My daughter is 30 years old. She drinks a lot. She also abuses both over the counter drugs and prescription drugs. For the past 2 years she has been involved in an abusive relationship but long before that she built a history of one problem after an other that always requires rescue, with each one progressively worse. She has often called for help, in the form of money, in order to leave but after receiving the money changes her mind. She has had her boy friend, an immigrant from Russia, charged with spousal abuse in the past. Last week I found that she was in jail after she called the police and her boyfriend told them she had hit him in the head with a beer bottle. She was released on bond and told to leave the house. We made $2,000.00 available to her and her brother from 1,800 miles away made the trip during the New Years Eve, Day and Day after to collect her furniture. My husband and I set her up in a hotel room to await her court date in Feb. Also my daughter quit her job the day after she got out of jail. On New Years Eve her boyfriend totaled his Lexus DWI.
This morning I received a phone call that my daughter attempted suicide by taking all the medications she had and washing them down with a bottle of Vodka. Apparently she has been over at her boyfriend’s house for 2 days now, drunk. He wanted her to leave and she attempted suicide. I just talked to the hospital where she is at and though she has been there 6 hours she is still unable to communicate enough for evaluation. There is no family in Kansas City or State. Actually, the only family she has are her brother and sister who both live on opposite coastlines and both don’t want anything to do with her any longer. I really can’t say I blame them at all in their decision regarding this.
I pleaded with her to get a passport 5 years ago because I have moved to France with my husband. She still doesn’t have a passport although we have sent her the money for that on 3 different occasions. I am not able to walk without the aid of crutches due to a bone condition in my left ankle. Last August I was scheduled for surgery for my foot/ankle which will be next week. I do mind canceling the surgery and not being able to walk for another year, but I will do that for my daughter sake if necessary. I can’t bring her back to France though since she has no passport. I can’t stay in America where my husband does not live. I could go back to be with her until her court date, but that seems all I will be able to do.
I would like to hear options about what I might be able to do.
