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Got to see Denise briefly for the first time since she has been in rehab. We were not allowed to talk because she is still in a very strict detox regiment. But she waved to me from across the fence and gave me a smile that let me know that she is doing well.
I gave her sponsor a ride there as she is the only one that is allowed to visit her or set up visitation with others right now. When the sponsor came back from the visit, she relayed a message to me saying, "Denise wanted you to tell you that she loves you and to say thank you." The sponsor then asked if I would like to come to Wednesday family night visitation saying that she could arrange it. If I went, I would be able to visit every Wednesday and also on her weekend visits.
On the way to the visit, I was able to give her sponsor a lot of detail as to exactly what transpired between Denise and I in the past few years... as well as how we met 23 years ago.
Apparently her sponsor is more hopeful than I have allowed myself to be as she offered, "I told Denise that she needs to break off contact with the people that were dragging her down and stick with the hero (loooong story)." I wanted to smile in response, but I wouldn't let myself. Instead I put my head down and said, "Well, my only priority right now is for her to get better and be as supportive in that as I am able."
Planning a small music performance for June. It will be good to play guitar for a crowd after all of these years. Probably only doing one song which was composed and produced by a friend of mine named Lynn (also a friend of Denise for 30 years). I NEVER knew that Lynn was this talented:
[video=youtube;Gh5bv5Bqb4Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh5bv5Bqb4Y&feature=youtu.be[/video]
I gave her sponsor a ride there as she is the only one that is allowed to visit her or set up visitation with others right now. When the sponsor came back from the visit, she relayed a message to me saying, "Denise wanted you to tell you that she loves you and to say thank you." The sponsor then asked if I would like to come to Wednesday family night visitation saying that she could arrange it. If I went, I would be able to visit every Wednesday and also on her weekend visits.
On the way to the visit, I was able to give her sponsor a lot of detail as to exactly what transpired between Denise and I in the past few years... as well as how we met 23 years ago.
Apparently her sponsor is more hopeful than I have allowed myself to be as she offered, "I told Denise that she needs to break off contact with the people that were dragging her down and stick with the hero (loooong story)." I wanted to smile in response, but I wouldn't let myself. Instead I put my head down and said, "Well, my only priority right now is for her to get better and be as supportive in that as I am able."
Planning a small music performance for June. It will be good to play guitar for a crowd after all of these years. Probably only doing one song which was composed and produced by a friend of mine named Lynn (also a friend of Denise for 30 years). I NEVER knew that Lynn was this talented:
[video=youtube;Gh5bv5Bqb4Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh5bv5Bqb4Y&feature=youtu.be[/video]