Groundhog Day

She was threatening to leave again today. She told her therapists that I had promised her they would move her to another facility. That was not true. Her therapists called me with her. She begged me for money to get on a plane home to talk to me face-to-face. I said no - that she was not welcome home against the recommendations of her treatment team. She said I was making her hitchhike across the country. I told her that was her choice to make, that I was not making her do anything. That I was recommending she stay in one of the best rehabs in the country so that she has a chance of recovery, because if she leaves she will die from this disease.

It was tough - being tough, but I managed to do it again. Here is what her therapist had to say to me later on:

...It is clear you have been working on yourself, keep it up as this is going to be a long process with [her]. One thing we discussed after our call is your participation in the family program. I would like you to attend the April program...I am not giving up on [her], nor am I going to let her intimidate me into letting her run her own show. She is in desperate need of help and I am confident when she stops fighting she will get the help she needs...Be proud of yourself, you did great this morning.

I'll sleep well again tonight.