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   Yeah, I have a close friend and my girlfriend I can lean on.  Both of them are dealing with their own family members who are mentally ill, so they've got a clue what I'm dealing with.  My girlfriend's sister has been admitted (voluntarily and involuntarily) to the local mental hospital 7 or 8 times over the past year, but can't be held there since she's not a threat to herself or anyone else.  So she continues to hear voice, think someone has bugged her house, and that she recently completed training in Georgia to become an FBI agent..... 
Pretty disappointed with my father's Dr, but I think over the course of his illness my dad has chosen Dr's that will just fill his prescription and send him on his way. So, I guess I shouldn't be too surprised at his lack of helpfulness.  I was hoping for "You should approach him this way" or "you and your mother should come to his next appointment", but I guess I was expecting too much.

Dad is closest to his older brother, and they talk daily. I've spoken to my uncle, but he either doesn't realize how sick dad is, or doesn't feel he can do anything. My mother has buried her head in the sand and said "I get enough stress at work, your father and I aren't long for the world, don't create any more stress by fighting with your dad".  Fuck, you're both in your late 60s.  There's the potential for another 10 to 20 years of illness and stress!       