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<blockquote data-quote="PatriotsGirl" data-source="post: 592583" data-attributes="member: 15796"><p>I re-wrote a couple of sections:</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #002233"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Your Honor -</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #002233"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #002233"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Marina has been a crystal meth addict for at least five years that we know about. Crystal meth has taken absolutely everything from Marina. She was expelled from high school in tenth grade for trying to sell drugs via text messages. She was on probation as a juvenile and failed many drug tests. Still they would not order rehab. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #002233"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I thought as a minor, that I as her parent could order rehab. I soon found out that while she was indeed a minor, she was above the age of medical consent and no rehab would take her against her will unless it was court ordered. This left me powerless. After I received a text from her telling me she wanted to die, I had her admitted to Summit Ridge and they kept her nine days. I later had her admitted to Laurelwood and they only kept her for two days. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #002233"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I tried to fill her time with other things more positive activities. I signed her up to get her GED (which she received) and I tried to get her into college. She was too strung out to do well on any entrance exam. Later, even after she left home, I tried signing her up for bartenders school in hopes that it would help her get a job. She was too strung out to finish the two week program.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #002233"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I have a younger son still at home. I found a meth laden pipe in her bedroom across the hall and at that point I had to give her the ultimatum of rehab if she wanted to remain living in our home. She chose to leave and has been homeless ever since. It has been about 2.5 years now. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #002233"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Many things have happened along the way that I would have hoped would have been a turning point for Marina. She lost her beloved dog. She has been thrown out of peoples homes. She has slept on bug infested porches. At one point, Marina had a major staph infection on her back which required surgery. Marina could not refrain from using crystal meth for just one night and so the next day, they could not put her under general anesthesia. They had to perform the surgery using local. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #002233"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">At just 19 years old, Marina has lived a life I couldnt imagine in my worst nightmares. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #002233"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">When Marinas boyfriend went to jail last year, she finally relented and made a deal to go to rehab. If I took her to visitation to see him, she would go to rehab. We were cautious that she would leave the program after she got to see him, but we were willing to jump on the opportunity. To our sheer joy, Marina started doing well. Really well! She started gaining weight and looking like our beautiful daughter again. I was beyond proud, beyond ecstatic. I thanked the Lord every day for giving my daughter back to me. Marina was finding pride in herself and even posted on Facebook that she felt better than she had in a very long time. But, Marinas mental health issues and her temper got the best of her. Consequently, she was discharged for two days. That is when she relapsed. She went back to the program only to be discharged again while recovering from her recent binge. She has never gone back as much as I beg and plead her to. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #002233"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Marina was arrested on shoplifting charges and was put on probation as an adult. I thought now someone will hold her accountable. She did not do anything that probation required her to do and even skipped a court appearance. A warrant was issued for her. We were finally able to convince her to face the court and make things right. The court gave her another chance and she has still not done anything that probation has required her to do. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #002233"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Marina lives in motel rooms and gets high. That is what Marina does now every day. Now there is an innocent baby involved and she has made that baby a meth addict against its will. She is five months along and barely showing. This week in jail is most likely the only time that baby has had a break from being fed crystal meth. There has never been an ultrasound or any tests done to know that the baby is even healthy. We have no idea of the condition of that poor innocent life.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #002233"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">But, underneath this disease is a kind, loving soul. A girl who befriended a special needs child in school because he was eating lunch alone. A girl who always stuck up for the underdog and made me cry tears of pride and joy. Marina is a girl who loves and cares for animals, and had big dreams. She never dreamed of becoming a meth addict. Marina has a family that loves her so much and has been waiting to support her on the right path. She is not evil. She is beautiful and full of love to give. She just really, really desperately needs help. I am begging you. I am pleading you not to send her back out there - back to the motel rooms and the drugs. I am begging for your help in saving her and that poor innocent baby that I know she does love underneath this disease. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #002233"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Please. A lot of people say that you need to wait until the addict hits bottom. But a lot of people agree that intervention works, too. I feel that this is our chance. This is Marinas intervention. Marina has proven over and over that she cannot do this alone. You have the opportunity to make a real difference and save lives. I beg you not to turn your back on her. The resources are there. They exist. Please help us. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #002233"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Sincerely,</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #002233"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">A very heartbroken mom </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PatriotsGirl, post: 592583, member: 15796"] I re-wrote a couple of sections: [COLOR=#002233][FONT=Arial]Your Honor - Marina has been a crystal meth addict for at least five years that we know about. Crystal meth has taken absolutely everything from Marina. She was expelled from high school in tenth grade for trying to sell drugs via text messages. She was on probation as a juvenile and failed many drug tests. Still they would not order rehab. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#002233][FONT=Arial]I thought as a minor, that I as her parent could order rehab. I soon found out that while she was indeed a minor, she was above the age of medical consent and no rehab would take her against her will unless it was court ordered. This left me powerless. After I received a text from her telling me she wanted to die, I had her admitted to Summit Ridge and they kept her nine days. I later had her admitted to Laurelwood and they only kept her for two days. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#002233][FONT=Arial]I tried to fill her time with other things more positive activities. I signed her up to get her GED (which she received) and I tried to get her into college. She was too strung out to do well on any entrance exam. Later, even after she left home, I tried signing her up for bartenders school in hopes that it would help her get a job. She was too strung out to finish the two week program.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#002233][FONT=Arial]I have a younger son still at home. I found a meth laden pipe in her bedroom across the hall and at that point I had to give her the ultimatum of rehab if she wanted to remain living in our home. She chose to leave and has been homeless ever since. It has been about 2.5 years now. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#002233][FONT=Arial]Many things have happened along the way that I would have hoped would have been a turning point for Marina. She lost her beloved dog. She has been thrown out of peoples homes. She has slept on bug infested porches. At one point, Marina had a major staph infection on her back which required surgery. Marina could not refrain from using crystal meth for just one night and so the next day, they could not put her under general anesthesia. They had to perform the surgery using local. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#002233][FONT=Arial]At just 19 years old, Marina has lived a life I couldnt imagine in my worst nightmares. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#002233][FONT=Arial]When Marinas boyfriend went to jail last year, she finally relented and made a deal to go to rehab. If I took her to visitation to see him, she would go to rehab. We were cautious that she would leave the program after she got to see him, but we were willing to jump on the opportunity. To our sheer joy, Marina started doing well. Really well! She started gaining weight and looking like our beautiful daughter again. I was beyond proud, beyond ecstatic. I thanked the Lord every day for giving my daughter back to me. Marina was finding pride in herself and even posted on Facebook that she felt better than she had in a very long time. But, Marinas mental health issues and her temper got the best of her. Consequently, she was discharged for two days. That is when she relapsed. She went back to the program only to be discharged again while recovering from her recent binge. She has never gone back as much as I beg and plead her to. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#002233][FONT=Arial]Marina was arrested on shoplifting charges and was put on probation as an adult. I thought now someone will hold her accountable. She did not do anything that probation required her to do and even skipped a court appearance. A warrant was issued for her. We were finally able to convince her to face the court and make things right. The court gave her another chance and she has still not done anything that probation has required her to do. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#002233][FONT=Arial]Marina lives in motel rooms and gets high. That is what Marina does now every day. Now there is an innocent baby involved and she has made that baby a meth addict against its will. She is five months along and barely showing. This week in jail is most likely the only time that baby has had a break from being fed crystal meth. There has never been an ultrasound or any tests done to know that the baby is even healthy. We have no idea of the condition of that poor innocent life.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#002233][FONT=Arial]But, underneath this disease is a kind, loving soul. A girl who befriended a special needs child in school because he was eating lunch alone. A girl who always stuck up for the underdog and made me cry tears of pride and joy. Marina is a girl who loves and cares for animals, and had big dreams. She never dreamed of becoming a meth addict. Marina has a family that loves her so much and has been waiting to support her on the right path. She is not evil. She is beautiful and full of love to give. She just really, really desperately needs help. I am begging you. I am pleading you not to send her back out there - back to the motel rooms and the drugs. I am begging for your help in saving her and that poor innocent baby that I know she does love underneath this disease. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#002233][FONT=Arial]Please. A lot of people say that you need to wait until the addict hits bottom. But a lot of people agree that intervention works, too. I feel that this is our chance. This is Marinas intervention. Marina has proven over and over that she cannot do this alone. You have the opportunity to make a real difference and save lives. I beg you not to turn your back on her. The resources are there. They exist. Please help us. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#002233][FONT=Arial]Sincerely,[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#002233][FONT=Arial]A very heartbroken mom [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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