Mattsmom277
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I had a hysterical call Thursday evening from my cousin (more like my sister). Her best friend of 20 years lives directly across the hall from her apartment. This city is so rampant with prescription drug abuse, I know personally of several people who are destroying their lives, including my sister in law. Her best friend has had a serious problem for a long time. It has escalated since her daughter passed away in December in her very early 30's. My cousin and I have spoken often the past few months about her friend. She needed support in staying away from her. She knew she could not help her friend and was terrified of finding her dead one day. She has successfully stayed away from her friend except if they run into each other in elevator etc. Its been hard on my cousin and her friends family.
On Wed. evening, her friends grandson was visiting her and called his aunt (who he is living with since his mothers death) to pick him up near midnight as his grandmother had passed out in the bathroom for 30 minutes, and when she came out she was out of it. Her daughter picked him up and had some harsh words with her mother. Her parting words were "I'm done".
The daughter knocked at my cousins door, explained the situation and asked if she could leave her mothers key with my cousin to return to her the next day, as she didn't want to knock on her mothers door again. My cousin never heard from her friend the next day about the key. So Thursday evening she went to her friends apartment and knocked to return the key. She could hear a t.v. through the door, but there was no answer. She has no clue what made her try to door, but it was unlocked. She opened it a crack, called out her friends name and said she was returning the key. No answer. She opened the door further and discovered her friend on the floor. She'd been gone for many hours. It wasn't a pretty sight, it was a overdose and with that comes a sight nobody should see.
I headed to my cousins and was there into the wee hours as police questioned my cousin and her friends family. As the coroner and whatnot came. As they took out a tupperware container overloaded with prescriptions, all from the same doctor, all current. The list was astounding. Fentanyl patches, dialudid, percocent, 4 anti-anxiety/tranquilizer type medications, anti depressants, sleeping pills, and more. She had no medical condition to get any pain medications. Yet one doctor was prescribing all of this. Ironically, she passed away Wed but had a appointment Thursday where the doctor planned to prescribe oxycontin into her medical mix.
I'm so sad for this family. For this woman even. For my cousin. I just feel sad
. I've known this woman for over 15 years. Until 2 years ago when her addictions really grabbed her, she spent every christmas, thanksgiving, easter, etc with our family along with her granddaughter who she raised. She was a honorary member of our family. Was at all our childrens birthday parties. At difficult child's christening.
When I returned home from my cousins house, I found out my S/O's mother had called. His step dad had a stroke and as of now is not well. hasn't regained conciousness and his paralyzed on the left side of his body.
This week hoovers
On Wed. evening, her friends grandson was visiting her and called his aunt (who he is living with since his mothers death) to pick him up near midnight as his grandmother had passed out in the bathroom for 30 minutes, and when she came out she was out of it. Her daughter picked him up and had some harsh words with her mother. Her parting words were "I'm done".
The daughter knocked at my cousins door, explained the situation and asked if she could leave her mothers key with my cousin to return to her the next day, as she didn't want to knock on her mothers door again. My cousin never heard from her friend the next day about the key. So Thursday evening she went to her friends apartment and knocked to return the key. She could hear a t.v. through the door, but there was no answer. She has no clue what made her try to door, but it was unlocked. She opened it a crack, called out her friends name and said she was returning the key. No answer. She opened the door further and discovered her friend on the floor. She'd been gone for many hours. It wasn't a pretty sight, it was a overdose and with that comes a sight nobody should see.
I headed to my cousins and was there into the wee hours as police questioned my cousin and her friends family. As the coroner and whatnot came. As they took out a tupperware container overloaded with prescriptions, all from the same doctor, all current. The list was astounding. Fentanyl patches, dialudid, percocent, 4 anti-anxiety/tranquilizer type medications, anti depressants, sleeping pills, and more. She had no medical condition to get any pain medications. Yet one doctor was prescribing all of this. Ironically, she passed away Wed but had a appointment Thursday where the doctor planned to prescribe oxycontin into her medical mix.
I'm so sad for this family. For this woman even. For my cousin. I just feel sad
. I've known this woman for over 15 years. Until 2 years ago when her addictions really grabbed her, she spent every christmas, thanksgiving, easter, etc with our family along with her granddaughter who she raised. She was a honorary member of our family. Was at all our childrens birthday parties. At difficult child's christening. When I returned home from my cousins house, I found out my S/O's mother had called. His step dad had a stroke and as of now is not well. hasn't regained conciousness and his paralyzed on the left side of his body.
This week hoovers
