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Re: Guardian of Adult Child with Mental Illness

I would like to know if anyone who is guardian of adult son/daughter that has experienced the pros and cons of having your loved one in a group home. My son is in a group home, but he would like to live with me. I am researching what is the best for ...

gribber 10-29-2017 06:21 AM

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Re: Guardian of Adult Child with Mental Illness

It is not what I want to know from other members, but just a thread to share the difficulties dealing with mental illness as a family member. I do go to support group and found other parents going through the same extremely hard times dealing with th...

gribber 10-17-2017 01:19 PM

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Guardian of Adult Child with Mental Illness

I am the guardian for my son who is 37 and is currently in a group home. I go to NAMI support groups and find that there are many parents that are retired and dealing with their loved ones with mental illness. I did not see any blogs from other retir...

gribber 10-12-2017 11:14 AM

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