(Posting on throwaway) I (19) have been dealing with my mother’s (48) addiction my whole life. There were times she’s gotten clean but only for short periods of time. It was to the point where I was once placed in foster care temporarily because of it until she got clean again.
As of recent my mom has been in really bad shape. She has wounds on her legs that disable her pretty badly and they are infected. She tells me quite frequently that she might lose her legs and that she’s in constant pain and feels like she’s going to die.
As for drugs I honestly don’t know what she’s on right now, probably amalgamation of things. But it’s gotten to the point where’s she’s started to steal my dad’s stuff to pawn for drug money and has asked me for money a few times and will get mad at me because she “always pays me back” (which she does 99% of the time, but it’s about the principle.)
I can’t imagine her being on drugs is making her health any better. But she’s been addicted to drugs for more than half of her life and I know recovery is possible but my dad is very verbally abusive towards her and she’s probably relying heavily on them right now for that reason. She’s been to the hospital twice but only stayed there once for a day, came back, and then went and stayed for a little under two days before coming back. I am thinking that maybe she’s going through withdrawals and can’t take being at the hospital anymore without having drugs in her system.
Im not sure what to do. She can’t go to rehab right now I would assume because of her condition. What’s the best course of action?