Journal

Dear  DS Friends,

     First the good news. I successfully completed my detox off the fentyl patch and the dilaudid after only a 3 day hospital stay. They did it cold turkey(per my request) because I didn't want a long, dragged out withdrawal. During the detox, I slept for the first 48 hours, then I was awake the rest of the time, and I felt fine. I made 2 new friends- 2 teenage girls who adopted me as their mom. Hopefully, I was able to help them, and give them courage for what they needed to do to make changes in their lives.

I apologize for this tiny print, but I couldn't find a place to adjust the print size.

     When I got home from the hospital, I had to rush my husband, Charlie, to the ER because he was having trouble breathing. On the way over, he actually smoked a cigarette. I couldn't believe it!  The ER doc tooh a chest X-ray, did blood work, gave him a breathing treatment, and pronouced him ok to go home. I thought that was a bad idea. He smoked a cigarette on the way home. Less than 2 hours later, he couldn't breathe again.

Dear  DS Friends,

     First the good news. I successfully completed my detox off the fentyl patch and the dilaudid after only a 3 day hospital stay. They did it cold turkey(per my request) because I didn't want a long, dragged out withdrawal. During the detox, I slept for the first 48 hours, then I was awake the rest of the time, and I felt fine. I made 2 new friends- 2 teenage girls who adopted me as their mom. Hopefully, I was able to help them, and give them courage for what they needed to do to make changes in their lives.

I apologize for this tiny print, but I couldn't find a place to adjust the print s