Hello brokenarrows,
I'm so very sorry for your loss.
It is the greatest fear for us as parent's that our children will lose the battle with this illness and leave us here to mourn. My heart goes out to you.
As a people of faith our greatest consolation is believing that one day in Heaven our children will "know and be fully known" and are healed and whole.
Thank you for reminding us to hold onto them and do all we can to not have to ask ourselves "what if" or tell ourselves "I should have... ."
I need to be able to look at myself in the mirror now and years from now and know that I did all I could to help my disordered child regardless of what choices she makes.
This disorder steals away our children and we have to fight the battle for them and with them on many fronts to keep our heads above water. :'(
We have a memorial for those who have lost a loved one to this disorder, I invite you to honor your son here and allow others to mourn alongside you:
~In Loving Memory~Let us know if we can honor you and your son in this way.
lbj