My second eldest son Philip died of a heroin overdose ! I was working in China when it happened , Worst feeling I ever had when I got that call !! had family deaths since then but nothing has ever knocked me over like that did ! he was 25
My grandparents lost their 3 year old son from a botched surgery back in 1951. The doctor who did it fled town and never returned. My parents honored my uncle by naming me after him. I can see the resemblance of you in your son, Mallyboppa
Thanks for your thoughts everyone ! I wasn't going to post it on here but I am glad now that I did , Going now to pick up my grandson Callum to go watch the Ice hockey he is 21 and a lovely kid (not Philips though his brothers ) Cheers everyone !!
I don't have children and can't imagine Mally... I had a friend, Ryan who died of a heroin overdose. It took me by surprise. Though I was so cool back when I knew him. I was mainlining in front of him; just meth or coke, but anyway... I feel like he took my lead ended up shooting heroin and died. I was away at Humboldt State University at that time. I received word from my parents who came upon his obituary in the newspaper. It was such a weird feeling... I did not expect despite our heavy drug use that my friends would begin ODing and dying. Heroin kills.
Sorry, man. I can't even imagine how hard that must have been. I hope none of us ever have to find out.
ouch. pretty much everyone i've ever known (other then on line or at furry conventions) is either dead or out of touch, but nothing ever like that. there was something i felt second hand, that involved 6 pedestrians, two human and four little dogs, and one drunk driver. every time some politician callusly starts a war, its remote from me, but people die and everyone who does, was someone who had been living, had their own life. all the genocides in history the we are taught all our wonderful things are because they happened. people give up on life, when they are denied the diversity of existence and obstructed from even imagining the reality of options. i feel that what causes this to happen, whether an ideology, belief, personal hopes or expectations, that to me is the worse part, even that that it does.
Not long after I met Jane, her younger sister came to stay with us in London. It was her first time away from a small village in Ireland, so you can imagine how she enjoyed her stay, running around everywhere and climbing trees, she appeared to be in perfect health. A week after she returned home, she complained of a head ache and blurred vision. She died 2 days later, a few weeks after her 9th birthday which she had celebrated with us in London. Time heals, but although this all happened 45 years ago, we still have a place for Ursula in our hearts. I am glad that you posted here and hope that you realize that most of us share your sorrow. Sometimes reflecting on sorrows of the past makes you feel very alone.
So sorry to hear that Here in Massachusetts there were nearly 2000 opioid OD related deaths last year and the problem isn’t going away. 21 years ago the first pilot programs for the wide spread distribution of Narcan was just getting underway – did your son have access to the overdose reversal drug?
