dmatt124
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- Hello Ladies, I know some of you are new, and others, I have known for a long time. I just wanted to share with you some very positive news. On January 28th, I was asked to speak at the CDC Senate hearing on regulating opioids. I spoke not as a...
- Hello all my dear Friends, it has been some time since I have posted, this year has been a roller coaster for me. In June, my mother suffered a massive stroke and I have been spending a lot of time trying to care for her, 4 months later my husband...
- Hello my all of my friends, I want you to know I'm still here. The past month has been another obstacle. My mom had a stroke, very, very unexpected. It has been a barrage of challenges, with Doctors, rehabilitations centers, the co-dependency...
- As many of you know my son who lives in Florida has been in active recovery for 2 1/2 years. Recently we discovered my nephew is an addict, I help my brother and sister in law along with my son, is getting him into a rehab in Florida. Now he is...
- I found out this weekend, that my nephew was committed to a hospital after a fight. It turned out that my nephew has been battling addiction along with bi-polar disease for almost two years. I had my suspicions, but I didn't know for sure. I spoke...
- I know this year for many of us, has been filled with trials, tribulations and heartache. We have many new friends here, that are on the same journey as some of the older board members. This week, our holy week, I hope will give us time to reflect...
- It is with a very heavy heart to tell you that our dear friend Cardinal (Kim) daughter (kaitlyn) has gone to heaven. Kim posted on Facebook, and as I read it, my heart was filled with pain for Kim and her family and of course Kaitlyn who fought so...
- Hi ladies, I'm sorry I have not been as active as I would like, I have been traveling non stop on business, I am sitting her waiting for my flight and I see on the news From 2010 the number of overdoses from heroin has doubled. My heart just sunk...
- Well ladies, here we go. In light of the recent situation with my sister in laws passing my husband and I decided to re-do our will ( bad idea) So, as I was going through some things, I said I wanted to change a couple of things, he said fine. So we...
- Hearing the news last evening of Phillip Seymor Hoffman was a sad reminder that the demon is always lurking. Here is a talented man, sober over 23 years until recently he relapsed, rehab, and death. This disease is not bias, he had money? a family?...
- I just read something I wanted to share with my friends. We are all aware of the 3 C's We didn't create it, we can't control it and we can't cure it, but I believe this is a more optimistic view: You must make a CHOICE to take a CHANCE or your life...
- Last night I had the opportunity to be a part of a new not for profit organization called Shatterproof.org. held at Morgan-Stanley in NYC Shatterproof is a new national organization committed to protecting our children from alcohol and other drug...
- Hello my friends. As many of you know my sister in law passed a little over two months ago. During her illness it was clear her husband was not going to be able to handle her cancer. My husband and I took care of everything, while she was sick,...
- First I want to thank everyone for their beautiful and kind words of support for my family and I on the loss of my sister in law. Now, some of you know that my Brother in Law, was truly not good through this whole process, he is a great guy but...
- When you have a moment watch this trailer! We need more of this to eliminate the negative stigma of addiction.