Kyle was one of my very best friends. I cared about him so much. We spoke every day for years even though we lived across the country from one another. When I learned that Kyle passed from an fentanyl overdose I just could not believe it. Kyle did psychedelic drugs, he was open about it, & was very diligent about testing his drugs specifically for fentanyl using fentanyl test strips. So to find out that he died from fentanyl poisoning was just such a shock. It really goes to show that one pill, one time can be the end. Kyle was so special. I will never forget him. It is such a shame.
Thank you for leaving this reply, Amanda. I really appreciate it. I usually don't read the comments because some people have been cruel but I'm glad I got to read this. I knew Kyle did psychedelics because he was open with me about it. I honestly was shocked as well when I found out it was fentanyl that killed him.
10 yrs ago my 36 y/o daughter died of an accidental overdose of oxycontin. It was prescribed for her but either the dose was too strong for her or she took too much. She left behind a husband of 18 yrs and a 2 y/o little girl. She was my oldest of 3 daughters. I miss her as much today as I did when it happened. It leaves such a massive hole in your family that can never be filled...every gathering is a reminder that she's gone...and will never be there again...
@@seb8183 ~ Anyone that brainwashes a Child from birth to believe in figments of their own imagination should be imprisoned. I was lucky to be raised by my parents who were of sound mind... Indoctrinated delusion is how Cults groom the young!!!
Thank you for sharing Kyle's Story; it's very brave of you. There are too many people who don't want to hear or talk about it. I'm sorry you lost your beautiful son.
I am very sorry for your loss of your son. My God bless you and comfort you all the days of your life Thank you dear lady for sharing your pain with the world. Hugs for you and your family.
You're right, we used to be able to experiment with our consciousness as an adolescent (even toddlers spin in circles until they're dizzy and fall over) so I'm so glad you said that at the end of the video because it's so true: We dont have the ability to experiment anymore. It's too deadly and I fear for the next generations.
You are so right- I got clean right as fentanyl was starting to ring bells and I can’t imagine being an addict today. The fact that kids can buy pressed pills off of Snapchat/social media is scary, drug use isn’t just in marginalized communities anymore, it’s kids dying left and right. It’s devastating.
You are such a special and inspiring mother. I watched this video several times and each time was crushed by the enormity of your loss. You are so incredibly brave and I know your son would be very proud of you for your courage you have exhibited in educating parents and their children about the horrible risks that exist in experimenting with both prescribed and illicit drugs…. You truly are a warrior. Please be strong and continue to let others know the risks.
My heart goes out to you. My 31 yr old son and 22 yr old daughter are on that fentanyl, (son is in treatment), and both were high at my 33 yr old daughter's funeral before Thanksgiving. (Runover by a vehicle) 😭💔 It hurts so bad to lose a child.
This woman loved her children so much. I can only hope her heart heals with time. I wish my mother had loved me even half as much as she loves her children.
My heart goes out to you....People need to understand that this isn't a drug that you can experiment with. It's a one and done drug. I'm so sorry for your incredible loss.
I’m praying for strength and peace for you and your family-my 25 yo son comitted suicide 3 yrs ago-it’s been hard. I started a grief share group in my home-I have met several women that lost sons due to just taking one pill-I encourage you to get with other grieving parents-the healing that happens is just so comforting-I have life long friends-we are all in the same club and it sucks. My oldest son just got clean from a 20 year addiction to opiods. It was through prayer (constant prayer) that God reached out and pulled my son out of the deepest depths of his addiction. It’s a miracle-God is still in the business of miracles. My Christian mentor told me faith is like what money is here on earth. I believe my faith (and my sons faith) is what saved him. Instead of worrying if my son would die of fentanyl-I prayed and gave it to God. Glory to God!
I feel so sorry for this mom and her family. Kyle was obviously working in a positive direction. If that crap had been around in the 60’s and 70’s there probably would not be nearly as many people watching these sad and horrific stories. And we lost plenty of people back then. I wouldn’t have survived two minutes if I just got off the bus from the 70’s. Sigh.
So the FEDS say that China is sending this fentanyl to Mexico. Then Mexico is putting that poison in stamped (bootleg) pills that appear to be Valium, Adderall, Percocet, ecstasy and who knows what else! I think it's strange that Biden has our US BORDER wide open!!! He knows what's happening...but Dems don't care!! Until it hits home to their family. Soo, very very sad. If anyone is reading this and has the means & money to start up something similar to MADD (MAD MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING) to say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!! Also prayers for the family of Kyle!!! 🙏🙏🙏
My best friend Mark passed away in 2001 from this fenytanal overdose. Patches prescribed by a Doctor. I feel your pain and prayer to you and your family. It is very shocking and I know what you are going thru.
I’m sorry for your lost . I’m sending my deepest condolences to you mom & family. I lost my beautiful niece on May 2 nd 2022 on a overdose of fentanyl. I know your pain I helped raise my niece she was like a daughter to me . R.I .P Ebony . Fly high fly high 💙🙏🏽🕊️❤️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🇨🇦
I am so deeply sorry for your massive loss. I hope Kyle's siblings are helping to heal you just as you are helping them. RIP Kyle ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 stay strong mama!
I’m so very sorry this tragedy happened to you with your son. My son overdosed on fentinol 2 years ago. My who life was ruined because of this fentinol and my son dying. I also freaked out when this happened to me. Thankyou for helping me by sharing your story. I understand what you are going through the pain doesn’t go away. Some days are worse than others. I miss my son Colin so much he was 25 years old😢
I have so much respect for her, allowing this video to be made in order to help other families and prevent more deaths from happening. I am learning so much from these videos. Thank you for sharing your story.
I feel saddened by some of the comments here, they lack empathy for your feelings about your sad loss. It is love that nurtures us and carries us through the terrible times in our lives, so please know that I send you all the empathy and comfort in the world.
Hello Ms Hinkel - I was deeply moved by your monologue concerning your son. My heart goes out to you. One thing that particularly struck me was his wish to help other people. I sincerely believe that many people who have unfortunate substance issues have a great, great heart. In many cases substance abuse comes from a deep sensitivity of everything around one. For example, what people may think of one, broken relationships, poverty and lack of true parental care (though obviously not in your case judging from your initial message) there can be many reasons, some of which we may never truly understand. However, my main point is the sense of humanity and care of others that so many of the people taking substances express before, during or after their periods of clarity. I hope you are proud of your son for stating his intention which proves his underlying sensitivity and sense of care he had for others - this is what helps us as a community to survive.
I am so sorry for your loss. You were blessed to have had Kyle as your son. Please find peace in knowing how much you loved him and his love for you. It’s unfortunate you had to endure this tragedy. May you find comfort in his memory ❤ My prayers and thoughts are with your family 🙏
What an awesome mother. Goes to show you can do everything right and still things can go all wrong with this. So heartbreaking. He was a beautiful man. Let his story help someone else 🙏❤️
Thank you for sharing your story. I lost my son 2 years ago because of fentanyl. I cry everyday and I miss him so much that words just can not describe. I feel lost because there's a part that is missing from me. People say every day gets a little bit lighter, little bit better. I don't believe that what I am feeling gets easier or lighter. I just would love for him to come back. I feel a lot of anger that so much fentanyl has entered into the United states. I know I am not the only one that feels that way. So many lives lost between Covid and now this drug. I am sorry for your loss, I am sorry for any parent that lost their child due to this crisis. I am just lost for words. I am truly sorry...
I truly hate drugs...It makes that poor addicts change their personalitys and make life so horrible ...RIP to anybody WHO did die because of abusing...life ist Not easy,but taking drugs it making it worst ..Merry ,Merry Christmas and a powerful New Year to everyone,also the lost and lonely so Souls outthere!🧑🎄👍✌️🙏😇
May god wrap you in a warm blanket and a comforting embrace. What a wonderful mother you've been to all of your kids. We lost my nephew to a fentanyl accident back in May, and it's just the most horrific thing any family can go through. My heart goes out to you and your family...thank you for your advocacy
You did an excellent job of raising a special son ma'am, I think I did the best that I could also, I think our sons are hanging out in the afterlife waiting for us!
Thank you for telling us about your beautiful son Kyle. He will be remembered by many for his good deeds saving peoples lives. Hopefully your words will enter the right ears so that now , just by hearing Kyles story, lives will be saved & that he will continue to work in his chosen field through your voice on the internet. Bless you for being a wonderful mom to those children,it hit close to home for me our stories being similar,but I only had 3 sons but I know all of what you spoke of with the Den mother , Baseball mom , ChessClub you name it ,thank God I most often had wheels to get there. Too many bad things in the world try to grab our children from us, no matter how hard we try to protect them.
I was born with an often debilitating and very painful disease that causes multiple hospitalizations in my life. I have been administered Fentanyl during my pain episodes in the hospital and it is a drug I have to request they NOT give me. Fentanyl makes me feel so odd...in a very bad way. Even with constant professional medical monitoring, it gives me heinous effects. I couldn't imagine taking it without doctors and nurses on hand to consistently check my vitals and monitor the dosage. So sorry that a drug that powerful has ended up on the streets. Heartbreaking.
My ex husband was prescribed Fentanyl patches for chronic pain. He would get fifteen 100 mg and fifteen 25 mg patches every month. Over time, he got addicted to the Fentanyl. He then started cutting the patches open and eating them. He had a whole system set up. He was sposed to change out patches every 48 hours, but he would wait 72 hours, so he could wear them and eat them. Actually, he would be suffering withdrawals the last 24 hours, which came to be known as "Patch Day." Living under the same roof with him on those days (which was every 3rd day) was miserably insufferable. He would be edgy and irritable and have mood swings. The slightest things would set him off! He only wore the 100 mg patches. He ate all the 25 mg patches. He would put a new 100 mg patch on, while still wearing the old ones, sometimes wearing up to 4 patches at one time! He had them all over his chest! I called it a "patch garden." Once he took off old 100 mg patches, he cut them open and ate the "goo" inside. Then would put the patch in his mouth and chew on it til he had eeked out every last drop! He did this to ALL of the patches he got every month for years! One time when he had first started eating them, concerned about something possibly happening to him, I said something to the effect that I was gonna call his Dr and tell him what he was doing with those patches. I will never forget his response. He was sitting on the edge of the bed cutting a patch open to eat it, and he whipped around, his face all contorted and snarled at me, "you do that and they'll be finding your bloodied up body parts somewhere!" I just stood at the doorway in stunned disbelief.. He abused Fentanyl for years, then tried to sue the doctor, the drug company and the pharmacy for health problems he developed. I am glad we are divorced now and those dark days (and HIM!) are behind me.
your life changes forever. I am so sorry for your loss. I have watched more than 20 of these, the people are different, but the story is the same. All teens and young folks should take this seriously. Look what it does to the ones left behind.
So sorry for your loss. These govts all need a shake up. Some years ago, in Perth, Western Australia, I was part of a group which formed under the name of Western Australia Substance Users. We created advice pamphlets on known substances of choice. We encouraged when group using to keep someone straight to be the skipper, to call in 1st responders if someone dropped. Our initial premises were easily accessed and part of a group of buildings that had seen better days. Our aim was to keep our injecting friends healthy under the guidelines of harm minimisation. In the years this service has run, the knowledge contained within the group has gained the respect of local medical staff. Our needle exchange also has mobiles (vans) to service outlying consumers. I have no doubt that lives have been saved. It encourages safest use possible. I wish all users and their families and friends best wishes of the festive season. Keep safe guys.
I was born in 1971. It makes me sad this guy was born 22 years after and he's already gone. My cousin died sitting in a chair on his parents front porch from taking methodone and fentanyl. He was out there all night and nobody knew till the morning. He was in his 40s and lived a troubled life. He never even had his own place ever.
Thanks so much for sharing Kyle's story. Even if it helps one person, it is worth it! I treat people with substance use disorder every day and most are so happy that they are in treatment because of all of the fentanyl poisoning that is occurring. God Bless you and your family!
Hi Finkel family id like to send you my condolences for the loss of your son its heartbreaking sincierly. I'm from the UK we lost my sister to drugs in September this year. I can only imagine your Pain Xxx
This is such a sad story. I really don't understand the FENTANYL used by so many of today's young people. When I was a kid in the 70's the big rage in high school and college was smoking marijuana. IN high school there was a policy that kids could leave campus and go home for lunch if they lived nearby, but that policy got rescinded when the principal found out that some kids were leaving campus at lunch just to get high with marijuana and that was the biggest scandal in my three years there. But all these new types of drugs young people are doing nowadays, it's just crazy. And not just young people but even older people like Prince. It's a mess out there!
Wow RIP 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹Sad Story For Real 🙏🏻🌹Keyle Andrew H. It's made me cry so much 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 From Edinburg Texas
I feel for the mother. Beautiful family. We need drug treatment and drug law reform now. Had the people in these stories had access to affordable and effective treatment maybe we could have helped them. If the failed policy of drug prohibition was changed people wouldn't be taking drugs that they don't know what they are.we need proven reform now
😢Thank you for sharing your heartbreaking story! Your son would be so proud of you! You may have saved someone’s Life! So sorry for you and your Beautiful Son! 💜💜💜💜
Thank you for sharing your tragic story about Kyle. It's very scary to know what is out there killing innocent people. My brother died of a heroin overdose laced with fentanyl and U-47700. I hope you find peace.
It's very hard to live without your child in your life !! I lost my daughter 2 years ago.She was 28 years old.She have brain damage, mental illness for drugs ......She comit suicide...I cry allot .I miss her allot!! She was my first child .I have another daughter, she's in college.I try to be strong for her,because I'm single mother and she need me.Its hard,very hard.I pray everyday for healling.May Father God heal your heart and helps you in this very hard time !!
