Posted: Nov 25, 07 1:40pm

I came off a long addiction to meth and moved home to my parents with my teenage kids. My 98 yr. old grandma broke her wrist and I ended up living with her and taking care of her. My kids remained w/ my folks 1/4 mi. away. For 2 yrs. this is how it went and then my mom was diagnosed w/ colon cancer in May,2007 and I started helping her through the chemo and continuing to care for my grandma. My kids were wonderful helping my dad out w/ my mom and keeping up the house,etc. Then my son graduated from high school and moved only 35 mi. from home for college. My mom's cancer progressed and by Sept. she passed away. I moved back home w/ my dad and grandma(dad's mom) came w/ me.My daughter is going away to school in Jan. and it will be me to help cover for my dad. I felt resentment at first for my circumstances,having been kept apart from my family but I feel blessed to know that the events that took shape were what helped me accept that life is full of surprises and facing them head on is way better than "escaping"from them. I'm in community theater and that is my therapy and time for just me.