No more bandaids - fix it

A friend’s son, mid-30’s, has been in and out of rehab (and jail)  for oxycodone the past few years.     He’s been clean a year and it’s been a long road, with him living in his parents’ home.   A month ago he wanted to sign himself back into treatment and asked his parents to meet him at Circles of  Care for intake.  He never showed, they went back  home to find he’s robbed the house of $40,000 of his mother’s diamond jewelry, plus broke into the safe and took thousands in cash.  These are not people who have much, so this was all they had.   And this, after a year being clean.  His mom is heartbroken but has finally wised up enough that they filed a police report and found some of the jewelry at local pawn shops.  He’s been charged with grand theft and trafficking in stolen property.  He has prior arrests for drug possession, theft, trafficking and felony violation of probation.  He’ll be given much time to think and decide how he wants to spend the rest of his life.   Prayers for the family who has to be strong at times like this.