Bereavement

One current person, it will be 10 years of almost daily effort next month since I started working with them. I feel like I'm losing that one. But I know I'm doing everything possible. They have a fantastic brother and sister. We're still hoping while realizing it probably won't end well.

Another is an emotional victim of a person deceased from drug abuse. She's the nicest person I ever met in my life. Her "case" has been going on 8 years. If I lose this one, it will be bad. She's doing ok. I took it so far, I kind of crossed the line. She was killing herself. Desperate measures.

Another one has been going on four years. I'm definitely going to lose that one. Her liver is dying. Just trying to get her the nicest exit we can. Her husband was a bastard. He spent time in prison for beating the crap out of her. I had him removed from her home. He's dead now. He kept her in the basement. Wouldn't let her come upstairs to eat. She survived on beer which cause her alcohol dependency. Brutal abuse. She's not dead yet but he basically killed her. After all that abuse, she still has a heart of gold.

Another has been going on 2 years. I have some hope there. Got his wife in the hospital yesterday so he can recharge.

There are a few others that are less intensive. It's hard because most of them don't end well and they each take a piece of you.