A new update about my mom

The hardest thing about family program was hearing everyone say that my mom was hopeless. She was not committed to the program and had no intention of trying to stop drinking. She also was sneaking (typical alcoholic behavior) food into her room...not to eat, just to hoard. Also, she still looks awful. She has gained about 10 pounds, but she still looks emaciated and not like my mom.

The one successful thing about family weekend at Hanley was the meeting I had with my mom and her counselor. My mom VERY begrudgingly agreed to go to 28 more days of inpatient at a cheaper/less intense chapter of Hanley, called Gate Lodge (read about it here).

My mom was SO angry because we threatened to Marchman Act her for 60 days or she could voluntarily agree to go to Gate Lodge for 28 days. She wouldn't talked to me for the last few hours I was there to visit. She played cards with me, but wouldn't speak with me.

So, now she's at Gate Lodge and still not doing well.

So...

After taking a little hiatus from updating about my mom, I'm back with a short update. I needed time away from thinking about everything that is going on with my mom while she's in rehab.

Long short: The Hanley Center told my mom they had filed the Marchman Act, which is something that "can be defined as a course of action that can be done either voluntarily or involuntarily to provide substance abuse emergency services and temporary detention for individuals in need of substance abuse evaluation and treatment".

So, she's been forced to stay in rehab until July 14th. BUT when July 14th comes around, my mom is going to find out that everyone wants her to stay in inpatient rehab longer than that. She is going to be really mad.

Anyway, I am going to Florida for family weekend (which you can read about here or check out the previous post). I'm nervous about telling my mom that we are going to go through with the Marchman Act if she decides to leave July 14th, but I'm excited to see my mom SOBER and spend time with her...and also to learn about how an alcoholic family functions. I hope it is healing in some way.

Has anyone ever gone to a family weekend like this? I'd love to hear your experiences.