opportunity to recover to a life of sobriety and success which in turn will result in the best opportunity for the entire family to recover and heal together.
Having known the family for several years including as the newest little ones have come along, I can verify the love in this family will remain a powerful motivator for Star to succeed with this intervention made available to her by the Dr. Phil program. The outstanding professional help afforded to Star and the family clearly offers the best possibility of success. Added to a steadfast desire to break free of this addiction that Star will need to maintain are the prayers and encouragement of her immediate family, friends, church family, and viewers who take the time to pray. Posting positive, constructive, and hopeful messages in support of a successful outcome is equally important.
I embrace each immediate family member for your individual honor and bravery in the midst of this incredibly challenging season. I am with you in spirit and send big hugs, love, and consistent prayers.
To all viewers/readers: Please remember we are all vulnerable creatures in this most challenging life; . . "there but for the grace of God, go I."
Praying for Star to succeed in the treatment, praying for strength for Isaac and each of the children would be the best contribution viewers can do. Be positive - be constructive - be an encourager!
The reality is, we know not when we too will be pressed and find ourselves grasping and in need of help or intervention wheather a situation brought on as a result of being impacted by circumstance, or brough on by ourselves. Life is good, but it is also hard.
Thank you Dr. Phil, staff, and intervention professionals, for helping Star, Isaac, and these dear children, -R Check your purse and the back of your checks for anything odd. If you used to visit the house, there is probably something missing. |
|
|
September 17, 2008, 4:24 pm PDT
Quote From: friendofstar Dear Star, Isaac, and Kids, - Also Viewers and Message Board Members,
I write with prayers and encouragement for this enitre family, of which each member is very dear to me. I relocated out of state early this summer and though I visited the home once or twice a month prior due to living in a nearby community, was not aware of this situation. I stand fast in my love and support for the entire family. I am grateful to the Dr. Phil show for giving Star the best possible opportunity to recover to a life of sobriety and success which in turn will result in the best opportunity for the entire family to recover and heal together.
Having known the family for several years including as the newest little ones have come along, I can verify the love in this family will remain a powerful motivator for Star to succeed with this intervention made available to her by the Dr. Phil program. The outstanding professional help afforded to Star and the family clearly offers the best possibility of success. Added to a steadfast desire to break free of this addiction that Star will need to maintain are the prayers and encouragement of her immediate family, friends, church family, and viewers who take the time to pray. Posting positive, constructive, and hopeful messages in support of a successful outcome is equally important.
I embrace each immediate family member for your individual honor and bravery in the midst of this incredibly challenging season. I am with you in spirit and send big hugs, love, and consistent prayers.
To all viewers/readers: Please remember we are all vulnerable creatures in this most challenging life; . . "there but for the grace of God, go I."
Praying for Star to succeed in the treatment, praying for strength for Isaac and each of the children would be the best contribution viewers can do. Be positive - be constructive - be an encourager!
The reality is, we know not when we too will be pressed and find ourselves grasping and in need of help or intervention wheather a situation brought on as a result of being impacted by circumstance, or brough on by ourselves. Life is good, but it is also hard.
Thank you Dr. Phil, staff, and intervention professionals, for helping Star, Isaac, and these dear children, -R Dear Dr. Phil, Staff, & All Rehab Facilities: This is great work you are doing. This is a horrible problem that is so rampant and effects all who it touches. Every single one of us has an employee, neighbor, friend, family member, church member who is addicted to some substance in some form. These are not the ugly, worthless, nasty people that we can cast judgment on. These are human beings who need to rid their bodies of chemicals!!!! This is Star's very 1st attempt at recovery. Let's give her our prayers and hope for the future. Any family who can hold it together in these tough times of drugs, war, recession, job loss, etc.. we need to be a support system for them. Its not as though she has been on and off the road to recovery and continually makes bad choices. Let's see Star through her recovery and hope that its a whole new lease on LIFE!!! Star, this will be the biggest battle of your life, and I pray it all works out for you, your husband and your kids. Good luck, best of health. |
|
|
September 17, 2008, 4:25 pm PDT
Quote From: friendofstar Dear Star, Isaac, and Kids, - Also Viewers and Message Board Members,
I write with prayers and encouragement for this enitre family, of which each member is very dear to me. I relocated out of state early this summer and though I visited the home once or twice a month prior due to living in a nearby community, was not aware of this situation. I stand fast in my love and support for the entire family. I am grateful to the Dr. Phil show for giving Star the best possible opportunity to recover to a life of sobriety and success which in turn will result in the best opportunity for the entire family to recover and heal together.
Having known the family for several years including as the newest little ones have come along, I can verify the love in this family will remain a powerful motivator for Star to succeed with this intervention made available to her by the Dr. Phil program. The outstanding professional help afforded to Star and the family clearly offers the best possibility of success. Added to a steadfast desire to break free of this addiction that Star will need to maintain are the prayers and encouragement of her immediate family, friends, church family, and viewers who take the time to pray. Posting positive, constructive, and hopeful messages in support of a successful outcome is equally important.
I embrace each immediate family member for your individual honor and bravery in the midst of this incredibly challenging season. I am with you in spirit and send big hugs, love, and consistent prayers.
To all viewers/readers: Please remember we are all vulnerable creatures in this most challenging life; . . "there but for the grace of God, go I."
Praying for Star to succeed in the treatment, praying for strength for Isaac and each of the children would be the best contribution viewers can do. Be positive - be constructive - be an encourager!
The reality is, we know not when we too will be pressed and find ourselves grasping and in need of help or intervention wheather a situation brought on as a result of being impacted by circumstance, or brough on by ourselves. Life is good, but it is also hard.
Thank you Dr. Phil, staff, and intervention professionals, for helping Star, Isaac, and these dear children, -R Dear "R" I hope the encouraging messages can be passed on to Star and her family. I was Star "light" several years ago with a physical addiction to lorazepam and latter alcohol. I stopped the lorazepam cold turkey the day I found out I was pregnant with my only child. I was taking a pretty small amount and even still went through a nightmare of a time going through the physical withdrawl. I really do liken it to the worst experience a person can endure. For days I slept less than 15 minutes in a 24 hour period and could only pace up and down my hall just trying to keep myself alive (I should have been under medical supervision and I'm lucky to be alive today). If there had been a gun in my house, I might have used it...it is really that bad. I have been clean and sober for almost three years and I can tell Star, without a doubt, there is a beautiful life waiting at the end of this dark journey. I didn't start a Christian walk until I went through this, and God has been my Rock for the last two years and will be for the rest of my days on this earth. It took a really long time to get my stride back and feel like I could go through a day without my mind thinking "I could go get a bottle of wine if I wanted." I wondered if these thoughts would ever end. They do...time and distance from the addiction will heal. I also really recommend seeking out specific opportunities to achieve success relatively quickly. For me, martial arts was the thing that gave me a physical outlet as well as specific goals to acheive in a measurable way. I am currently one belt away from testing for my black belt :-) Star, you need to keep busy...head up a Bible study, join classes, do things where people are expecting you and that have lots of reward in them. Don't stay home alone. I was in such a more serious state than anyone knew, and I was very good at hiding and lying to my husband about my addiction. What a blessing you have been given with this new chance at life. The shame will be intense for a long time, but there is not a person in this world who is free of sin, and we area all capable of falling down...even to this degree. I always try to remember that I'm just a sinner saved by grace.
The hardest step in all this is coming clean and being honest about the behavior...that is done. Star...truly I am praying that all the blessing that has been poured out in my life since getting clean and sober transfers on to you and your family. I have a husband very similar to yours...a great guy who was really blindsided by my addiction and although he loves me, would have removed himself and our daughter from my life had I not recovered. Apologizing, although very important, will only go so far. Your action can and will heal this family. Isaac will be so proud of you when he sees you just loving on your children and being the wonderful mom you still have in you.
You are not alone, Star. You are me looking in the mirror several years ago. You are so many of us who have fallen. God bless you and your family. The darkest days are behind you...you are going to feel so much joy when your body is free of the physical addiction. My heart is singing for you just imagining it!!!
Holly |
|
Return to the Message Board
