TO LAURIE

October 8, 2003

Dear Laurie, Thanks for your kind words and caring. It helps to

know that others care. This group has been good for me. I have

learned a lot and like to read the stories of others and how they

handle the situation. Before, it seemed I was all alone and there

really was no one who could possibly understand what is going

thru or how I feel concerning her.

I have contacted the local mental health facility and they say they

cannot do anything. And I have also contacted the local family

services office. There is nothing they can do about the children

and not being schooled as long as tells them she is home

schooling them. The laws in Indiana are so lax when it comes to

home schooling that it is pitiful. Since is on medicaid and

also food stamps, they are going to try to catch her or her husband

the next time one comes in and try to find out what is going on and

tell her that she can get help thru them for counceling and also

medical help if she will go. That is my only hope at this time. I

am not really thinking that they can get thru to her tho. If I feel

the situation gets to the point I need the police to intervene, I

surely will call them. I didnt realize that I could do that and am

glad you told me about it. I am at the point now that I will do

anything no matter the consequences to get her some help. This has

gone on much to long and it cant continue. Last Saturday was 's

birthday and I backed her an angel food cake with glaze on it and

had boughten some fat free ice cream, but when I called over there,

I was told that her dad and myself were not wanted to come over. So

that ended that. That is just a sample of how things are and I

spend so much time dwelling on what I can do, that it is really

getting to me.

It is good to have a place like this to vent and I know it may be

boring to some and perhaps a lot are tired of hearing about this

problem. I apoligize to them, but at times, I need to just write it

out and get it out of my system.

Again thank you for caring and writing me,,,Jean

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