How Can I Include My Son?

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🗓️ 9 August 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Dr. Laura has good suggestions for how Beverly can incorporate her brain-damaged son into their next family gathering. Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:51.0	I have a dilemma.
0:52.8	I know you ask questions so I won't give you a lot of background.
0:58.8	I have a 40 year old son who has a mental illness that he is medicated for.
1:05.0	When he started this medication 20 years ago, he after about six months he took off
1:10.9	a four-story dive. He thought it would be a better place to go to heaven so he also has now a
1:16.1	frontal head injury and his hypophthalamus he's been using drugs for
1:22.1	probably 20 years, probably like to self-medicate.
1:27.2	So he wishes he didn't, of course, but he's still doing it. And when it comes down to it I have so many different ways I see this part of me thinks
1:38.6	don't expect him to act the way a 40 year old man would he's got a brain injury he's got a mental illness he's
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