Day 4 Williams/ Bradfort Family Therapy Support Network

Emelie has been working from sun up till noon all four days now with Bella, to organize their family activities. There meetings now last from 1:00p.m. until 1:45p.m. Then it's clean up time, and everyone goes his or her own way. Of course Brother Aiden goes home to his wife and the in laws family owned business of selling flooring materials and beds. Bella's off to her new desk job at a high Tech. Company. She's always super busy too. Mom Janie works part time at the local elderly home, then home to care for, Thomas and Alan Williams. With the asist. of Emelie Bradfort. Emelie having worked at the Care Home For The Elderly also understands that, it is very hard for close family members to deal with a family members disability or to except there limitations. Her also being a Bradfort and not a Williams, puts her in a position to distance herself somewhat from those sort of denials and except more that this is really all these two men are capable of doing right now. For Aiden and Bella it's alot more emotional understandably. It's pretty hard on there Mother Janie, as well. Yet, if Emelie does not carefully distance herself emotionally, there is the possibility of it becoming to much for her to bare any longer, so this distance she can and must maintain, she has decided. It may make her seem cruel or unfeeling, yet looks can be very deceiving, she is far from unfeeling! Just the opposite she feels too much, so to keep her emotions in check, has become the best method for coping with her current environment. Now she is looking for work outside the home, as a Home Care Provider. Emelie just hopes that her feelings do not betray her and arise when caring for a stranger, which she fears is a possibility. She just must stay more professional! So, that is Emelie's struggle for probably the next week or two maybe even more who knows. She will do her very best to overcome this barrier it seems to doing what she really loves and enjoys. Caring for those who are disabled , as does her Mother Janie. Janie has her own barrier's too, with her Bipolar disorder. Thinking the worst first is a huge problem, and constantly having to wind herself up, with low amounts of energy is a problem for her and Emelie both. A general lack of interest or motivation. As Bella and Aiden, seem to be just the opposite. Yet here again looks are deceiving, since Bella is trying to overcome severe issues with insecurities stemming from her past, and also has weight issues a little like her Father Thomas. She takes prescribed meds. for her extreme pains with arthritis and migraines both. Which has been enough to keep her a functioning member of the community for over five years now. There Brother Aiden takes his meds. for Bipolar disorder, and is much like his Mother in this aspect. Today's group activities are to write one thing that they are thankful for in there life today, then to use the watercolor paints and art paper that Emelie has supplied them all with. To draw or paint a seen depicting how this thing they are thankful for makes them feel today. Then they will all hang these on a board on the wall, as a physical reminder, that when things feel reel awful and they just can't cope that day. At least they still have this one feeling. They are thankful for hanging up there on the wall. Emelie's drawing- A picture of her floating in a big hot air balloon in front of her favorite waterfalls. Bella's drawing- A picture of her sun bathing, with a nice man next to her. Aiden's drawing- A picture of him sitting with his wife alone and talking. Janie's drawing- A picture of her sun bathing on a beach, drink in hand. Thomas's drawing- A picture of each family member around him supporting him no matter what! Alan's drawing- Peaceful moments of him resting by the fireplace. This concludes todays meeting of Day4 Family Support Network