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I saw a poster the other day that said: \u201cWhen you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on!\u201d I thought that was really cool. You know, I get a LOT of emails. And sometimes it feels like I get the same email over and over, because so many supporters feel the same way. I mean, the name may be different, and the city and state may be different, the situation may even be slightly different, but the problem is still the same. Like the saying I was talking about. It\u2019s what I want to say to many of the supporters who write to me. They tell me how hard it is for them. And believe me\u2026I KNOW how hard it can be! I still haven\u2019t forgotten the pain of trying to help<\/p>\n
my mom when she was at her worst. At times I didn\u2019t think I could stand any more. I wanted to run away and never come back. In the end\u2026I just couldn\u2019t do it. It didn\u2019t make it hurt any less, though.<\/p>\n
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So\u2026This describes that feeling perfectly: At the end of your rope. And what do you do? You tie a knot and hang on. That\u2019s all you can do sometimes. Sometimes you can get frustrated because what you\u2019re doing isn\u2019t working. And that can certainly lead up to feeling like you\u2019re at the end of your rope. Sometimes you can feel like you\u2019re the only one who cares. And that can be so frustrating. I got an email from a woman whose sister has bipolar disorder. And systematically, her sister had pushed away everyone in the family but this woman. She was the only one left trying to help her sister. She was so close to the end of her rope, but she was afraid to give up. because she thought that if she gave up, her sister would have no one to help her. So I just told her not to give up. Things eventually do get better. A solution will present itself that wasn\u2019t there<\/p>\n
before. Or the doctor will try a new medication on your loved one and they will get better. Or you will think of something you haven\u2019t tried yet, and it will improve things. Just something will change. And it can make all the difference in the world. You never know. The key is to not give up. If you give up\u2026You lose. So just don\u2019t give up. Tie that knot and hang on. The answer will present itself. Things will get better.<\/p>\n
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Well, I have to go!<\/p>\n
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Your Friend,<\/p>\n
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Dave<\/p>\n
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I saw a poster the other day that said: \u201cWhen you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on!\u201d I thought that was really cool. You know, I get a LOT of emails. And sometimes it feels like I get the same email over and over, because so many supporters feel the same way. I mean, the name may be different,<\/p>\n