I words cannot express how sorry I am. It seems just like yesterday we lost Darin. Please don’t be afraid to take the time to grieve. Would you mind if I prayed for you and your family? 🙏
@@DennisSchleicher1 yes, we talk all the time. She’s a great support. But he’s in denial. He just had a bad dose and was in the ER but that didn’t scare Him enough.
A beloved family member uses drugs to self-medicate to try and help treat the pain of mental illness. It breaks my heart. I wish more ppl would understand the pain of mental illness is the same or worse than other types of physical pain. Our healthcare system has failed so many because insurance companies limit the amount of in-patient treatment that is covered. Families and patients need more resources. I worry everyday that I will be in the position your grandmother was in. You are raising awareness and sharing the pain and devastation it causes. Thank you so much for doing this by honoring your brother's memory in such a real and loving manner. ❤
@@DennisSchleicher1 I felt safe to share some of my pain and that means a lot. I don't t know you personally, but I feel I know your heart and your mission. I am so glad my feedback and replies have been helpful and well received. It's like you said the other day about building a community!
My life was drifting in addiction from 32 yrs old and for 17 yrs I was in addiction and had no clue as i was prescribed the medication. It was the worst decade of my life. It took a person to see me in the streets and he looked at me as no one had done in 4 years and said go home you don't belong here lady. Placed myself into MAT's and detoxed then went through 37 days of rehab. I fell and stumbled in first try but when I couldn't do the illness again. I am 7yrs in recovery and it was my grandchildren that became my focus and higher power. Know that it is possible. 7 days is all a addiction needs to be detoxed and those days can change your entire life. I am raising my 4 grandchildren and it means the world to be able to have them after all my failures I am winning. Bless your story and leaving words of strength and comfort.
I’m so glad that person found you in the streets and told you go home, you don’t belong here. I am so glad that you had the strength to seek the help needed. I have tears of joy for you right now. I sending big hugs my friend. 🤗
@@DennisSchleicher1 awe Thank you. Your brother would be proud to see you reaching out to others who may still be struggling. We are 1 in every 100 and those numbers need to change. This is q disease of the brain an allergy of sorts. Yet it is criminally convicted when it needs medical intervention before it turns criminal. You keep advocating and love those who have no one to say your worthy because i see you. It means the world to a person lost in q chemical haze and physically broken . Thanks for your hug and i will be around to hear more. God bless you.
@@All5AJz I just got goosebumps reading this. I don’t know why it’s taking me almost a month to see this comment. But I feel my brothers presence so strong right now. Thank you for that.
My best friend in the entire world has been on drugs for years, and has basically stopped talking to me for a few years. He missed his dad’s funeral because he is in the throes. My heart breaks because I know it is likely I will lose him without having spoken to him in years. I pray that he will clean up and we can be close again.
I am sending you big virtual hugs. I am so sorry for what you’re going through. It brings back flashbacks of what I went through 19 years ago. It again, I’m sending lots of love and hugs. ❤
I am so sorry about that. I wish more people talked about. “Osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS) leads to brain cell dysfunction. It is caused by the destruction of the layer (myelin sheath) covering nerve cells in the middle of the brainstem (pons).” Sending big hugs. Dennis
@@dennisniswonger9833 you got this brother! Losing my younger brother to drugs was one of the hardest things I went through. It also broke my parents heart. I watch them age so quickly. I have a friend who just celebrated 15 years. And 2 1/2 years is amazing!
