The Last Year - Finding More Help

Nate has been seeing Dr. Jeannie for about a yr, I think. Early Spring of 2007, Art & I talked to a couple of people on Nate's team. These meetings always included him, because he is an adult & we are not his guardians. Hmmm, a word about that. We were told not to become his guardian because if he ever made any financial mistakes or got into any kind of trouble, we would be held responsible. He does make a lot of financial mistakes, & we are very glad not to be held responsible, plus, any time we talk money, there is stress, so it's a very good thing that we don't have to talk money with him any more than necessary.

Okay, got off the topic, there. One of the meetings that we had was how to help Nate get out on his own. We needed him out, but we wanted this to happen in a positive way, so that he wouldn't be hurt. We also wanted him to be part of the decision making process. By Spring of 2007, he was going back & forth, afraid of being out on his own, but wanting to get away from us. We were given a list of companies who work with those who need to be on their own, but whom are not yet ready. Online research started, phone calls, appointments, interviews in our home. Our 3rd interview, Art & I knew whom we wanted, now we had to explain our reasons to Nate, so that he would understand. At the end of the first discussion, he said he would just have to trust the conclusions we had come to, because he just wasn't understanding. So, the chosen company was invited back, and Nate told them that they were his choice. Life was about to go through some big changes.