Drena -Anyone heard from her?

Has anyone heard from Drena? I have been worried about her. I do hope she is OK. Red

She responded to a post the other day but that's all I've seen.

hello, i am here, thank you so much for asking. I am just waiting right now the police officer told me that i was going to be arrested but did not tell me when...sigh....so i dread every knock on the door....my siblings who all have finacial problems are trying to help me come up with some money for getting myself out of this stupid mess i have gotten myself into...even if they cant help it is comforting just knowing that they tried...i did it too myself and i just hope and pray that it works out ok....and will be so relieved when it is over and i can get out from under this stress and worry....thanks again for caring drena

You hang in there Drena. And ask for a lawyer -- before you say or do anything else. Take care of yourself. You are in my prayers. Red

Drena, this isn't going to help in any practical sense, but ... Just know that after making some stupid mistakes of my own as a wildly impoverished and deeply clinically depressed grad student some 10+ years ago, I'm still digging out from under. And I'm saying that as a form of encouragement: I'm paying back debts that I never should have incurred in the first place, but I'm no longer waiting for that scary knock at the door or phone call. I'm living life with my head held high after years of worry, stress, and shame ... and that will happen for you, too, I promise. Good thoughts headed your way! Alison * * * * Quest for DS officially began 2/28/05 Currently appealing insurance denials to CA's Dept. of Managed Health Care * * * * Insurance: Health Net HMO :: Surgeon: Dr. Ara Keshishian

You can to go now to the public defenders office,get a leg up on the situation, and arrange for surrender immeadeately before the arraignment and perhaps miss the whole arrest proceedure,and confinement, not aware of any particulars except this post, but if a promise of arrest it cant be all that bad, it can be managed.

I'm praying that as a first offense you'll pay restitution and maybe get some community service? Perhaps the judge would also order credit counseling, but that may be helpful in the long run. The "arrest" is the first things in a chain of events that need to happen to resolve this. After that, you can get your public defender and set to putting things right. Hold your head up and take it one day at a time. Have you called anyone regarding counseling?