We share with you the tributes of parents to the children they loved and nurtured. These parents loved and sacrificed, only to have their children’s lives taken in their prime by the disease of addiction or by the careless acts of another, such as the case of a DUID traffic death. Contrary to what the
My son David, who is in his early thirties, is still alive, but not very healthy. He doesn’t get enough to eat, becomes dehydrated in the summer Los Angeles heat, is vulnerable to infections, including the current Coronavirus Pandemic, and recently had four teeth extracted due to decay. He has been living in his 1970s
Our son, Ben, died from a growing wave of modern substance abuse issues which directly impacted his mental health on May 19, 2020. Growing up Ben was full of energy, had a great sense of humor, loved basketball, gaming on his computer, cars and technology. His sister, brother and friends would always count on Ben
During a schizophrenic episode, my son ran into the roadway and was hit by a car. He had been saying he would kill himself since 4PM that day. He was hearing voices, the auditory hallucinations that are common in schizophrenia. The cause of death was ruled a suicide. He had started using Marijuana at 21
My son was harmed by marijuana and he suffered psychosis and has not held down a job since. It started around age 14 and he is now 24. He has been diagnosed with depression, anxiety & bipolar and bipolar schizo-affective disorder (depending on the psychiatrist). He is medicated and like a zombie. He lives at
My heart goes out to those that have lost a child. It is absolutely a parent’s worst nightmare. My 24-year-old son had his first psychotic break 2 years ago. He was diagnosed with bipolar 1. The weed was not considered that big of a deal. His first doctor even recommended it for anxiety. Two other
My son has never had what he would call “good luck”. He was bullied by his best friends during 6th grade. They went from church preschool to a small private school together, and their parents were for the most part, our close friends. He was embarrassed for us to know, so it went on much
by Sharon Southard My name is Sharon, I have been a preschool teacher for 18 years, married for 30, and am a mother of 3 children. Tyler was the middle child, my first born son, and 24, when he died by suicide on July 28, 2018. First, I have to tell you that I couldn’t
by Laura Stack Johnny Stack struggled with social anxiety and panic attacks in high school, which were successfully managed with support, prescription medications, and therapy. He could have been fine. Then at about 16 years old (when he could drive), Johnny discovered marijuana and believed it helped his anxiety. (Yes, we live in Colorado. Yes,
My daughter had a psychotic break in 2013. She had been to a college graduation party in Chico, CA. When she arrived home I knew she wasn’t “normal”. I told my husband that I was taking her to emergency. My husband, being a pot smoker told me to “mellow out”. Took her, to emergency, she
