there is nothing to understand@@trumpwon8064 I GET what you're saying but the bottom line has nothing to do with that. There is a much bigger problem than some bs state in the midwest. I say that with love coming from Michigan/New Mexico but, also have seen this discrimination in every other state in this country against minorities.
I remember being 13yrs old. And I had my nephew with me at that same mall. And at the time my nephew was 5-6 yrs old and I lost him while we was at the movie theaters.. And I was screaming my nephews name “DION” Where are you? When I say 2 Caucasian Police Officers asked me to leave for DTP disturbing the peace I explained to them my nephews only 5-6yrs old and he’s lost. When I say they grabbed me by neck and open the doors of the movie theater with my face which is the heaviest glass doors I ran back in there and when I say 2 grown officers start beating me like a grown man all cause I was looking for a baby at least he was a baby to me. They beat me so bad my face looked like a PUMPKIN. But anyway IM SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS I know your pain ma’am…..
Seems to me all these stories have one thing in common!They all have money???Where are the lower class ? We do not have the option to pay for expensive schools and rehabs numerous times?
Brave mother who is not delusional about her sin and tells the dark sade of her son Many mothers saying "my son was so bright, so talented. How could this happen?" This mother tells how it is.
I've heard the quote "using heroin is like stealing from Heaven and paying for it with a trip through hell." I can't imagine what this family has been through. What a strong woman. I'm so sorry mother, you did everything and more for your son.
That place is a dump. I highly recommend avoiding it. Few years back some guy threw a kid over the balcony. I can't give details about who did it, because my comment would get deleted.
I have 10 months sober. Thank you for sharing your family’s story. ❤ It reminds me that thinking I’ll just do it one more time is not possible and that all it takes is one time to lose your life. ❤ Thank you again for sharing ❤ Addiction is a terrible battle
It is far far far far far too dangerous to do today. We also made it to the other side. This was happening already of course but we got out JUST BEFORE, and I mean BARELY before it became so so common to HIDE it and poison people with it in any and every other substance. It's insane. It's evil. And it seriously scares me into thinking it'll also eventually end up slipping into normal peoples every day items that aren't drugs. I'm scared for us all. I'm sad for everyone lost. But I also used to think, ah now that I'm clean, someday I can do it on an occasional year here and there someday and be fine. And then I started being recommended documentaries about the poisoning. And then this channel. Now, I can guarantee you at the very least, I won't ever take or do a single substance ever again because it's just not safe to even risk. I'm so lucky I don't have that active addiction pulling me to justify the risk. You are too. So please stay strong. And stay away. That way it at least guarantees they won't get us THAT particular way. Until they start hiding it in things non addicts use day to day anyway. Congratulations on sobriety though. I'm already on my third year and we just bought a house on five acres! Every disposable penny we had went to the addiction prior. Not anymore! We're middle class and I literally feel rich now we're able to actually buy cool shit and not give it all away. It's so worth staying strong and unwavering and outright refusing to break the promise to yourself and everyone that loves us!
This lovely woman lost her child. That’s the worst thing that can ever happen to a parent. Nothing will ever hurt her as much again. My heart aches for her. 😔💔
I had a mother at my work place that got a call like this in the middle of the night…. The wailing… screaming and crying that she displayed immediately after was so full of pain… you couldn’t help but to feel and share her pain… so I understand her response when she knew
I just experienced the funeral of my niece who sadly OD on Fentanyl. Just last week. It wasn’t her drug of choice. She was taking some pills. She had just turned 24. It was an accident. She had been making a lot of plans. And talking about getting off the pills. She was sick, and a friend got her the Fentanyl to help with her withdrawal. We don’t have a name. It is so overwhelming, and shocking. We had no idea. She was also in College. But school came easy to her. The drugs did not have any sympathy for her. They had a terrible hold on her. I am still in shock, as all of the family is. We just want her back!! But there are not going to be any do overs! We love, and miss her every second. And always will!
Heroin addiction is no joke. My son also passed from a heroine overdose. And yes. The addiction takes over them. My son was an addict for 16 years. It’s heartbreaking. He started at 15. I barely remember who my son was prior to addiction. Addiction is mental illness. It’s time we treat it as such.
It's a choice the first time then it grabs them by the balls and takes over that was how my son described it. He was clean 4 years met a girl who was an addict and the addiction took over..my son did not make the choice for his fentanyl poisoning its coming to the states 10 times stronger than people are used to and they die so I don't agree it was their choice that's why they call it Poisoning
My son would have been 37 this month, he died in 2021. Opiates were his downfall. He didn’t resemble who he used to be, addiction is demonic control taking over their body, mind and personality. It is excruciating losing your child but parents can only do so much yet we blame ourselves, feel guilt and wonder what went wrong.
The braveness that this woman went to explain what happened to her she’s really brave.I pray for u 🙏 I hope u get better ❤️🩹 no mother has to go through this I am so sorry R.I.P
If I would've been at that mall I would've hugged Mom and brother as tight as I could. These videos are so devastating I end up in tears everytime, so I cannot imagine how the families feel. We as a society should do all we can to make it just a tiny bit better, if that means hugging someone while they scream so be it. Mall of America owes her and brother an apology. Sorry for your loss Mama.
This was difficult to watch. Zac could not be saved. His addiction was bigger than all of you. I know as a Mother you never want to give up on your son. Forgive him. Forgive yourself. May God's peace find you in your misery.
Thank you for sharing with us your sons journey and about how you broke down in public. You can literally get the worst news of your life at any time even in public and we as a collective need to show more compassion. I’m sorry you were thrown out of the mall and treated like a burden when you were literally grieving your child
There is this thing known as compassion. Please get acquainted with it. You never know when you will be the recipient of it. Another life claimed by this poison.
I wish people at the mall and the airport had shown them more compassion. How awful to be so far away from home when such devastating news comes through. My heart goes out to this family, but especially to mom. She is in the throes of grief. But she is so brave to tell Zachariah’s story, as this may help save lives. My deepest condolences to this family.
As a mother and as someone who has lost a loved one to heroin addiction this story is so hard to listen to. Thank God neither of my children struggle with this but I lost my first cousin to a heroin overdose. He battled his addiction for years. It's just devastating. As this mother told her story I couldn't stop crying. I can feel her love for her son and how much she is hurting. I'm so sorry you lost your baby. I pray for comfort for your family. R.I.P Zack
I'm so very sorry for the loss of your precious son. You are so brave and strong to come and share your story. We lost a co-worker to fentenyl. And another girl who came to our shop and worked on our phone systems all the time. I had just seen her 2 days before. She said text me if this doesn't work. We texted multiple times no answer. Caller no answer. Called her boss and he just started crying. She was 31. I'm in TX as well. And I'm so disgusted at the way you were treated in Minneapolis. How can people be so cruel and heartless. Sending you big hugs and I'm praying for you and your other son and family. I'm so sorry.
I am so sorry about the loss of your son. And I’m sad that the people in the mall and airport were more concerned about not being disturbed than they were about how to be kind to you when you were hurting.
I knew Zachariah from meetings. He was such a sweet guy and was so excited about the acting job. A friend of mine really tried helping him. This film, though heartbreaking, is such a powerful retelling of the horrors of addiction. Sober Zach was a wonderful man.
I never used tough love. I forgave him to this day. He always had love, a roof over his head, food (too much food, he also suffered with food addiction). Support groups I was part of told me to let him live in the streets and let him go to jail when caught stealing. I said NO! My son will never know what it feels to be abandoned. He always had me and his brother.
I cried with her.. heartbreaking, I'm so sorry, I loss my brother in 2014, he passed away right in front of my mom, he was only 30 years old.. 💔 I'm so sorry for your loss
The administrator of Mall of America should have a contingency plan for a situation like that. Have a quiet secluded room with a nurse somewhere so people having some type of breakdown can sit down and have some water, get their vital signs checked and maybe call an ambulance if needed. I'm sure the Mall of America can afford that no? 🤔
The mall and the airport should be ashamed of themselves! Are you kidding me!!!?? If I ever witnessed not one but 2 ppl breaking down after immediately learning about a loved ones death I would have done everything in my power to help them. From mall to hotel to airport to boarding I would've never let them go it alone in a strange city!!! How cold society has become. 😢
May God cover you and your family. I commend you for not giving up on your baby and providing your truth for others families to learn from. You are a strong woman.
Families & loved ones can try their best to help and save the addicts but they can't save the addicts from themselves. Each story of this podcast is sad and it shows the struggles that the addicts and families go through is heartbreaking. I am sorry for your immeasurable loss.
The pain of losing a child..even an adult child is always raw..whether from an illness, an accident, violence or drugs...doesn't matter cause..it hurts. It always feels unfair, always feels not right, unexplainable..as parents we have this sense we should be able to protect them from everything or we have failed. But we can't and we need to know their lives were so much more than their deaths, and comfort ourselves celebrating the time and the love we shared with them, even tho far less than we would ever hope for.
I am so sorry Mama. To get news about your child dying while out state is horrifying. Prayers with you and Jacob 🙏🏻. I hope your story helps other families.
I think it's really sad on the lack of compassion for someone going through the worst time of their life just to be escorted out of the mall and placed in the very back of the plane because they didn't want anyone else to be "disturbed". I feel so bad for the mom and brother and I cried with her as she told Zachariah's story.
I feel really bad for this mom and her family. What I don't understand is how she went from @11:40 telling him he HAD to be on vivitrol to letting him go 2 whole months without taking it and staying in his older brothers home alone while they went out of town. He was sober but it was because he was on that monthly shot. He might have had anxiety about his new part in the play. A hit is a coping mechanism for addicts and the mom was right initially in that he couldn't be trusted. It's not okay, it's not fine, it has to be all or nothing. As a 22 year recovered addict, I know this 1st hand.
He had 16 months of sobriety. He was doing so many things to keep his sobriety. He was a grown man. He said he didn’t need the shot any longer. I’m not guilty of anything but loving him and forgiving him for not being honest with us.
People can be insensitive to grief and how to console others while being subjected to unexpected circumstances. My deepest sympathy goes to you during this difficult times. Take as long as needed emotionally. And, please be open to group therapy for others who are suffering their own pain of loss of life. Thank you for sharing your story.
You really don't know yourself when you're 18. I don't imagine the pandemic was helpful to his addiction either - it was such a tough time for young people, and so isolating. So sorry you lost your beloved son, and please know you did absolutely everything you could.
I think my heart shattered in to a million pieces listening to this sweet mama…Oh My Heavenly God, wrap your arms around her and comfort her please….I’m still crying over here and I don’t even know these people. What is wrong with me?!?? I seriously need to stop watching these videos. My heart just can’t handle this. 😢😭💔. My heart broke for her and her pain. I’m so very sorry…I just cannot imagine.
Never cared to see the mall of America, now I really despise that place. And to the man who disregarded their feelings and said “get over it…” just wow.
This one took my breath away! Oh, mama! My heart completely breaks for you! My son was addicted from age 12-21 but was delivered by the Grace of God. Fentanyl was not as prevalent then thank goodness but there were many times he should have overdosed as much as he took. I am so sorry for your loss and will be praying 🙏🏼 for peace and comfort for those times the pain seems just too great.
I am so, so sorry. I prayed you and your family feel God's comfort and peace. Our family knows this pain as our 28-year-old son passed in 2013 of an accidental overdose. Our son was such an amazing person, and we miss him every day however we know we will be together in heaven someday. People are so ignorant to what this loss is like. It is so profound. The day after our sons death, I felt like I had been hit by a car, my whole body hurt. I'm not going to say you "get over it", because that does not happen BUT I feel like we can use our loss to help others. Remember these stories when you vote. Our young people are being poisoned by China via Mexico and the drug cartels.
My sincere condolences on your loss. I lost my father ten years ago suddenly due to a medical reason but I miss him so much and the pain of losing your family member is so intense that no one can understand it unless they experience that loss first hand . The insensitivity of the guy at the mall is blood boiling to say the least and the inaction of the mall management and security to not understand the pain you are going through attest to the fact that kindness is gone from our society and that makes me so sad to think about it as a human . I’m a flight attendant and at times we do get people who just lost their loved ones and I know that I do everything in my power to show compassion love and care to them to ease their pain. Whether it is to give them a free drink or two or sit next to them and check on them periodically throughout the flight I try to do whatever I can in my power to help them cope with that grief and try to make it better than what they walked into the aircraft with. I know that nothing I can do or say can take the pain away but I know my kindness love and compassion makes that part of their journey a bit more tolerable . Sending you and your family hugs and prayers . Rip Zachariah I hope you are in a much peaceful place !
This one has me in tears. Thank you for sharing. A lot of videos parents say their child didn’t know what they took but this documentary was real and honest. Your family’s love and support speaks volumes. Sending love to this family 💙 & Mall of America and just rude people suck! The way you were treated at the Mall, airport, on flight makes me angry!
I'm so sorry for the tremendous loss that your family has endured. This evil drug has become a weapon of mass destruction! I've known numerous people from my past that have been killed because of fentanyl intoxication. Prayers. Rest in paradise Zacharia
I wish I could wrap my arms around her.. her pain is unbearable it breaks my heart I hope she finds some kind of peace I lost my brother to heroine and my mother couldn't take it I watched her die only 11 months later 💔
I’m so so sorry for your loss of Zachariah 😭 I’ve lost a 23 year old daughter and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy!! People don’t know how to handle our pain, unless they’ve been through it. I’m sorry you were treated so horribly afterwards!! I’m sorry you lost your baby mom. I feel your pain 😢💜
You truly are an inspiration. You did any and everything you could to save him. I am going through it with my son Geno now. He is 23 and went to rehab for almost 4 months and was out one month and started again. We brought him back to rehab last Sunday. I am so sorry for your profound loss. I do believe he is at Peace with Jesus in Heaven along with my 19 yr old stepson. I know that doesn't take away the pain but please know that you are a wonderful mother and I am praying for you.
All parents and family members do so much and this mother fought very much to help her son. What a sad outcome. My heart goes out to her and her family. It is very clear she loved him above anything.
It’s hard to see.. I lost my brother in law a few years back it’s truly devastating to the family and friends. 😢.. God help her embrace them all with your love and peace. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Your pain and your journey are far from over, but you and Jacob honor Zach by telling his story. Addiction is a disease. Zach was NOT his disease. He had a deadly illness. You are an amazing mom and he was an amazing human. I am writing this to you on the 9 month anniversary of my step son's death after a 10 year heroin addiction. Cory was 30. You were there for him. You stll are. I want to hug you and Jacob as watch this with tears streaming down my face. And a side note, I will NEVER go to the Mall of America!
I cannot fathom the pain and anguish a parent suffers when they lose a child. A parent shouldn't ever outlive any of their children. I was on a flight with a couple that were obviously experiencing an emotional situation. There's no words that could provide comfort, all they wanted to do was go home. Their crying and other sounds caused 2 other, elderly passengers to become stressed, they ended-up on oxygen and the crew requested medical assistance. The physician that responded stated the stressed couple had irregular heart rhythms that required more advanced medical attention than available at 35,000 feet so the flight was diverted via that medical emergency being declared. The first couple ended-up totally losing it, the guy took a swing at a flight that was walking past their seats. He said the airline landed out of spite - all while paramedics were dealing with the elderly couple suffering heart issues. After over an hour waiting for fuel trucks to insure we were ok to continue to Atlanta the flight was canceled - due to the pilot's extended time on duty being in excess of the FAA requirements. The only reason I mentioned this long and convoluted summary is there's often more to the situation than the obvious. Moving the Mother and son to the back of the plane was probably the only way to offer anything close to privacy. Grief affects people in many different ways. Unintentionally someone's way of trying to cope with their grief can be a trigger for someone with PTSD, pre-existing physical health issues or a serious fear of flying. No one is wrong, they are human beings. Triggers happen. Unless you charter a private jet there's very little privacy on airplanes. I am thankful the Mother and son were able to secure seats that same day and they could sit together. Personally I do not believe in closure. I believe we must learn to adjust to the 'new normal'. Of course that includes cherishing and celebrating each and every memory.
I’m so sorry sweet mama …no words I can say You’ll see him again one day. My mom was just like you years back when I was going through my tough years. Looking for me in the middle of the night in bad areas of LA. Or picking me up. La county jail She was. Always there for me. Thankfully I was able to climb out of that and now have my own family w kids
If I saw someone or heard someone screaming & crying I sure as hell would not ask security to make them leave or just stand around & watch, anyone that could like the "people die all the time guy" are just disgustingly ignorant. I hope & pray your suffering has eased. I'm am so sorry for your loss.
I’m so sorry for your loss 😪😪I truly can feel your pain because we lost our beloved son on February 2017 he was only 21 years old 😪do to a horrific accident and our hearts are crushed to pieces,loosing a child is the worst feeling a parent can go through.R.I.P. Sweetheart 🙏😞😪
My heart breaks for you 💔 I'm so sorry for your loss of your precious young son. I know and I feel your pain. I lost my brother who was my best friend to fentanyl two years ago. He was trying so hard to quit. The lack of empathy blows my mind - I don't understand how people can be so cold-hearted ~ love and hugs and blessings to you and your family from me in Canada
I wept repeatedly watching this woman. Bless her heart. Her pain is so moving and she is such an eloquent speaker despite her desolation. My daughter is 9 and there’s a big world out there. It scares me to think what darkness lurks in the future. I intend to show her these when she gets to junior high / high school age. It’s easy for a parent to say drugs kill but we all know when you’re a teen / young adult you convince yourself it’ll be fine. But this series is just so powerful and unforgettable. It will impact and save so many. Sending my most heartfelt condolences to all the families who are missing their babies. Especially this brave, beautiful momma.
I’m so sorry for your loss of Zachariah a young man with his life all ahead of him and then to be treated in such an awful manner in the shopping centre What’s wrong with these people !! Have they not got a heart ! Just a swinging pendulum!! They should have realised that something really bad had happened Recent news that had broken your heart They should have taken both you and your son to a cafeteria or somewhere to be with you both I just can’t understand people now !! Where was their sympathy ! My heart goes out to you I lost my only sibling to alcoholism and it broke my heart completely I got a phone call at 2am to tell me he was gone ! I’m just so grateful to my Heavenly Father who took my parents home to Heaven before their son died They both couldn’t have coped Will be praying for you dear mother that God will comfort you in the midst of your pain Zach and your other son have the most precious mother I’m praying for your other son as well ! I don’t know you both personally but God does……I pray He wraps His loving arms around you at this time Our only young man has special needs and though he is 22 yrs he has the mentality of a young child It was such horrendous pain at the time when he was born because they told us He was normal baby but he wasn’t but we love him unconditionally We wouldn’t change s hair on his little head I’m so glad he is protected by that same disability so we never need to go through such grief because drugs are everywhere! My heart 💜 goes out to you dear mother My heart breaks for you !! but you have and always will be the most precious mother to your children God bless you Hugs many Hugs I send to you from Uk
I am so sorry you were treated like that at the mall. I know what your talking about though. All they had to do was ask what was wrong and hear the pain....sad
What a beautiful Mama I had tears dripping for your tremendous heartbreak.😔 My sincerest condolences on behalf of Zachariah prayers going up for you.🙏🏻
I am truelly sorry for your loss ,and how folks treated you both like you had an infectious disease ..Soooo much of your story i can rrlate too as i went threw similar things with my son also scince 18 ...my son Dion passed june2nd 2023 ..just coming up on ll months in two days ....words are not big enuf to explain what a sureal emotional random dpiratic inconsisten upheaval i havr been in ...we also lost our hkme of 21 years given notice the month befor my son went down🥺...it sold and my landlord was lead too believe they would let me stay on there ...anyways its been a time like no other . Our saving grace us 9 months after he passed my daughter gave my my first grandby . Our lil angel sent Akira-Sky Dion 🧡 Sending yoj big hugs full of comfort and healing light and overflowing Love 💛😘🌬🫴🧡
If listening to this mothers heartbreak doesn’t impact you, you’re completely heartless. May she eventually find some form of peace… Whatever that might look like for her. I’m so very sorry for your loss momma. No mother should ever have to bury her child.
I am so heartbroken for this mother that I can't even come up with the words to attempt to try to comfort her. All I can say is, I am so sorry for ur loss. I wish I cld come up with the perfect words to take away her heartache. I wish those words existed. I am so sorry.
Absolutely heartbreaking. I know it is far too soon but one day you might feel that he is in a much better place. Once that addiction takes over, it is near impossible to wrestle it out. I've lost so many. I'm so deeply sorry for this entire family. Zachariah was and IS loved so deeply. Sending love from Ireland XOX
I lost my son the same way she lost her son. I feel for her. My son passed 4 months ago.. I am crying too. My son passed in his room in my house... I still feel sick about my son dead I feel for that lady❤️❤️❤️. I am in her shoes I knew how it feels liked to lose a son. So sorry. ❤️
My deepest condolences. It breaks my heart at what is happening to kids these days with the fentanyl. In my teenage years there were heavy drugs, meth(speed) being the worse. Now I'm hearing kids, some really young and experiment with what they believe to be a pill that looks harmless but they contain deadly fentanyl. It's being put on everything now even weed. How absolutely horrible. As kids(teens), they are naturally curious not knowing that a simple pill will kill them instantly. How abolsarles terrible.
@@lyeshbach6108 I am deeply sorry and wish that kids didn't have to be exposed to these poisons. I can't imagine your pain, I have 5 kids of my own and grandkids and worry what my grandkids future will be like.
Before I start writing my comment I have to say: I‘m so sorry for their loss! 🥹 Zachariah must have been an awesome human being and was loved big time! I‘m sitting here in Germany, watching this episode and thinking to myself „I really would like to take the next plan to Minnesota and visit the Mall of America Security Office and have a chat with the Security Guard!“ 😡 And this „chat“ would be not very funny for the Security Guard 🤬 What an emotionless and disgusting human being this man was and probably still is. The normal behavior would have been to ask the two if he could help them, he could have been escorting them to an office to gather their thoughts and emotions (or at least to try to), he could have done anything „human“ but he chose to be an A-hole! Sorry! The couple who asked Zachariah‘s mother and brother if everything is okay did the right thing: They cared about the situation. The others didn’t. If I would have to guess: There were at least two or three … who quickly grabbed their phones and record the situation… Holy smokes, that make my blood boil immediately! 🤬 After every episode of „Fentanyl Kills“ I think to myself: What I would give to help people like Zachariah battle their addiction… I would give everything I have to redeem/release people from their addiction. One thing did really hurt to hear: That Zachariah had found his passion, the one thing he did want to pursue, and being a cameraman and video editor myself I know the feeling when it clicks in your head and you think „That’s it!“ Maybe he would have become an actor, or a producer, camera operator or video editor, and he was robbed by his addiction. Glen, you know it and I will repeat myself till the very last final day for me on this earth: You are doing such an incredible and important job, I really do hope how meaningful your „job“ is and how much impact one single episode can and more importantly WILL BE! Fingers crossed that one day in the near future every schoolboy/student/young adult/college graduate/teenager/etc will have to watch at least one episode of „Fentanyl Kills“! That‘s the other thing I would like to change or be able to change! Thanks to Glen and Zachariah‘s mum for telling his tragic story, he will be missed deeply! With sad regards from Germany 🇩🇪, Philipp
My heart goes out to this mom. Her genuineness is very evident and the pain she’s enduring now is beyond words. My love and prayers go out to you for peace and strength as time goes on.
I feel so bad for this Mother. You can clearly tell she truly loved her son, and did everything she possibly could to get him the help he needed. Very heartbreaking story. I commend the mother. 🙏🏾
A child in my house can’t ask me not to ask too many questions..I’m asking all the questions I want! You have to watch kids closely & the ppl around them
So heartbreaking I could not watch all the way through. Mom, I can so relate to how gut wrenching the loss of your baby is. God give you comfort and peace as He knows your pain. Prayers for you and family. You did everything possible. You are not a failure. God Bless you.
My bf worked with Zach and I had the pleasure of meeting him and he was one of the sweetest people I had ever met. He was like a big cuddly teddy bear. So sad he will be missed by many
Mindy Morrison here. I am an older sister by eleven and nine years. I love my little sisters more than the world. I would be so desperate inside myself to help my baby sisters. I wouldn't know what to do. My heart would never heal if I lost either of them. Broken heart syndrome is a real thing. And my heart breaks for this big brother and mother. There are no words.
Thank you for speaking the word about this epidemic on Blaine"s behalf and I am so so sorry for you pain and grief! I pray comfort and peace over you always!!!
How they treated her at that mall and the airport, literally broke my heart 💔
there is nothing to understand@@trumpwon8064 I GET what you're saying but the bottom line has nothing to do with that. There is a much bigger problem than some bs state in the midwest. I say that with love coming from Michigan/New Mexico but, also have seen this discrimination in every other state in this country against minorities.
I remember being 13yrs old. And I had my nephew with me at that same mall. And at the time my nephew was 5-6 yrs old and I lost him while we was at the movie theaters.. And I was screaming my nephews name “DION” Where are you? When I say 2 Caucasian Police Officers asked me to leave for DTP disturbing the peace I explained to them my nephews only 5-6yrs old and he’s lost. When I say they grabbed me by neck and open the doors of the movie theater with my face which is the heaviest glass doors I ran back in there and when I say 2 grown officers start beating me like a grown man all cause I was looking for a baby at least he was a baby to me. They beat me so bad my face looked like a PUMPKIN. But anyway IM SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS I know your pain ma’am…..
one side of the story... hard to make a judgement call.
Seems to me all these stories have one thing in common!They all have money???Where are the lower class ? We do not have the option to pay for expensive schools and rehabs numerous times?
in the world of fent. money doesn't matter either. Fent. doesn't discriminate @@debbiewilson4046
Brave mother who is not delusional about her sin and tells the dark sade of her son Many mothers saying "my son was so bright, so talented. How could this happen?" This mother tells how it is.
Couldn't agree more! We are all biased as Mother's. But the truth must be told!
This Mom is one of the most honest when it comes to her son’s drug addiction. I wish her peace in knowing she did her best as his Mom.
Blessings…
She, she didn't sugar coated or was in denial...but still helped and did everything she could for her son.❤
I've heard the quote "using heroin is like stealing from Heaven and paying for it with a trip through hell." I can't imagine what this family has been through. What a strong woman. I'm so sorry mother, you did everything and more for your son.
Me too. It’s such a thief to anyone who uses it. God Bless
I'm grateful this mom is strong enough to tell her story; may it help others.
This woman is a great speaker, even when heartbroken and drowning in emotional pain. Keep up the hard work Texas Pictures Documentaries
I hope the Mall of America sees this! How disgusting of them to treat someone the way she was treated!
I've yet to watch that part but I BET I WON:T LIKE IT . Good Day
That place is a dump. I highly recommend avoiding it. Few years back some guy threw a kid over the balcony. I can't give details about who did it, because my comment would get deleted.
I will never visit that mall. Not one person could hug them and pray for them????? Really???? Not one???
@@trumpwon8064u can say who did it without being racist bout it which I’m sure you’re frothing at the mouth to do. 😏
So this mall is where the worst of all evil hangs out😢
Totally disgusting place 😡
This family tried everything…. Bless their hearts 🙏
Yes they did! Even tough love
Just goes to show you can't help someone unless they want the help, so sad.
I have 10 months sober. Thank you for sharing your family’s story. ❤ It reminds me that thinking I’ll just do it one more time is not possible and that all it takes is one time to lose your life. ❤ Thank you again for sharing ❤ Addiction is a terrible battle
Stay strong, you can do this. I will be praying for you.
We have a series of recovery stories in our playlists that you might find very interesting.
Stay strong it gets easier 1 day at a time . Much respect
It is far far far far far too dangerous to do today. We also made it to the other side. This was happening already of course but we got out JUST BEFORE, and I mean BARELY before it became so so common to HIDE it and poison people with it in any and every other substance. It's insane. It's evil. And it seriously scares me into thinking it'll also eventually end up slipping into normal peoples every day items that aren't drugs. I'm scared for us all. I'm sad for everyone lost. But I also used to think, ah now that I'm clean, someday I can do it on an occasional year here and there someday and be fine. And then I started being recommended documentaries about the poisoning. And then this channel. Now, I can guarantee you at the very least, I won't ever take or do a single substance ever again because it's just not safe to even risk. I'm so lucky I don't have that active addiction pulling me to justify the risk. You are too. So please stay strong. And stay away. That way it at least guarantees they won't get us THAT particular way. Until they start hiding it in things non addicts use day to day anyway. Congratulations on sobriety though. I'm already on my third year and we just bought a house on five acres! Every disposable penny we had went to the addiction prior. Not anymore! We're middle class and I literally feel rich now we're able to actually buy cool shit and not give it all away. It's so worth staying strong and unwavering and outright refusing to break the promise to yourself and everyone that loves us!
GOOD LUCK. I know how hard it is. Hang on!! ❤
This lovely woman lost her child. That’s the worst thing that can ever happen to a parent. Nothing will ever hurt her as much again. My heart aches for her. 😔💔
I had a mother at my work place that got a call like this in the middle of the night…. The wailing… screaming and crying that she displayed immediately after was so full of pain… you couldn’t help but to feel and share her pain… so I understand her response when she knew
I just experienced the funeral of my niece who sadly OD on Fentanyl. Just last week. It wasn’t her drug of choice. She was taking some pills. She had just turned 24. It was an accident. She had been making a lot of plans. And talking about getting off the pills. She was sick, and a friend got her the Fentanyl to help with her withdrawal. We don’t have a name. It is so overwhelming, and shocking. We had no idea. She was also in College. But school came easy to her. The drugs did not have any sympathy for her. They had a terrible hold on her. I am still in shock, as all of the family is. We just want her back!! But there are not going to be any do overs! We love, and miss her every second. And always will!
I'm so very sorry for your family's deep loss.
😞 RIP & God Bless Her Soul .
I am so sorry, my heart goes out to your family.
Heroin addiction is no joke. My son also passed from a heroine overdose. And yes. The addiction takes over them. My son was an addict for 16 years. It’s heartbreaking. He started at 15. I barely remember who my son was prior to addiction.
Addiction is mental illness. It’s time we treat it as such.
I'm so sorry you lost your son 😔
Sorry about your loss. On the other hand addiction is not a mental disorder. It’s a choice until it’s not.
It's a choice the first time then it grabs them by the balls and takes over that was how my son described it. He was clean 4 years met a girl who was an addict and the addiction took over..my son did not make the choice for his fentanyl poisoning its coming to the states 10 times stronger than people are used to and they die so I don't agree it was their choice that's why they call it Poisoning
My son would have been 37 this month, he died in 2021. Opiates were his downfall. He didn’t resemble who he used to be, addiction is demonic control taking over their body, mind and personality. It is excruciating losing your child but parents can only do so much yet we blame ourselves, feel guilt and wonder what went wrong.
@@purearea5142 Addiction is regarded as a mental illness these days. Drugs, booze, shopping, food etc.
When I was growing up, my sister and I weren't even allowed to close our bedroom door, especially when we had "company." Times have really changed.
This mother did everything she could to try to save her son from his addiction. My condolences to her and her family. 🙏🙏🙏 😢
God bless you momma🙏🏼 I met Zac in 2020 and new immediately he was special. He had an amazing, kind and loving heart. I am so sorry you lost him💔🙏🏼❤️
The braveness that this woman went to explain what happened to her she’s really brave.I pray for u 🙏 I hope u get better ❤️🩹 no mother has to go through this I am so sorry R.I.P
I wish I Could Hug This Woman 😢 What a loving, intelligent Mom. She Knew Her Son So Well . I pray God Gives You Comfort Sweetheart ❤
If I would've been at that mall I would've hugged Mom and brother as tight as I could. These videos are so devastating I end up in tears everytime, so I cannot imagine how the families feel. We as a society should do all we can to make it just a tiny bit better, if that means hugging someone while they scream so be it. Mall of America owes her and brother an apology. Sorry for your loss Mama.
This was difficult to watch. Zac could not be saved. His addiction was bigger than all of you. I know as a Mother you never want to give up on your son. Forgive him. Forgive yourself. May God's peace find you in your misery.
Thank you for sharing with us your sons journey and about how you broke down in public. You can literally get the worst news of your life at any time even in public and we as a collective need to show more compassion. I’m sorry you were thrown out of the mall and treated like a burden when you were literally grieving your child
There is this thing known as compassion. Please get acquainted with it. You never know when you will be the recipient of it.
Another life claimed by this poison.
What a brave and beautiful mother! Unfortunately, you can't help someone who can't or won't help himself. I'm praying for you momma.
I wish people at the mall and the airport had shown them more compassion. How awful to be so far away from home when such devastating news comes through. My heart goes out to this family, but especially to mom. She is in the throes of grief. But she is so brave to tell Zachariah’s story, as this may help save lives. My deepest condolences to this family.
This mother did everything possible to save her son. I hope that gives her some comfort. She needs to feel no guilt.
As a mother and as someone who has lost a loved one to heroin addiction this story is so hard to listen to. Thank God neither of my children struggle with this but I lost my first cousin to a heroin overdose. He battled his addiction for years. It's just devastating. As this mother told her story I couldn't stop crying. I can feel her love for her son and how much she is hurting. I'm so sorry you lost your baby. I pray for comfort for your family. R.I.P Zack
I'm so very sorry for the loss of your precious son. You are so brave and strong to come and share your story. We lost a co-worker to fentenyl. And another girl who came to our shop and worked on our phone systems all the time. I had just seen her 2 days before. She said text me if this doesn't work. We texted multiple times no answer. Caller no answer. Called her boss and he just started crying. She was 31.
I'm in TX as well. And I'm so disgusted at the way you were treated in Minneapolis. How can people be so cruel and heartless. Sending you big hugs and I'm praying for you and your other son and family. I'm so sorry.
😣Another loss! Thank you🙏🏻"Texas pictures documentaries"🙏🏻for this needed exposure about this horrific poison taking our babies & family members.
Thank you for your comments. Thank you for watching.
@@TexasPictures You're so welcome this is an amazing mission & I have so much respect for you.
I am so sorry about the loss of your son. And I’m sad that the people in the mall and airport were more concerned about not being disturbed than they were about how to be kind to you when you were hurting.
I knew Zachariah from meetings. He was such a sweet guy and was so excited about the acting job. A friend of mine really tried helping him. This film, though heartbreaking, is such a powerful retelling of the horrors of addiction. Sober Zach was a wonderful man.
I never used tough love. I forgave him to this day. He always had love, a roof over his head, food (too much food, he also suffered with food addiction). Support groups I was part of told me to let him live in the streets and let him go to jail when caught stealing. I said NO! My son will never know what it feels to be abandoned. He always had me and his brother.
Been going through it since 2009 my resources are depleted for the um teen times. Only God knows😢 My son is 35. HOLYGHOST I WELCOME YOU
I cried with her.. heartbreaking, I'm so sorry, I loss my brother in 2014, he passed away right in front of my mom, he was only 30 years old.. 💔 I'm so sorry for your loss
Wow! That interview it’s so raw I can literally feel her pain . I’m so sorry
The administrator of Mall of America should have a contingency plan for a situation like that. Have a quiet secluded room with a nurse somewhere so people having some type of breakdown can sit down and have some water, get their vital signs checked and maybe call an ambulance if needed. I'm sure the Mall of America can afford that no? 🤔
You would think so. It is a huge facility.
I am so so so very sorry for the loss of your youngest son Zachariah.
Hurts my heart tremendously and I won’t forget you.
This one has to be the most heart wrenching of all that I’ve watched! 😭😭😭😭😭
The mall and the airport should be ashamed of themselves! Are you kidding me!!!?? If I ever witnessed not one but 2 ppl breaking down after immediately learning about a loved ones death I would have done everything in my power to help them. From mall to hotel to airport to boarding I would've never let them go it alone in a strange city!!! How cold society has become. 😢
I agree with you. Just what they didn't need at that time. Someone bullying them in their terrible grief.
May God cover you and your family. I commend you for not giving up on your baby and providing your truth for others families to learn from. You are a strong woman.
We just lost another one this past weekend to oxy/fentanyl. 3 little girls will now grow up without their mother.
Families & loved ones can try their best to help and save the addicts but they can't save the addicts from themselves. Each story of this podcast is sad and it shows the struggles that the addicts and families go through is heartbreaking. I am sorry for your immeasurable loss.
The pain of losing a child..even an adult child is always raw..whether from an illness, an accident, violence or drugs...doesn't matter cause..it hurts. It always feels unfair, always feels not right, unexplainable..as parents we have this sense we should be able to protect them from everything or we have failed. But we can't and we need to know their lives were so much more than their deaths, and comfort ourselves celebrating the time and the love we shared with them, even tho far less than we would ever hope for.
I am so sorry Mama. To get news about your child dying while out state is horrifying. Prayers with you and Jacob 🙏🏻. I hope your story helps other families.
I think it's really sad on the lack of compassion for someone going through the worst time of their life just to be escorted out of the mall and placed in the very back of the plane because they didn't want anyone else to be "disturbed". I feel so bad for the mom and brother and I cried with her as she told Zachariah's story.
I feel really bad for this mom and her family. What I don't understand is how she went from @11:40 telling him he HAD to be on vivitrol to letting him go 2 whole months without taking it and staying in his older brothers home alone while they went out of town. He was sober but it was because he was on that monthly shot. He might have had anxiety about his new part in the play. A hit is a coping mechanism for addicts and the mom was right initially in that he couldn't be trusted. It's not okay, it's not fine, it has to be all or nothing. As a 22 year recovered addict, I know this 1st hand.
He had 16 months of sobriety. He was doing so many things to keep his sobriety. He was a grown man. He said he didn’t need the shot any longer. I’m not guilty of anything but loving him and forgiving him for not being honest with us.
@Zachsmom-lp8jy
I cried with you watching this video.I pray you find peace😢 no words will help but you’re in my thoughts
People can be insensitive to grief and how to console others while being subjected to unexpected circumstances. My deepest sympathy goes to you during this difficult times. Take as long as needed emotionally. And, please be open to group therapy for others who are suffering their own pain of loss of life. Thank you for sharing your story.
You really don't know yourself when you're 18. I don't imagine the pandemic was helpful to his addiction either - it was such a tough time for young people, and so isolating. So sorry you lost your beloved son, and please know you did absolutely everything you could.
"Disrupting the mall? You need to leave". Omg, where is the humanity? I am so sorry! ❤❤
People are so sickening!!!
So sorry for your loss. May GOD help you through this very difficult time. GOD bless you.
I’m so sorry for your loss. Prayers to you and your entire family. Rest in Peace, Zach 🙏🏾❤️
I think my heart shattered in to a million pieces listening to this sweet mama…Oh My Heavenly God, wrap your arms around her and comfort her please….I’m still crying over here and I don’t even know these people. What is wrong with me?!?? I seriously need to stop watching these videos. My heart just can’t handle this. 😢😭💔. My heart broke for her and her pain. I’m so very sorry…I just cannot imagine.
Never cared to see the mall of America, now I really despise that place. And to the man who disregarded their feelings and said “get over it…” just wow.
Every single story breaks my heart 😢
This one took my breath away! Oh, mama! My heart completely breaks for you! My son was addicted from age 12-21 but was delivered by the Grace of God. Fentanyl was not as prevalent then thank goodness but there were many times he should have overdosed as much as he took. I am so sorry for your loss and will be praying 🙏🏼 for peace and comfort for those times the pain seems just too great.
12 years old? woow very young sorry to hear that
I am so, so sorry. I prayed you and your family feel God's comfort and peace. Our family knows this pain as our 28-year-old son passed in 2013 of an accidental overdose. Our son was such an amazing person, and we miss him every day however we know we will be together in heaven someday. People are so ignorant to what this loss is like. It is so profound. The day after our sons death, I felt like I had been hit by a car, my whole body hurt. I'm not going to say you "get over it", because that does not happen BUT I feel like we can use our loss to help others.
Remember these stories when you vote. Our young people are being poisoned by China via Mexico and the drug cartels.
My sincere condolences on your loss. I lost my father ten years ago suddenly due to a medical reason but I miss him so much and the pain of losing your family member is so intense that no one can understand it unless they experience that loss first hand . The insensitivity of the guy at the mall is blood boiling to say the least and the inaction of the mall management and security to not understand the pain you are going through attest to the fact that kindness is gone from our society and that makes me so sad to think about it as a human . I’m a flight attendant and at times we do get people who just lost their loved ones and I know that I do everything in my power to show compassion love and care to them to ease their pain. Whether it is to give them a free drink or two or sit next to them and check on them periodically throughout the flight I try to do whatever I can in my power to help them cope with that grief and try to make it better than what they walked into the aircraft with. I know that nothing I can do or say can take the pain away but I know my kindness love and compassion makes that part of their journey a bit more tolerable . Sending you and your family hugs and prayers . Rip Zachariah I hope you are in a much peaceful place !
Zach's older brother Jacob is the best brother ever. What a sweet soul and strong support. May Allah reunite you all after this life.
Lack of empathy is so apparent these days. Sad. 😢
This one has me in tears. Thank you for sharing. A lot of videos parents say their child didn’t know what they took but this documentary was real and honest. Your family’s love and support speaks volumes. Sending love to this family 💙 & Mall of America and just rude people suck! The way you were treated at the Mall, airport, on flight makes me angry!
I'm so sorry for the tremendous loss that your family has endured. This evil drug has become a weapon of mass destruction! I've known numerous people from my past that have been killed because of fentanyl intoxication. Prayers. Rest in paradise Zacharia
Zaccariah sounds like a very special young man. And you gave him all your love and support. I hope you can find some peace.
I will never step foot in that mall. 😢 Rip baby boy ❤
I wish I could wrap my arms around her.. her pain is unbearable it breaks my heart I hope she finds some kind of peace I lost my brother to heroine and my mother couldn't take it I watched her die only 11 months later 💔
I’m so very sorry.
OMG! I am so sorry. God help you find some bit of peace in your life. The drug dealers are Satan
I’m so so sorry for your loss of Zachariah 😭 I’ve lost a 23 year old daughter and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy!! People don’t know how to handle our pain, unless they’ve been through it. I’m sorry you were treated so horribly afterwards!! I’m sorry you lost your baby mom. I feel your pain 😢💜
You truly are an inspiration. You did any and everything you could to save him. I am going through it with my son Geno now. He is 23 and went to rehab for almost 4 months and was out one month and started again. We brought him back to rehab last Sunday. I am so sorry for your profound loss. I do believe he is at Peace with Jesus in Heaven along with my 19 yr old stepson. I know that doesn't take away the pain but please know that you are a wonderful mother and I am praying for you.
People aren't the warm and fuzzy creatures we seem to portray as. I learned that a long time ago.smh
I also started therapy for depression anxiety grieving and I’m under the care of a psychiatrist taking medication and is helping me a lot 🙏😪
Yes please continue to help yourself Beautiful Blessings Unto You ❤Amen
You are such a wonderful mother and Zachariah was a beautiful young man. You did your best and so did your son. You will meet him again.🎉
All parents and family members do so much and this mother fought very much to help her son. What a sad outcome. My heart goes out to her and her family. It is very clear she loved him above anything.
It’s hard to see.. I lost my brother in law a few years back it’s truly devastating to the family and friends. 😢.. God help her embrace them all with your love and peace. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
I’m so sorry Mama I feel your pain. He will always be in your heart ❤️
Damn, I’ve watched 90 percent of this series, this mother HERE made me cry..😭😭
Your pain and your journey are far from over, but you and Jacob honor Zach by telling his story. Addiction is a disease. Zach was NOT his disease. He had a deadly illness. You are an amazing mom and he was an amazing human. I am writing this to you on the 9 month anniversary of my step son's death after a 10 year heroin addiction. Cory was 30. You were there for him. You stll are. I want to hug you and Jacob as watch this with tears streaming down my face. And a side note, I will NEVER go to the Mall of America!
I cannot fathom the pain and anguish a parent suffers when they lose a child. A parent shouldn't ever outlive any of their children. I was on a flight with a couple that were obviously experiencing an emotional situation. There's no words that could provide comfort, all they wanted to do was go home. Their crying and other sounds caused 2 other, elderly passengers to become stressed, they ended-up on oxygen and the crew requested medical assistance. The physician that responded stated the stressed couple had irregular heart rhythms that required more advanced medical attention than available at 35,000 feet so the flight was diverted via that medical emergency being declared. The first couple ended-up totally losing it, the guy took a swing at a flight that was walking past their seats. He said the airline landed out of spite - all while paramedics were dealing with the elderly couple suffering heart issues. After over an hour waiting for fuel trucks to insure we were ok to continue to Atlanta the flight was canceled - due to the pilot's extended time on duty being in excess of the FAA requirements. The only reason I mentioned this long and convoluted summary is there's often more to the situation than the obvious. Moving the Mother and son to the back of the plane was probably the only way to offer anything close to privacy. Grief affects people in many different ways. Unintentionally someone's way of trying to cope with their grief can be a trigger for someone with PTSD, pre-existing physical health issues or a serious fear of flying. No one is wrong, they are human beings. Triggers happen. Unless you charter a private jet there's very little privacy on airplanes. I am thankful the Mother and son were able to secure seats that same day and they could sit together. Personally I do not believe in closure. I believe we must learn to adjust to the 'new normal'. Of course that includes cherishing and celebrating each and every memory.
I’m so sorry sweet mama …no words I can say You’ll see him again one day. My mom was just like you years back when I was going through my tough years. Looking for me in the middle of the night in bad areas of LA. Or picking me up. La county jail She was. Always there for me. Thankfully I was able to climb out of that and now have my own family w kids
If I saw someone or heard someone screaming & crying I sure as hell would not ask security to make them leave or just stand around & watch, anyone that could like the "people die all the time guy" are just disgustingly ignorant. I hope & pray your suffering has eased. I'm am so sorry for your loss.
I’m so sorry for your loss 😪😪I truly can feel your pain because we lost our beloved son on February 2017 he was only 21 years old 😪do to a horrific accident and our hearts are crushed to pieces,loosing a child is the worst feeling a parent can go through.R.I.P. Sweetheart 🙏😞😪
My heart breaks for you 💔 I'm so sorry for your loss of your precious young son.
I know and I feel your pain. I lost my brother who was my best friend to fentanyl two years ago. He was trying so hard to quit.
The lack of empathy blows my mind - I don't understand how people can be so cold-hearted
~ love and hugs and blessings to you and your family from me in Canada
I am so sorry for your loss. Everyday I fear my sons death by OD. I would love to connect with you.
I wept repeatedly watching this woman. Bless her heart. Her pain is so moving and she is such an eloquent speaker despite her desolation. My daughter is 9 and there’s a big world out there. It scares me to think what darkness lurks in the future. I intend to show her these when she gets to junior high / high school age. It’s easy for a parent to say drugs kill but we all know when you’re a teen / young adult you convince yourself it’ll be fine. But this series is just so powerful and unforgettable. It will impact and save so many. Sending my most heartfelt condolences to all the families who are missing their babies. Especially this brave, beautiful momma.
I’m so sorry for your loss of Zachariah a young man with his life all ahead of him and then to be treated in such an awful manner in the shopping centre What’s wrong with these people !! Have they not got a heart ! Just a swinging pendulum!!
They should have realised that something really bad had happened Recent news that had broken your heart They should have taken both you and your son to a cafeteria or somewhere to be with you both
I just can’t understand people now !! Where was their sympathy ! My heart goes out to you I lost my only sibling to alcoholism and it broke my heart completely I got a phone call at 2am to tell me he was gone ! I’m just so grateful to my Heavenly Father who took my parents home to Heaven before their son died They both couldn’t have coped
Will be praying for you dear mother that God will comfort you in the midst of your pain Zach and your other son have the most precious mother
I’m praying for your other son as well ! I don’t know you both personally but God does……I pray He wraps His loving arms around you at this time
Our only young man has special needs and though he is 22 yrs he has the mentality of a young child It was such horrendous pain at the time when he was born because they told us
He was normal baby but he wasn’t but we love him unconditionally We wouldn’t change s hair on his little head I’m so glad he is protected by that same disability so we never need to go through such grief because drugs are everywhere! My heart 💜 goes out to you dear mother My heart breaks for you !! but you have and always will be the most precious mother to your children God bless you Hugs many Hugs I send to you from Uk
I am so sorry you were treated like that at the mall. I know what your talking about though. All they had to do was ask what was wrong and hear the pain....sad
What a beautiful Mama I had tears dripping for your tremendous heartbreak.😔 My sincerest condolences on behalf of Zachariah prayers going up for you.🙏🏻
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Same. All I did was cry while watching this
@@zaidarivas7152 🥺I know...& the way they were treated in that mall?😤💔
I am truelly sorry for your loss ,and how folks treated you both like you had an infectious disease ..Soooo much of your story i can rrlate too as i went threw similar things with my son also scince 18 ...my son Dion passed june2nd 2023 ..just coming up on ll months in two days ....words are not big enuf to explain what a sureal emotional random dpiratic inconsisten upheaval i havr been in ...we also lost our hkme of 21 years given notice the month befor my son went down🥺...it sold and my landlord was lead too believe they would let me stay on there ...anyways its been a time like no other .
Our saving grace us 9 months after he passed my daughter gave my my first grandby .
Our lil angel sent
Akira-Sky Dion 🧡
Sending yoj big hugs full of comfort and healing light and overflowing Love 💛😘🌬🫴🧡
If listening to this mothers heartbreak doesn’t impact you, you’re completely heartless. May she eventually find some form of peace… Whatever that might look like for her. I’m so very sorry for your loss momma. No mother should ever have to bury her child.
I am so heartbroken for this mother that I can't even come up with the words to attempt to try to comfort her. All I can say is, I am so sorry for ur loss. I wish I cld come up with the perfect words to take away her heartache. I wish those words existed. I am so sorry.
Absolutely heartbreaking. I know it is far too soon but one day you might feel that he is in a much better place. Once that addiction takes over, it is near impossible to wrestle it out. I've lost so many. I'm so deeply sorry for this entire family. Zachariah was and IS loved so deeply. Sending love from Ireland XOX
I lost my son the same way she lost her son. I feel for her. My son passed 4 months ago.. I am crying too. My son passed in his room in my house... I still feel sick about my son dead I feel for that lady❤️❤️❤️. I am in her shoes I knew how it feels liked to lose a son. So sorry. ❤️
My deepest condolences. It breaks my heart at what is happening to kids these days with the fentanyl. In my teenage years there were heavy drugs, meth(speed) being the worse. Now I'm hearing kids, some really young and experiment with what they believe to be a pill that looks harmless but they contain deadly fentanyl. It's being put on everything now even weed. How absolutely horrible. As kids(teens), they are naturally curious not knowing that a simple pill will kill them instantly. How abolsarles terrible.
Thanks so much. I still missed my son and looked at his room his bed. Made me cry everyday. My big lost!
@@lyeshbach6108 I am deeply sorry and wish that kids didn't have to be exposed to these poisons. I can't imagine your pain, I have 5 kids of my own and grandkids and worry what my grandkids future will be like.
Before I start writing my comment I have to say: I‘m so sorry for their loss! 🥹
Zachariah must have been an awesome human being and was loved big time!
I‘m sitting here in Germany, watching this episode and thinking to myself „I really would like to take the next plan to Minnesota and visit the Mall of America Security Office and have a chat with the Security Guard!“ 😡 And this „chat“ would be not very funny for the Security Guard 🤬
What an emotionless and disgusting human being this man was and probably still is. The normal behavior would have been to ask the two if he could help them, he could have been escorting them to an office to gather their thoughts and emotions (or at least to try to), he could have done anything „human“ but he chose to be an A-hole! Sorry!
The couple who asked Zachariah‘s mother and brother if everything is okay did the right thing: They cared about the situation. The others didn’t. If I would have to guess: There were at least two or three … who quickly grabbed their phones and record the situation… Holy smokes, that make my blood boil immediately! 🤬
After every episode of „Fentanyl Kills“ I think to myself: What I would give to help people like Zachariah battle their addiction… I would give everything I have to redeem/release people from their addiction.
One thing did really hurt to hear: That Zachariah had found his passion, the one thing he did want to pursue, and being a cameraman and video editor myself I know the feeling when it clicks in your head and you think „That’s it!“
Maybe he would have become an actor, or a producer, camera operator or video editor, and he was robbed by his addiction.
Glen, you know it and I will repeat myself till the very last final day for me on this earth: You are doing such an incredible and important job, I really do hope how meaningful your „job“ is and how much impact one single episode can and more importantly WILL BE! Fingers crossed that one day in the near future every schoolboy/student/young adult/college graduate/teenager/etc will have to watch at least one episode of „Fentanyl Kills“!
That‘s the other thing I would like to change or be able to change!
Thanks to Glen and Zachariah‘s mum for telling his tragic story, he will be missed deeply!
With sad regards from Germany 🇩🇪, Philipp
Well said.
I am so sorry for your loss, momma.
My heart goes out to this mom. Her genuineness is very evident and the pain she’s enduring now is beyond words. My love and prayers go out to you for peace and strength as time goes on.
What a beautiful mother. For his time on this earth, Zach was so lucky. They will see each other again.
I feel so bad for this Mother. You can clearly tell she truly loved her son, and did everything she possibly could to get him the help he needed. Very heartbreaking story. I commend the mother. 🙏🏾
Hugs and prayers momma 🙏 🫂
Daniels mom forever 31💜
This one was really hard on me I lost my brother in September on the 15😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢my condolences to this family
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A child in my house can’t ask me not to ask too many questions..I’m asking all the questions I want! You have to watch kids closely & the ppl around them
So heartbreaking I could not watch all the way through. Mom, I can so relate to how gut wrenching the loss of your baby is. God give you comfort and peace as He knows your pain. Prayers for you and family. You did everything possible. You are not a failure. God Bless you.
My bf worked with Zach and I had the pleasure of meeting him and he was one of the sweetest people I had ever met. He was like a big cuddly teddy bear. So sad he will be missed by many
You are not alone ❤
Thank you for sharing
Peace be with you
Sorry Mon for such pain. We hear u . 🕊️💙🕊️
Mindy Morrison here. I am an older sister by eleven and nine years. I love my little sisters more than the world. I would be so desperate inside myself to help my baby sisters. I wouldn't know what to do. My heart would never heal if I lost either of them. Broken heart syndrome is a real thing. And my heart breaks for this big brother and mother. There are no words.
Thank you for speaking the word about this epidemic on Blaine"s behalf and I am so so sorry for you pain and grief! I pray comfort and peace over you always!!!