Need prayers sent to CA

[AFMom]

Hi all. We recieved some horrible news last night - my DH's sister has been missing since Sunday morning. She was driving along the north coast of CA from Ft Bragg to San Francisco and never made it. My MIL and Fil are devastated, of course. They filed a missing persons report yesterday......
So far no sign of her or her car. We need all the prayers we can get, but I have a bad feeling that we are not going to have a happy ending this time.

[DVCerLee]

Will do.

I won't try to something comforting, except for , yeah,we'll pray.
Lee

[Rozzie]

oh Kristy, my heart just dropped to the floor.

Many prayers being sent. Let me know if I can help in anyway.

[idratherbeinwdw]

How hard this must be for your family Kristy. I hope you hear good news soon. :grouphug:

[mickeyndvcfan]

:grouphug: :grouphug: Our prayers are with you and your family.

[jiggerj]

Oh Kristy- Many, many :grouphug: to you and your family- I cant imagine what you are all going thru- My prayers are with you and yours-

[Colorado Belle]

Dear Kristi,

This is frightening news....my prayers and hopes are that she will return home soon, safe.

I'm so sorry that you are going through this!
Big hugs to you and your DH.

[AFMom]

Thank you -
Here's the latest - the last time she used any CC or Debit cards was Sunday morning at a gas station in Fort Bragg. The last call on her cell # was Sunday morning as well.
DH is tryting to get the Civil Air Patrol in CA to fly along the coast (sadly to look for the car).
This not knowing is horribel - and I hate being so far away from everyone there. I feel useless!

[Deep-Thots]

I can't imagine what you and your family must be going through. All of you will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Kim

[AmyBeth68]

:( I'm so terribly sorry. I'll definitely pray for your family.

[TW1]

Sending prayers to you and your family Kristy...stay strong!

[athenna]

Oh Kristi. My thoughts are with you and your family. I am so sorry to hear this, hon. Sending lots of hugs to you right away.:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

[RweTHEREyet]

I am so sorry to hear this for your family. I know you wish desperately you could be there. :grouphug: Hang in there.

[DarthGoofy]

Kristy, we will be praying for you and your family. May God's wisdom guide those who are searching, and may God's strength be extended to the family.

[PoohsPal]

Kriasty, sending prayers. Miracles can happen, so we'll just keep praying. :hug: I'm so sorry you're oging through this.

[nono]

OMgoodness Kristy!

I'm just shocked and saddened by your message. Please hang in there and know we're all pulling for and/or praying for your family.

[lllovell]

Oh goodness Kristy! I am keeping all of you in my thoughts and prayers.

Laura

[DisFlan]

Oh, dear lord! My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

DisFlan

[jnrrt]

Kristy, I don't even know what to say, except that we will pray. Waiting it the hardest part.

[mssparrrow]

Hi,

Pixie dust headed your way!!!!! :dust: :dust:

[AFMom]

Ok - so she's alive. Thank God.
She was arrested Sunday, and have OD'd on something. We don't have any clear details at this point - but just knowing where she is and that she's safe is a relief. She's had a lot of problems the last 6 years - but this last year she's been doing really well - so this is a bit of a shock.
Thank you all - I really appreciated all of your support. I guess we still need prayers for her - but at least we know where she is.

[RweTHEREyet]

So glad to hear that she is alive and hopefully in good condition. At least now your family can breathe a sigh of relief. things could have turned out so much worse for all involved.

[Rozzie]

oh Kristy, I know you are relieved. I know the road is still going to be rough, let me know if I can help. You seem to have so much on your plate right now.:hug:

[Stimpy]

Kristy, I'm so glad to hear that you know where she is! You and your family are definately in my thoughts and prayers. :grouphug:

[DVCerLee]

Praise the Lord!
We thank Him for His grace and mercy. I will continue to pray, as your family still has a difficult journey ahead.

Blessings, Lee

[SueOKW]

We are very relieved for you!!!!

[AmyBeth68]

Oh my goodness...I'm just thankful she's alive. She has been in my thoughts all day. While it is still sad news to hear of her problems, that is something that can be dealt with. She can get help. I'm just so relieved to hear she was found.

((((HUGS))))) to you guys....what a stressful thing to go through.

[jiggerj]

Oh Kristy what a terrifying ordeal...just not knowing must have been so hard for all of you- I am glad that she was found AND alive- :grouphug: :grouphug:

[athenna]

Oh Kristy, thank goodness she is alive. I am still sending major hugs:grouphug: and pixie dust, as it sounds like she (and you, too) may need it.:grouphug:

[AFMom]

I have to say - I really thought it was over for her. She tried to committ suicide about 4 years ago, and only lived because some hikers found her and took her to the hospital. She's bi-polar - but has been doing very well for a little over a year now. The dr's are saying she od-ed - although we still don't know what. What ever it was must have been illegal, though. Hopefully i'll get more info soon. I'm so relieved she's ok - at least for now. Thank you all again.:grouphug:

[withdisneyspirit]

Thank God the worst fears weren't realized!!! We have some of that in our family too and it is such a difficult condition to treat and to have....:grouphug:

[greenban]

Praise the Lord!
We thank Him for His grace and mercy. I will continue to pray, as your family still has a difficult journey ahead.

Blessings, Lee


DVCerLee said it perfectly!

Amen, and our family will send our prayers as well!

-Tony

[gopherit]

How very difficult for your family now - add our prayers to the pile. It seems more and more people are being diagnosed with bipolarism - having lived across the street from a woman with it (who eventually was successful at ending her life) and working closely with a man who suffers still from it, I have seen the incredible stress it places on both the person and every interaction/relationship they have. As my bipolar colleague confided to me, though, the trouble is that when a bipolar person is on a "high", they are having a better day than you or I or even those 8 people in Nebraska could ever hope to have. THe meds they give to treat the mood swings may help lessen the "lows" or depression - but they also lessen the "high", and in general, make you feel pretty darn crappy. Poor Mike has terrible tremors in his hands from his meds, and a long list of other medical issues stemming from what drugs he had to take to stay "on course" and feel, in his perspective, numb. All it takes sometimes is the subtlest shift - in meds, relationships, the weather - and they can be thrown off track. So very tragic. :(

Thoughts are with your family as you all work through this crisis together (and apart). :grouphug:

[nono]

A big WHEW from here! Best of luck to her!

[AFMom]

Yeah - they've had a hard time getting her meds right - and they've had some bad side effects, I'm afraid. It seems like about every 6 months they have to alter the dosages. Must be changes in her diet, metabolism, etc. As far as I know - the only other illegal drug she's ever used is marijuana - but seems like that might have changed. We had her stay with us for 6 weeks when we first moved here back in Sept - made the kids really close to her, and I have a better understanding of what she's going through now. I'm thinking I'll see if she wants to come back for a while. She did really well here.

[gopherit]

Yeah - they've had a hard time getting her meds right - and they've had some bad side effects, I'm afraid. It seems like about every 6 months they have to alter the dosages. Must be changes in her diet, metabolism, etc. As far as I know - the only other illegal drug she's ever used is marijuana - but seems like that might have changed.

It's not wholly surprising that many bipolars turn to drugs - the ones they are on numb them, and once you've had the manic high, feeling numb just doesn't cut it. I know how I feel on a simple antihistamine - can't imagine how they must feel. And it is such a delicate, tenuous balance. I liken it to a "short" in Christmas tree lights... you try to jiggle the wires just so, and for a little while, you have success, but the slightest wiggle and ooops, they go out, or ooops - they burn up. Maintaining the "light" correctly means keeping your hands right there, in that one little "short spot" 24/7 - difficult if not virtually impossible to do.

My colleague once decided that since he knew he had an emotionally tough week ahead (was going to visit family for a wedding and would see people from his ex's side) he tried to "tamper" with his dosages. NOT PRETTY. We actually picked up on what he was doing before he did. It was dreadful - he was SO edgy. We had our management review mtg and over the course of 1 hour, this guy had sat in 3 different chairs, talked non-stop, was confrontational to both supervisors (and nearly everyone else!), basically like a cat in a room full of rocking chairs. After the mtg one of us took him aside and asked him if something had happened, something had changed - and sadly, he had no idea he was behaving "differently", but did at least divulge he had been tampering with dosages on his own. Yikes. It got worse before it got better, and he ended up having to take several weeks absence to get himself straightened out again. THis has happened several times over the course of the past few years, and in fact a few mos ago he ended up taking a medical leave from the company - he is only in his forties. He's so bright and (when he's on the right meds combo) such a nice guy, it is hardto see him when he's in a period of instability. And it puts those who care about him under duress too, because you don't want to see him get in trouble, so you try to insulate him, cover for his work and behavior, and yet at the same time, he may lash out at the very ones trying to insulate him - it is a very difficult situation to be in, from either side.

Kudos to you for trying to provide some stability to your SIL in the past and possible future, and prayers still coming your way from this gopher hole - hope better days for all lie ahead.

[PoohsPal]

Haven't been abe to check in, but been praying for all of you. I'm so relieved she's ok. WIll continue to pray, as it's such a rough road. :grouphug:

[ErinC]

Kristy, I've been away for a few days and just read your post. What a terrible scare. I know so little about this disorder but it seems here lately that I'm running in to it everywhere. A good friend of mine at church just had her third child. She went home from the hospital and did okay for a few days. About a week later she was severely depressed (of course everyone thought it was postpartum), and eventually became suicidal. I guess that a pregnancy can send someone with this disorder into a tailspin. I'm not sure why it was never an issue with her first 2 children, but after the 3rd she fell apart. She has spent 4 of the last 6 weeks in a mental health unit. Her family has been taking turns coming and caring for the almost 2 month old baby. The also have a 3 year old and a 5 year old that I'm sure are so confused about what is going on with Mommy. (It is just heartbreaking). They seem to have her meds somewhat under control right now, but I know that the husband feels he can't leave her alone or with the children without supervision. It is just such a sad situation. This was a person that I envisioned as the "perfect" Mother.

Best wishes to your family as you struggle with your SIL. Hopefully the doctors will be able to find something that works for her.

[mamaprincess]

I just found this thread and will be praying for you and your family. Bipolar disorder is brutal on everyone around it including the one who suffers from it. I pray that they will find the right balance of meds for her and that she will have no adverse side effects. Thank God she's o.k.

[AFMom]

Hi everyone.... I'm sosorry I haven't checked in - we had an internet outage for 3 days! I'm rather addicted to being here - so it was hard.
Eric - That is so sad. Pregnancy can really mess with the meds and the way a person who hasn't been diagnosed deals with their disorder. The metabolism changes so much - and then you've got the hormones to deal with. Poor thing. I feel for those kids as well. At least as adults we can understand what is going on.
DSIL is doing well so far. She's back home, getting counseling, lots of support from the family there. She's owned up to trying to commit suicide again, and is being very proactive about her therapy.
What scares me is that usually when there are numerous failed attempts - the person will eventually succeed. Maybe not tomorrow, or next year - but one of these times she won't be found and helped in time. Ug. My MIL is taking it as well as can be expected. It really shook her up because DSIL was doing so well for so long. We can get a bit complacent about these things I guess.
Anyway - thank you all again - and you have no idea how much this has helped me.:grouphug:

[PoohsPal]

So glad she's doing "relatively" well. I'll continue to keep you guys in my prayers, though. :grouphug: