Posted by Only_The_Lonely on June 11, 2008 at 11:58:03:
In Reply to: Re: A "From the Wilderness" update posted by Joyous on June 11, 2008 at 02:46:20:
To Fern, C_Ruth and Joyous--
Thank you very much for your kind words.
And I especially like what you said about 'no
shame' in seeking medication and counseling help,
Fern.
While prayer is a wonderful thing,
I
do believe that God also provides help in these other forms too.
Sometimes the meds and
counseling could even be answers to prayers.
While life has gotten better (in comparison to last December),
there are still mountains to
climb.
Especially in the forms of dealing with government agencies,
and some people's
attitudes towards medications for depression.
Right now,
my family is dealing with a situation
involving my twin sister.
We (my older sister and I) are going through with selling our family
home.
But my twin lives there,
and she refuses to cooperate--even to the point of cutting off
any communication with us,
because we are "The Enemy".
The sale is going through
regardless,
and the proceeds would be split three ways.
But my twin's share would be less,
because out of it she'll have to pay medical bills for her cancer surgery from 2007,
and some
other debts.
And she has MORE money than either my older sister or me combined!
And my twin refuses to believe she has a problem with depression (it runs in our family),
and
refuses to take medication for it.
It's going to be a long battle,
I am afraid.
And it could tear
our family apart.
My twin is a very staunch Catholic.
But her beliefs don't seem to help her to
deal with the 'outside world'.
It is very sad.
I saw her yesterday (as I write this),
and tried to tell her what was going on.
But she feels we
are only concerned with money,
and not with helping her find a new place to live.
She can't
handle the house maintenance as it is (she has been staying there since our mother's death
four years ago),
and refuses to hear how things would be easier for her if she moved.
It is like
talking to a wall.
Heck,
she's taken the phone off the hook,
so we can't call her,
and throws
away letters my older sister writes!
I really do appreciate all your comments in your posts,
and your continued prayers.
It is going
to be a process,
and we must have patience with it: both for myself,
and the rest of the family.
I just pray it won't tear us apart.
Thanks again.