OUT OF THE VALLEY

Last night I talked with my dad. Mom was doing OK. It was hard for him to say just how she was doing. They had her on a new medication, Effexor, and had done a clinical evaluation. He said when he got to talk to her it seemed as if she was ten miles away though. At the end of our conversation I asked if I could pray for him over the phone. He said I could and when I finished there was a long silence. I said I had to go and when he spoke next I could tell he was choked up. I think he's really struggling. He's been to three AA meetings in the last three days.

Update: My sister called this morning and said that my mom is going to be released today and will go see a psychiatrist this afternoon. She's still on Effexor and is not experiencing any bad physical side effects. My sister will go up tomorrow and stay until Christmas Eve. Then she needs to go to Vermont to spend time with her husband and his family. Right now I'm not planning to go up but that may change. I'm going to try to call them tonight.

Thanks again for your prayers and concern.
Blessings.