Stuck inside - Trying to get out...the world of life with a child with mental illness

So, let's get right to it.  I have a child with mental illness and developmental delays.  Actually, he is an adult with mental illness and developmental delays.  We have been on a roller coaster ride for about 6 years now trying to figure out the mysterious, hush hush world of depression, anxiety, Aspergers, ADD and on and on and on.  It can be an isolating illness for the sufferer as well as the family.  Who could possibly understand what we have gone through or the uncertain future we face?  It has been painful, heartwrenching, exhausting and even funny at times.  There was the night that my son told me of his plans to take a knife to school the next day.  I told my then "new" husband and he said, "I'm out!"  I knew he didn't mean it, but it gave us temporary relief from the UNIMAGINABLE reality.  And so, we crossed over from a depressed teenager to the other side of decisions that no parent thinks they will ever have to make.  I am rewarded in knowing that he is God's creation and made as God intended.  I am also grateful that I have been chosen to mother this sweet creation - no matter how hard it is.