Very Emotional Week….

Not many grown men would admit this, but I’m about to start crying like a big baby. Bradley just called me, and it’s official; he is now a high school graduate. June 6 we go to Huntsville Texas and I get to watch him cross the stage and actually receive the diploma. If you’ve been here with me since the beginning of my OD posts, you know lots of them have been about the trials and tribulations of trying to help him get on track and off drugs for the last several years. This past year, since his mother passed away, has been difficult in ways I can’t find words to properly express, but he turned a corner recently, buckled down and made it happen!
As soon as he gets home from school, we’re ordering his cap and gown.
So many things running through my mind, it’s been a week of extreme ups and downs, but I will talk about those another day, today is just to be happy for Bradley and the fact that he accomplished this milestone. His mother would be so proud of him right now. At this moment it feels as though every bump in the road, every sleepless night, and every moment of worry was worth it.
So, thank every one of you for your kind thoughts, comments and prayers over the last months. You guys were instrumental many times in keeping me going another day until we reached this moment. I’m glad so many of you stuck around for a happy ending to this phase of his young life. I’m looking forward to his having many more in the years to come. It feels so good to have back the son I knew before the drugs.
I’m going to get cleaned up and dressed, and we’re going to have a little family celebration this evening. You guys have a great evening, and I will "see" you soon.