Fentanyl kill my son Noah .. he passed away 6/10/23 he's a 23 year old. A son, brother, uncle, cousin, a young business owner, a wrestling star and great High school wrestling coach.! We all are still in shock... Thank you for sharing all these story..they all bring me to tears..feel like I can relate !!
Yes her son story needs to be told there are so many young people dying from fentanyl overdose and it's coming into our country by the boatloads. These young people have no clue what this drug is and what it can do to them and how fast it can kill them.. I have a 19 year old son as well and I would be so lost if my son took a drug overdose. I pray God gives her the strength to keep going on and talk about this and maybe she can save other kids.
Yes Wade's story needs to be heard & his story frightens me cos ADHD is so hard for any child or adult to cope with ....Hearing wade's phone message crippled both myself & My wife .... It's extremely real ADHD ... All these kids/Adults want is for they brains to slow down cos 24/7 it never stops so any drug ( Good or bad ) that slows they brain down they'll take for peace...All they want is to feel like the average child but it never happens ... Wade's story terrifies my wife & I...💔🇬🇧
Thank you for sharing your story. I feel your pain as a mother , losing your beautiful son as a result of negligent health care. First responders needed to be contacted when my son contacted acute care at a hospital. Whoever took that call made a bad decision, and it cost my son his life. The trauma a mother feels every day , is a wound that never heals. I too was like you, commenced an investigation , and it was only then that I knew the truth. There were so many signs my son was struggling. There were cover ups. There were so many pathetic untruths, resulting in no repercussions for various heath care workers. Our boys could have been saved. My son loved butterflies, and fishing too. 😢
What a beautiful young man. He was stolen from this world. Why didn’t they treat him appropriately? This is maddening and heartbreaking. I will think of Wade whenever I see butterflies. 🦋 Rest easy Wade.
Substance Abuse Counselor here… thank you for sharing his story and never stop sharing his story. May your baby rest in peace. This pushes me to keep doing what I am doing everyday day❤️
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Grieving parent here: the old outdated AA models don't work for meth and fentanyl addictions ... Waiting for them to reach a bottom then pull themselves up doesn't happen because they reach death before the bottom... The revolving 72 hour door to detox/baker act is not enough time ... And finally expecting the cognitively impaired to make rationale choices is foolish ... Kicking the relapsers out of treatment is denying services to the most needy!!! Illegal drugs are illegal... if we take away the user's right to choose (because we know they can't choose rationally) lock them up against their will long enough for their brains to return to homeostasis at least they might live!!! And if they're off the streets the dealers have no customers ... Please encourage changes in your field ... My daughter was 26 when she died on 10/01/23 ... Leaving behind 2 daughters of her own ... And I feel I did everything humanly possible but did not get PROPER support ... The problem is overwhelming our nation we need new treatment protocols for addiction
Stop kicking out the relapsers!!! They are the ones that need the most help and they're not capable of making rational decisions or choices ... Need NEW tx protocols.. AA model doesn't work for drugs that kill before a bottom ever comes ... Advocate for change in your field ... The death toll speaks for itself..
Have you educated yourself on benzodiazepines? I never took any drugs until I broke my legs and was prescribed Xanax for sleep. Mind you, I wasn't having a problem sleeping. I only took it as prescribed. I became tolerant and went into tolerance withdrawal. When I went to the doctor, he looked at me and said, I think you're an addict. I looked back at him and said, well that makes you the dealer doesn't it, Doctor? He was enraged. My family paid $5,000 to send me to detox, when detox is not the way to go with benzodiazepines. That was 4 years ago, and I have dedicated myself to learning all I can about safely withdrawing from benzos. So I ask you, have you done your homework?
As an ER nurse, I see bad nurses and doctors all the time. It's so scary. Every human's life matters. I will think of your son when I care for my patients with substance abuse. God bless you and I'm so sorry.
Thank you for caring. I had a family member in the ER who struggled with mental health and made an attempt on their life. We could hear the ER nurse talking to the doctor on the phone about my family member calling him your “little friend“ and making snarky comments. It was disgusting and hurt to know that the people with that were caring for him saw it as a chore and we’re annoyed to have to do so.
The patients that came into the facility in my area who had substance abuse disorder or had overdosed were treated horrendously by the ER providers, as well as, Emergency Transport workers if they arrived through ambulance, where I live. Honestly, I have seen this kind of attitude in 99% of the ER healthcare providers in my area - no matter what the patient's problem happens to be. As a nursing student who did a rotation in the ER for weeks (the PCTs, LPNs, RNs, CRNPs, PAs and MDs were various, different people throughout the rotation cycle) , almost every single patient that came through that ER had many kinds of unprofessional comments made about them by various staff. I was in disbelief! The comments were NOT whispered at the provider's central pod area, but rather out loud, to passing RN/MDs, and right outside the patient's room where the family could plainly hear them (like, "Oh God, he/she is back again!!! Make SURE that Dr. So-in-So doesn't give them ANY prescription!" or an elderly patient that had multiple visits due to breathing difficulties, "She is STILL alive??? I can't believe it! She was JUST here last week. I thought her next stop was the funeral home! I don't know what they expect US to do with her!") I knew one of the patients who had a FRACTURED bone in his arm. He came into the ER on a Friday afternoon. He was a known addict. The DO on shift did give him a shot of a narcotic pain medication in the ER. The patient was given an appointment with the orthopedic department on Monday - TWO FULL DAYS AFTER THE ER VISIT WITH A FRACTURED ARM - for a cast to be placed The DO wrote a prescription for ibuprofen 800mgs for pain control until his appointment on Monday!!!! I left my shift as a student many times and cried the whole way home. I wrote this in my reflection paper due after the rotation to my instructors who brushed it off - although many of my classmates had said the same thing to the instructors! I had even had an in-person conference with one of the instructors because I was so disturbed by the treatment of the patients in the ER. I was asked if I wanted to graduate or not??? In other words, I was not to mention it again to ANYONE - EVER!!! The pre-shift briefing in the mental health inpatient department was SICKENING! I just wanted stand up and remind them of what they are supposed to be doing as healthcare providers, as well as, report them for their actions and comments - but, as a student, I was there to observe and shadow the RN, not comment on patient care or the attitudes, behaviors or assessments of the healthcare providers or patients. I was already "warn" in my in-person conference with my instructor that I was to keep my mouth shut! The way these "providers" talked about the patients was unbelievable - in all departments of the local healthcare facilities. @animalloverdani10, yes, you are correct, every single life matters! This story hit home as many of my son's friends are gone from this Earth because of overdoses. He made the comment that he can't even cry anymore because it happens so often. The problem is completely out of control in my rural area. Deaths happen every week from overdoses - especially dealers mixing or "cutting" their product with Fentanyl, rat poison, etc. I'm so sorry for your loss.
What do you mean by bad? Like they treat addicts as less-than and don’t care as much about them as other non addict patients? Because I was an addict for almost 2 decades and actively avoided telling my drs about it for fear of that and judgement. Had a few hospital drs and one older nurse that seemed judgey about it too, and my surgeon refused to take my pain seriously and gave me 10 days worth of 600mg ibuprofen for a very painful surgery even though I woke up in recovery screaming from the pain, ripping my o2 mask off, with 5 nurses basically holding me down. Its stuff like that that makes recovering addicts buy pain meds off the street, because if the Dr won’t manage our medical/physical pain legally and appropriately, and we need the pain to stop to heal properly, what do you think were gunna do? I wasn’t lying about my pain just to get pain meds, because I didn’t need a Dr to get pain meds, but it would’ve been nice to be believed and have my pain managed in a better way so I wouldn’t have had to even consider buying pain medicine illegally. Thankfully I stayed strong and raw dogged it with ice packs and ibuprofen, but a person who wasn’t as mentally strong would’ve relapsed immediately, so by managing our pain poorly and refusing to take us seriously, it’s not helping to avoid addiction/relapse, it’s directly contributing to relapses and death. Because when I’m in physical/medical pain for an injury, I’m not asking for pain meds to get high, I can do that on the street if I really wanted to, prob for free honestly, I just want my pain to stop so I can heal and have my life back, a few days of pain pills isn’t going to make every single addict relapse, those decisions need to be made on a patient to patient basis, not an EVERY addict-patient basis. Even had one younger hospital nurse that was pissed about the judgey hospital drs, she literally told me “I wouldn’t have even told them about your past history, because they really do treat you guys differently and it’s not right”
@@JayAllDay07130 seriously, you could go into the hospital with a gunshot wound but if you have anything in your system, they automatically blame that and don't do fuck-all for you. My best friend ended up dying because she was afraid to go to the hospital. She was an addict but that's not what killed her, she had some internal things going on and maybe the drug use contributed to it, but addicts get treated so badly and are not taken seriously. It's not right.
As a recovering addict myself of opiates,when Wades message was being heard i immediately started crying. I felt that way for the last year I was in active addiction. We hate ourselves…it’s the worst feeling ever. I’m so sorry Wade didn’t make it. God has him now.
I totally agree. I'm coming up on 1 year in April that I've been clean after almost 20 years. It started with perks, then heroin, then fentanyl, lastly tranq. I'm in my 50's and was living homeless near philly and my son actually found me, took me home to his house and got me into a methadone clinic. I hated myself for ever getting in that mess. I prayed constantly towards the end for God to help me get clean or take me out bc I just didn't want to live another day sick or high. The sickness is soooo bad that it's unbearable literally ( to anyone who doesn't know) so you can't just stop which is why you'll steal from love ones if your desperate, etc. Don't give up on your love ones out there bc you never know what today holds. If someone woulda told me last year that I'd be clean right now, I wouldn't have believed it so keep praying 🙏 God please help those that want to be clean today. God bless everyone and awesome job getting clean yourself Kenny. Sorry I shoulda said that first but it's truly awesome and I'm happy for you 💯
That voicemail broke my heart. Every addict wants to break free. NO ONE wants to be an addict. Society needs to embrace and support people struggling with addiction.
Look im an addict, i get it. But how many times and chances and resources were given to Wade and he wasted them?? As a society we cant save everyone. He made his decision, and unfortunately((???) he played russian roulette and lost. Its not on the ER to save this persons life over and over. He had been narcanned earlier and he went out and used before it could even wear off. I get her pain and shes wanting to blame anyone she can, but at some point it comes down to Wades fault. If not this time it obviously would've been something else very very soon.
Narcan wears off, and can wear off before the opioid that caused the overdose wears off. As an addict, how do you not know this? There was no evidence to indicate Wade used again after he ran; nothing at the scene, nothing in the toxicology report. Federal and state investigators both found that the hospital was negligent.
To Wade, After watching your story, you gave me the courage and clarity that I needed to admit to my family that I was an addict and needed help. I just completed 30 days in rehab for sub abuse. I owe it to you, Wade. I truly believe that you found me for I saw the most beautiful butterfly right after watching your story and I knew it was time. You saved my life and I and my family will be forever grateful. May you rest in peace. Shannon Texas
Your comment brought tears to my eyes, not from sadness but from seeing someone in need be inspired. It is very touching. I hope u are doing well Shannon - rooting for u 😃
Sub abuse? Like suboxone/subutex bupe? I got addicted to those too, for over a decade, and no rehab will treat for it because they literally treat addiction WITH it.
I am a recovering addict, with nearly 9 years of sobriety. Thank you for sharing your son, Wade's beautiful life with us and thank you for your compassion and empathy towards the struggles of addiction. Even after NINE YEARS and building a beautiful life.... I'm still (and always will be) an "addict" only one use away from death.
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Exactly! This stories are so very needed to be told to spread more awareness around the world!! I can not say how much I agree to the beautiful and absolutely honest words of his mum- she is so very right! Addicts are until now mostly treated like trash, like weak and untalented, naive persons…losers! And yes- sadly so very often they are treated like someone who isn’t worth to be saved anymore, or doesn’t deserves the best medical and psychological treatment - but addiction is such a very serious disease!! I’m an addict myself since so many years (I started as a 15 year old girl, and yes - there were heavy reasons like growing up in a sect, a violent relationship between my parents -my mum was also quite violent to us, and lately a rape at age 13 from a member of this sect…) But i survived, I was struggling very bad for so many years too, but than methadone literally saved my life…! I’m now - many years later- a mum of two myself🩷🩵, and I can live pretty normal - thank god! I feel SOO sorry about the loss of your amazing son!! 😪 He was so talented, he was intelligent, he was absolutely pretty and he was so sensitive!! You really can be so very proud of him!!✨ How precious he was… Your lost must be so unimaginable, can only say - I’m soo sorry!!! All you said about the stigma on addicts is sadly SO very real!! I feel absolutely with you…🙏 If I could- I really want to hug you so much, although I don’t know you personally… Your son was so absolutely beautiful and he was also almost just a year younger than my own princess daughter….unbelievable!! Loosing a child (especially your firstborn) must be really the absolute worst thing that a mother can ever go trough… I wish you much strength and find yourself free in your own precious memories with your baby…🌈❤🙏 Because all can be taken from us - but not our own memories…
The whole time I watched this video I wished I could just hug them. I wish I could breathe a breath of life into that boy and bring him back. He deserved to live .. The hospital may not have given him what killed him, but they’re responsible for his death
Stephane, I too lost my husband in September 2023 he was 60 from opiate O.D. God has been carrying me since..I have a huge whole im my soul now. Stay close to the Lord sister Blessing Joellen
I'm so sorry I Hope you can heal and thrive. I struggle w saying I'm a widow? Or I'm single. Its something I can't wrap my mind around what I am . I hate the look I get when the find out my husband overdose.
@@stefhanieinsinga-ash2093 You don't have to say your a widow until you feel like saying it. Those who love you and are closest to you know your a widow so do not be worrying about what to say to others. Take your time and heal. It is nobody's business if your husband took an overdose, that is a private thing for you and your family to deal with.
I’m a 54 year old Army veteran, and I have a son the same age. That voicemail crushed me. I haven’t broken down in tears in awhile, but this did it to me.
I feel that voice-mail was a gift to his mom. The love he felt for her was awesome!! She gets to hear his voice whenever she needs to hear it. Yes its heart breaking, but also a blessing. She got a goodbye message from him with lots of love in the message. I understand we all heard his pain too, but I think the positive message, the love to his mom, outweighs the struggle in his voice.
What a tragedy, I can't stop crying, when you look into the eyes of this mother you can feel the infinite love she carries within her, this woman is so full of love and kindness, on the audio recording of her son he repeats over and over again how much he loves her. She did not deserve such a fate, we here in Europe are not yet experiencing this drug as much as in the US, but I think it will reach us too, and everyone needs to be sensitized to how dangerous this crap is. I feel so sorry for this young handsome man, he has not had the opportunity to live his life to the fullest, to realize his wishes and dreams, he seems very sensitive and emotional, I think his tender soul has been broken by this world. May he be in paradise and I sincerely wish his mother and loved ones that they have the strength to carry on, in loving memory of Wade. 🦋🦋🦋
I'm a 68 yr. old man and I cried like a baby listening to your son's voice message to you. I can only imagine the pain and anger you and your family are in.
As a nurse as well as a Mother, I have to say how beautifully you presented Wade’s story. I cried and cried listening to the substandard care he went through. I know that Wade would be so proud of you for following through on the terrible treatment he received. We often wonder why God allows certain things to happen. Obviously, Wade’s Story needed to be told. It brings attention to substandard physical care and how even doctors and nurses see and treat addicts. Wade’s voicemail message tore my soul apart…. But, you are left with a part of him. NEVER, NEVER stop telling this story. It is done with so much love, respect, compassion and empathy. Thank you for sharing and for being Wade’s Mom. God Bless😇🙏🦋
Oh Mama, I am so, so sorry for your loss. The way he was treated made me so angry. His loss could definitely have been prevented. So glad that you filed a complaint with the agency. Keep telling his story. Keep creating awareness. Keep fighting for change so this won't happen to others. God Bless You!!
My son died in 2022. He was addicted for years. My boss said it best. Michael was a really good person with a really bad problem. He grew to hate his life and as a mother it's so hard to know you can't fix it. Sometimes I think God just rescued him. Your pain is my pain
My beautiful son Mark, 31, died from the effects of alcoholism on 2/22/21. Listening to your story brought back so many memories of begging my son to quit drinking to no avail. He always said he wanted to quit, but would always relapse. I remember the hundreds of calls to his cell, which like happened to you, went unanswered. And it seems the further they go down the road of addiction, the less everyone cares about them. At first people stop caring, then they lose most/all of their friends, then all they have left is their family, who they are sick of listening to, and then all they have left is their addiction. It’s all just so sad . Keep telling your story, it helps.
My name is Ingrid, I am 79 years old and I have a 52 year old son is addicted to fyntal. Ji know your pain. Thank you for making this video. Every parent, wife, sister , brother should watch this video. Love and prayers for your family. God Bless.
Never give up praying. My son was an addict for over 25 yrs. I prayed & prayed. He was shooting up fentanyl while being on meth & what ever type of drugs he came across. I always said when it came to getting high my son had no brakes. He just kept getting higher & higher. ONLY by the grace of God he didn't overdose. 4 yrs ago he got clean. I've never been so thankful for answered prayers. God bless you & your son 🙏 ❤️
I cried the whole time. I too lost my son to fentanyl in 2022. It's more pain than a parent should ever have to live with. I am so sorry to this beautiful family and thank you for your work.
I sure hope the pain subsides....I lost my middle to.homicide.my older 4 weeks ago...found him dead in bed all my pleading....did not bring my best friend back...God bless us all
"It was an honor to be his mother". It was an honor to listen to attend to your story. Respectfully submitted for your consideration Gregg Oreo Long Beach CA Etats Unis
My gosh....this country has to do something about this nightmare. Whenever I can I try to educate my family, especially the younger ones but I am just one person.
They're not going to just like driving while under the influence driving while intoxicated it is out of control it is actually a national security emergency it is out of control! And these fentanyl deaths are ridiculous!
Trust me, one person can make a difference. A big difference, at that. Don't allow yourself to take the blame of such a huge epidemic. Do what you can and as long as you do that, you are a positive contribution to this epidemic.
THEY ARE BRINGING THE DRUGS IN AT THE BOARDERS THEY ARE WIDE OPEN,CHINA IS IMPORTING FENTANYL TO KILL AMERICANS, READ THE BOOK BLOOD MONEY BY PETER SCHWEITZER.WAKE UP TO THE TRUTH!!
Megan, thank you for sharing. I am a mother of an addict also. Her drug of choice is alcohol, but she is 32 and refuses to go to rehab. I finally had to cut her off from rescuing her from herself. She is no longer speaking to me. I, too, never dreamed I would be the parent of an addict. She was a talented gymnast who trained at the same facility as Simone Biles. She quit to run cross country as a Freshman in high school. She is on the record board at her school and was second in the state of Texas for two years. She became pregnant at 17 and it was her wish to place her baby with our worship pastor. She had a mental break after doing so and I had to put her in a mental hospital but she was only there for 2 weeks before she turned 18. She has had a lot of trauma since then and now refuses help. Wade should still be here. He wanted help. I wish the stigma and shame of being an addict would disappear. It is unconscionable that a doctor who is sworn to “do no harm” would treat him like that. I hope that you get compensated for the hospital’s egregious mistakes even though it won’t bring Wade back. It would go a long way in helping others to get the help they need if they don’t have insurance and can’t get into a good recovery program. It would also go far in educating kids at schools. My mama heart is broken with yours. I pray you take comfort in knowing Wade is no longer struggling and feeling the shame of being an addict. Hugs.
There is NO SHAME in being an addict . Addiction is Pain get educated and just like u said about your daughter that she has trauma … well so did Wade so change your perception of addicts . No shame it is a coping mechanism .
@@umitoshi2925uhh, yes he did feel “shame”, why do you think he was crying and pleading with his mom to not give up on him? You’re comments attacking this woman’s use of words is unnecessary, her post is filled with compassion and empathy; she’s going through her own trauma with her addict daughter and relates. My sister is also an alcoholic, when she goes on months long binges and ruins her life in the process she feels shame. We’re not ashamed of them, we just want to love them through it, it’s the addict who feels the shame of what the disease has amounted in them. Yes fear, yes pain, but also sadness and shame for what they’ve become.
My daughter as well 34 years old walked away from 3 children and gave birth to a son that was addicted to fentanyl she left the baby in the hospital now she’s in jail she’s at her rock bottom but she won’t or get help..we had some programs in our state she’s not interested..she’s my only child what a nightmare this is!!!😢..sorry for your loss mama..I fear the knock at the door
I feel with you my daughter blames me for all the bad things she has done after so much drama leaving my job and moving 10 times o get away from the bad friends I ruined my life list my pension reputation as a dependable worker etc. I also cut her off only now at 68 I can breath a little but the heartache never leaves.🙏 For you friend.
I am a recovering addict myself. I am now 10.5 months clean. It is the hardest journey I have ever been on but everyday it’s more and more rewarding. Listening to his voicemail is absolutely heartbreaking. I can hear the desperation in his voice. He is so broken and just wants his mother’s love and his life back. I know the feeling of wanting to feel normal. May he rest peacefully. I am so sorry your family had to endure that crappy hospital. You are in my prayers
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I cried so much through this video. I used to be an addict for about 12 years. I have been clean for almost 10 years now. I was a nurse, graduated top of my class. When I say it can happen to anybody, I truly mean that. I'm sooo sorry for your loss. Your doing a wonderful thing keeping his story alive and increasing awareness about this terrible disease. God bless you and your family. 🥺🦋
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❤ love to all who have suffered gone through so much from addictions. Congratulations be proud of yourselves for giving addictions the flick they are the pits hard act I know as all suffer in the family including Grandparents. Now gone through all you have can do anything now. Long healthy happy life to you & your families ❤
Addicts in healthcare facilities are not “addicts” - they are patients in need of help and emergent (this case) measures with compassion. No one who just been resuscitated and is vomiting can be released from ER. Even if they wanted to leave, they would have to be held against their will as danger to self. ER doc must have been very tired and not thinking straight. But besides her, there were Registered Nurses that also have a license-mandated duty to protect the patient. Just series of failures… Compassion- absolutely 🙏 while they are at a medical facility. No compassion for when they choose to do it again.
This is the most impactful piece you have run on this channel. My son too struggles w/ addiction and Wade's words could be his own. The most chilling part of this segment is hearing about the indifference and stigma most doctors treat addicts with. THIS IS A BRAIN DISEASE!! Sobriety is not about willpower or willingness or desire - that is a minor aspect of one's ability to get and stay sober. (Some addiction scientists say willpower contributes only 20% to sobriety, the other 80% is genetics/biochemical). I had an appointment w/ a new doctor several weeks ago and I knew from a personal connection that her son also struggles. We spent a solid 30 mins talking about the stigma in the medical profession and society at large that addicts must face. It's a tragedy and compounds many addicts attempt to connect and get the care and treatment they deserve, like anyone else with a chronic disease. I'm so sorry Megan had to make this video, but I hope her message can be amplified.
I’ve been suffering from alcohol and drug addiction for 17 years. I spent all of last summer in the ICU. I have a huge scar on belly from major surgery. I now take tons of meds, loss my beautiful hair, dropped to 90 lbs,been to rehab 3 times and nothing. I’m getting evicted from my apartment cause I couldn’t keep up with rent especially being for months in the ICU. Nobody in my life will take me in. Next months going to a long term rehab. Addiction runs on my fathers side. My great grandmother died of alcoholism and dad is a recovering alcoholic. I’m by far the worst in the family tho. And I felt the judgement of being an addict and the feeling ashamed. I pray this time around works for me. My life depends on it.
I do differ on the will to be sober- they can have the will and they can achieve sobriety but there’s a LOT of people who LOVE being fucked up. My husbands an alcoholic, he has a hip replacement, isn’t even 35 yet. He was sober for 6 months after drinking his entire life from 15 on, everyday. Never a break. He was in ICU for 2 weeks after deciding to stop drinking. He was sober 6 months, started legal pot day 1 out of the hospital. Back to drinking 6 months later. He likes it. He is energized on alcohol. He can also be violent when he drinks hard liquor so it’s easy to tell when he is hiding a bottle of vodka. We have a rule, 6 packs only, try not to drink the whole 6. Wait a few days. I can’t help him want to stop drinking but I can lay ground rules that our relationship is over if he gets violent again. I’m not getting murdered for him. Sorry. But just like my sister- having 5 kids didn’t get her to stop her drugs or alcohol. She always goes back. It’s not just an addiction in the brain it’s a want as well. When they are ready to stop they will. Just like a fat person and ice cream or someone who loves coffee or smoking. When it gets old they can stop IF THEY WANT TO.
I hate to say this, but subpar care has become a standard in the health industry, especially in cases of addicts, homeless, elderly people. There are never any actually repercussions for all the lives they ruin/end
I lost my dad to a fentanyl overdose. He was 65. But he lived his life… Wade didn’t get to live his life. My dad got addicted after a few severe injuries and they gave him insane amounts of opiates. For a long time. Then they wanted to pretty much cut him off- with no plan, no weaning… so he started buying them on the street and that’s where he got the meds that took his life. However- his death was not in vain and saved MY life. I got off opiates and stopped drinking. I will have THREE years of sobriety (god willing) on 4/10 ❤ my kids got their mom back. I got ME back. I love you, dad. Fentanyl also took the incredible Mac Miller. Still makes me so sad and mad honestly. I’m so sorry for the loss of Wade- just so young. Too young. This has got to stop…
Why do they do it? I think there needs to be different terms for people that do it for recreation, people that are royally messed up emotionally which drives them to it, etc.
Imo it gets harder and harder, the more you understand addiction, the more people you see suffering, the more it hurts. Loving a person who is an addict is heartwrenching. They're right there Infront of you, but trapped behind the mask of addiction. They may want out, you may want them out, but both are powerless to the addiction or to the drug. It's like a slow mourning process, while the person sits next to you. In the times they get sober you're full of hope, you see 'them' again, and then that's followed by the crushing weight of relapse. Multiple relapses are so common and a huge part of recovery. But knowing it's common...does not make it any easier. As a psych student and just as a person, I wish I could reach in and fight the addiction for them. I wish I could take their burden and fight for them. But I can't. And that guts me like a fish every time. Especially with young people. They're developing severe addictions before their brain has developed, or before they've reached adulthood. And we have to try to educate these kids on addiction, as they're going through it, before they've even finished highschool or college. Try to explain these wildly adult responsibilities to these young people who are in agony that they don't understand. Knowing that they have to be the one to make the big hard choices if they want to get sober or live. Breaks my heart.
@@Alicia-b4c5wyou're right. Addiction is a symptom of something much deeper. Addicts are sensitive, kind, smart, caring, loving, and in deep deep pain in their core. Until we heal those parts, why would any addict even want to try and get sober? Why would anyone want to face reality when they're in that much pain? We need rehab+mental health to understand this. That addicts are coping, they're using bc it's the only thing they have to cope with their immense pain. We can't get people sober, we cannot properly understand addiction until we understand that.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I lived in Tampa, FL for over 28 yrs and then I moved to Pasco County 7 years later. I left the state last year. My best friend was suicidal. She went to the ER in Tampa about 11 yrs ago and the psych doctors didn't believe her so they sent her home. She cut her wrist on purpose and her husband took her back to that ER. She said to the doctors "Now do you believe me?" My friend had Bipolar 2 and was traumatized as a child. She turned to drugs to cope. She doctor shopped for drugs after a car accident left her with back pain. The day after, she overdosed and died, her pyscho mother showed me a bag of Extended release morphine pills that a doctor prescribed for her back pain (180 pills). I forgot what the milligrams were but they were high. I was at her mom's house the night before she died. I was devasted. She died after she went to bed. She always told me "I love you Linda." She really did. She was my best friend.😢
This is such a tragic and powerful story. Shocking how the hospital mishandled. Thank you to his loving mom and sister for sharing Wades story and educating others. Heartbreaking
Sadly alot of hospitals have evil, heartless people working in them, I am still traumatized from a 21 day stay in. Acute care after losing my ability to walk and suffering seizures and neurological issues and was assaulted and treated worse than you would be in jail by a pack of nurses. I will die at home, never to return to a hospital again.
I can't tell you how much your story parallels mine. My 20 yr daughter (she had just turned 20) died from a heroin overdose in 2011. She was beautiful and smart. She was always in the talented and gifted program in school. Her Dad, who was her favorite person in the world, died when she was 18. I had to tell her. She was living with a boyfriend. Not long after her Dad's funeral, I find out she's using heroin, a suggestion by her older bf. Eventually I get a letter in which she tells me she feels it has taken her soul. My heart drops. It appears she had many overdoses, but eventually she was dumped off, topless, by this bf at the ER. She was barely breathing. They did surgery to relieve pressure on her brain, but it wasn't enough. She was in ICU on full life support. She was tested and was brain dead. No activity. We had to take her off life support. There is no coming back from actual brain death.
Mi dispiace tantissimo per la tua perdita, ma lasciare che una ragazzina conviva col fidanzato mi sembra eccessivo. 18 anni sono pochi per una convivenza, forte se fosse rimasta e seguita e supportata dalla famiglia avrebbe avuto modo di fare scelte diverse.
Mam, I am so so sorry!! Words cannot express!! I am a RN for 34 years and I don’t understand this? Why in the world would he be discharged in that condition is beyond me! I’m so sorry 😢. I don’t know you but I wish I could help you. And your family cope with this tragic loss! I will pray fervently for you and your family ! 🙏🙏 Thank you for helping so many others through your story. I cannot even imagine. Addiction is a disease that is so stigmatized that sometimes it prevents people from getting help. And that breaks my heart. I have been an ER RN first many many years and I have a heart for people with addiction. Yet I see so many other medical professionals treat people with addictions badly! and this is something that has to change! I don’t know what else to say, except that I am so sorry and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your sincere story about your wonderful son. You may never know how many people you will help just by sharing this story that you did. And I can tell it was not easy. God bless you and your family and your time of grief.
My dear Megan, I see your pain as I, too, lost my 17 year son to suicide. You have spoken your truth and I heard you in Ireland. Your voice has reached far and wide. Good for you. My heart broke as I listened to Wade's life's experiences. He was a very beautiful, intelligent, living person who suffered far too much before he died. I too tried EVERYTHING to help my gorgeous son Dan but the adolescent mental health service was totally inadequate and in fact, traumatised him more. I believe he is in a beautiful space now, and we are left behind to carry on for others. The pain will soften a little over time, but it won't ever leave you. You must learn to live with it and not expect too much from others who've never been through what you've endured. Once your other kids are ok, then that's what keeps you going. Slowly, you'll start to smile, then laugh. Sometimes you have to fake it til you make it... and that helps a bit. Grow with the pain. See it in others and feel compassion for their pain. One day, we will die and see our beautiful, gorgeous boys again and feel their smile and embrace. So be strong my dear and find happiness again. 😍
Mam please from the bottom of my heart let me first say I am so sorry for the loss of your son. Second your beautiful words helped me tonight as I was crying in bed over the loss of my beautiful Wade. Thank you. 🦋
That voicemail broke my heart to pieces. I’m 3.5 months clean from opiates and i also died and was brought back to life ! I wish your beautiful son got another chance and I’m so sorry as he sounded like an amazing motivated beautiful soul!! ❤❤❤❤ Sending you all the love my heart has !
Stay with it - it may not always seem like it but you will be so happy when you get a little further away from it. You may not know what lies ahead for you if you stay clean, but we know what happens if you don't.
My daughter has been free from intravenous opiate use for 2 1/2 years now. She started at the age of 15 and went through eight years of struggle. In Canada, resources are scarce, so I had bring her to USA to medically detox her three times, but the second attempt left her with PTSD after 14 painful days. However, she has come a long way since then. Now 26, she is flourishing, attending school, and living in her own apartment in a different city from where her addiction took hold. I am immensely proud of her progress and achievements. Witnessing the hardships of other families going through similar situations fills me with empathy and brings me to tears. To those enduring similar challenges, I send my love and heartfelt apologies for what you are going through. My daughter still suffers from the effect of drug use. I don’t think she thinks she’s doing well as she’s comparing herself to other people her age, who have not gone through what she has gone through. I don’t think she sees what a great accomplishment. She is in fact, the strongest person I know and my hero. This is most people don’t ever get out of it. I wish she would see her worth.
I just wanna add medical detox takes one day. This is who I suggested who helped us and who didn’t help. Avoid the Coleman Institute at all costs. Supposed to be a one-day procedure, but this guy, a homeopathic, subjected her to over 14 days of torture before we intervened. As a result, she developed PTSD. The ordeal and trauma endured, all for a hefty price of $40,000! Advanced Rapid Detox (ARD) in Detroit, on the other hand, truly saved my daughter's life. It's a one-day process as they solely focus on medical detox. However, it's crucial to have a comprehensive plan in place for after the detox process.
I have used Wade's story in a number of my group counseling sessions at the recovery center where I am a substance abuse counselor. This story not only shows what addiction can do to the people that you love, but the stigma and lack of care often keeps those struggling from reaching out. Thank you for this story.
This is just heartbreaking 💔 I’m so sorry for your loss. My parents were heroin addicts, my 3 brothers were also addicts. My mom sadly tried to get better, however she died 12 years ago due to her addiction. My father had been an addict and well he finally stopped the drug because he skin popped so much his brain was that of a 2 year old. Well dad lost his life not to addiction but too cancer 2 years ago.. My brothers well one is doing a 15 year sentence because of the drug. 1 has been sober for 6 years. And well my middle brother is homeless and heroin/and fentanyl have taken over his life. Now I’m a mom of 3 daughters 24, (the oldest graduated with a degree in PR from The University of Texas) 17 & 16 and I talk to them about fentanyl each and everyday. Even when their friends come over I talk about it. We need to get these drugs off the streets! RIP Wade ~ thank you for sharing your story 🦋
Your an amazing mom. Many people just don't understand. I don't believe any parent should give up on their child. No matter what. It's never to late, don't give up.
I also lost my son to Fentanyl. I'm so sad about your loss. My son was also a miracle baby but we were in the military had to move alot and in the middle of his high-school year we had to move and he had to leave all his friends behind. Buddy never could get over that he had to leave his life behind. He was so smart and then started smoking pot dropped out of school his senior year started drinking then started taking pills. He lost his battle October 15th 2022. I found him in his room. It's just so hard to move on. I miss my son so much.
Watched from England. I'm a 16 years in recovery addict. I was with you every second of this video. A beautiful light extinguished tragically unnecessarily. You did everything right, Addiction is not a life choice, it's a disease that is the same as any other. May our heavenly father wrap his arms around you and bring you and your family the peace that surpasses all understanding. ❤❤❤
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My deepest condolences. My brother had a similar problem. I was with him in the ER standing in the corner waiting on results, a nurse etc. when two medical professionals came to the doorway (they couldn’t see me) and stated “oh well, I guess we’ll be harvesting his organs soon”. I stepped up into their sight and said “oh really! Care to elaborate on that”? I was livid! Some humans should not be medical professionals.
To this sweet Mom, I am speechless after hearing your story. I wish I could go back in time and somehow prevent that horrible compound from ever being discovered. I’ve got two boys - three and six years old - and Wades smile reminds me so much of them. That voice message reminds me even more of my six year old. I can’t explain it, it’s just something about his tone - the desperation to be trusted and believed. I couldn’t stop myself from imagining that Wades voice was that of one of my boys years from now. This is the first time I have truly admitted to myself that fentanyl could some day claim one or both of them, so please know that all of your efforts to warn people like me have succeeded. I wish I could just take all of your pain away, but the best I can do right now is thank you, so much, for opening my eyes.
Beautifully said. I also have a 3 year old boy and a 6 year old boy. My 3 year old is named Wade. That's why I clicked on this video. I watch these videos because I lost my sister in law to Fentanyl poisoning in 2022 on my birthday. It really helps me understand addiction because I didn't even know she had a problem. I miss her every day. God bless you on motherhood. What an amazing gift it is to be a mom.
I am so sorry Meagan . Just came across this randomly and it touched my heart . I can’t stop crying. You are so brave and strong. You’re in my prayers. Even though my daughter is still alive I feel as though as I am grieving for her every day. I haven’t seen her for almost 2 years. I love her and miss her so much. It has been very hard on me and everyone who loves her. She was my greatest accomplishment She had everything going for her and lost everything because of drugs . Her great job she had for 11 years , her car , house and worse of all her little girl. My precious granddaughter. it breaks my heart. it is horrible to watch someone you love change into someone you don’t recognize. It’s a helpless feeling and I am scared for her. Her dad and I offered to send her to treatment but she refuses to admit she needs help. I don’t know why I’m telling you this . maybe it’s because I feel like I can’t talk about it . Bless your heart for sharing your story . The stigma you’re talking about is the reason my daughter has isolated herself . I know she has so much shame. I feel so bad for her.
Bless you and I pray your daughter stays alive and well and returns to you one day clean. Yes it is sad how addicts and others even elderly in health crises are treated, addicts get put down, discarded and called junkies and seniors just get called old complaining people etc…
I am a nurse and I am an addict. The comments I hear from other healthcare personnel that I work with that have no idea about my story really makes me sad. Never in a million years did I think I would become addicted to opiates but after going through 3 years of pain from my autoimmune disorder and being given this magical pill that took that all away, it was bound to happen. My doctor prescribed me 120 Norco and continued to do that month after month. When that wasn’t enough I bought off the street. I have now been sober for one year and a little over one month and I no longer put myself into situations where I’m around those medications. When I first started out as a nurse I would judge my patients that were addicts and think why can’t they just stop?! Well, now I know. So, for all other healthcare professionals, I hope and pray this never becomes your reality but just remember no one is immune! I’m so sorry this poor kid was treated this way. And had he been treated differently he might still be here and I hope that really sinks in for those doctors and nurses! And even though his family and friends are hurting, his pain is now gone. May he rest in peace. ❤
I can so relate as I'm a nurse too and recovering addict. My disease took so much from me. If doctors had just listened and genome instead of judging me my suffering may not have had to be as bad as it was. Godbkess you for your post and im so proud of you
Trauma, family loss, too smart for his own good and too talented. The ones who have the most gifts, suffer so much inside😢. My brother was the same way. Doctors just hand it out. Its awful.
When you go to different facilities they don’t know what your previous drug use is/was. Especially if you’re not honest about it. He could have easily went there and told them he use to be prescribed it.
@@Day1lamb but he was prescribed it first that’s how he got addicted to begin with the way I understood it. After being addicted to it the first time he was prescribed it again after kicking it
I've watched quite a few of these Fentanyl Kills stories. This one that hit home hardest and made me cry. What a beautiful 19 year old young man, I'm so very sorry for your loss.
Lord, I pray for my brothers and sisters struggling with addiction. Please bring them redemption and recovery over their trauma. Help them find joy, peace and love. Protect them from the temptations and evil schemes of the enemy. Through your mercy may they overcome the struggles of abuse and be given the support they need to find lasting change. All glory to God. In Jesus name, Amen.
ONLY through prayer and God's loving mercy, can an addict be saved. I witnessed the miracle God gave my son by giving him his life back. Now, my son knows the only way forward is by following God's word. All the glory to God.
I am crying and crying and crying.... That voicemail... It will stay with me forever... Thank you for sharing the story about your son. What a beautiful soul he was. Deepest condolences.
Wade means something to me, thanks for sharing your experience. I was raised in a very difficult environment, the person who I loved the most, my father, he was an addicted person and I always consider his behaviour as "an illness" . I pray for him
No lost to criminals bringing poison in our borders . Then corruption in our government who has open borders increasing the number of illegal drugs and criminals coming into America.
This story broke my heart. To listen to the pain brought me to tears. I'm a 67 year old alcoholic and addict, in recovery for almost 3 years. As a Mother who lost 2 sons, a 32 year marriage my beautiful home all within a 2 year period. My story is quite different than yours but ultimately I also lost my 2 boys no not to addiction but to AIDS. They were diagnosed very young but after losing them and my marriage I lost myself to alcohol and drugs. My pain was so unbearable the only way I knew how to cope was turning to a substance. Your story has opened my eyes to such injustice and your son felt the affects of being stigmatized just as my sons did carrying the burden of having AIDS and being slightly so many times over people just being misinformed of a disease that today people are living full lives with. I love the butterfly tattoo your son got. Again my heart goes out to you and your whole family. I'm so sorry for your loss. 🙏🙏🙏
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This is torturous to watch. No mother, parent, sister, brother, aunt, uncle...shoul EVER have to go through this. You are all my heroes-your courage, love, and willingness to share is beyond amazing. You are helping others.
Agreed, but if you have hospitals that wrongfully discharge patients and detectives that refuse to even go through an OD victim's phone, well i don't see how this will get better.
This is a wonderful work of art that tells the absolute truth about the mass murder that is happening throughout the world. Amazing how HEROIC these parents snd other loved ones, who have suffered immeasurably, are. So generous and courageous to share their stories. Thank you, thank you. Thank you!!! I am about to turn 82 and my 8th great-grandchild was born last week. I am constantly praying that someone with power abd influence WAKES UP and determines to make a difference. You guys are wonderful. Cant say thank you often enough.
Mass murder is an accurate description.. America in particular MASSIVELY over prescribes addictive drugs & the street takes over .. I’m British & so shocked at the epidemic you have , absolutely tragic & so avoidable 😞
You can take away certain drugs but there will always be these problems. What’s wrong is missing dads, families that aren’t whole, self esteem and mental illness. Crappy doctors and leaving people in states of extreme anxiety.
Megan, thank you so much for doing this. I tell everyone the same thing…. It is a disease. They don’t want it anymore than someone wants diabetes or cancer. They are treated differently and we need to do better as a society. We need to have affordable facilities for those suffering from addiction. They are human beings that need to be treated with dignity and compassion. It’s disgusting how that hospital treated Wade and they should be held accountable and that physician should lose her license. I’m so sorry for your loss. This story will stay with me forever. Your family is forever in my prayers! From one mother to another, my heart was truly broken watching this and I bawled my eyes out. Listening to his voicemail was gut wrenching. Fly high Wade amongst the angels. You will see him again in Heaven. Until then, he knows everything you are doing for him! You’re a great mom! ❤
Meagan thank you 🕊 i have lost two beautiful sons due to drug addiction lots and lots of tears are flowing right now but i want to send three 🦋🦋🦋 to Heaven in honour of our boys Dearest Meagan 🕊
After listening to Wade's voice message, my heart shattered into a million pieces. A big hug, love, and peace for you; no mother should have to go through this unimaginable pain. Thank you for sharing your story.
My mom died of a drug overdose and no one cared. She was very young too. I am SO sorry to hear of his passing. I’m glad the hospital and dealer were held accountable. My prayers are with you and your family always.
Wow this was by far the toughest video you guys have posted ..that voicemail was the icing on the cake..he was trying and crying out for help and wanted it so bad you can tell he wanted it so bad ..for a different life ..praying for his mom/family 💜💜🙏🏾🙏🏾
As a spouse of an addict… yeah I’ve heard that before. Yep. So have my friends who had addicted boyfriends. Yep the tears. And the I’ll do anything. The words used to gain your support just to deceive you again. Sure, maybe at the moment they feel so desperate they actually give a shit. But sometimes it’s just a repeat of an over and over what you become numb to knowing they don’t really mean it because in less than 48 hours they will be back… so yeah. Sure he’s still young (19) so it seems closer to the real him… but they also have to WANT it. Like really want it.
The voicemail of him was heartbreaking because not only was I able to hear how much he wanted to get better but I could feel it. I am sorry for your loss I have no doubt that your story will save many lives.
As an addict who struggles over the years and has dealt with mental health that message made me sob. This young man was failed by dr but thank God for you mama. Addicts don’t receive compassion: I am so so sorry for all you went through and the gut wrenching loss
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This mom and this son’s story touched my heart. I heard every word she said. My tears and my heart break for your son. This should never had happened to your child and I listened and I will always remember him and his story. And I will share his story.
Megan, thank you for telling your story and educating others to help prevent future unnecessary suffering and death. You are so brave and well-spoken. Thank you for reporting the atrocious care Wade received. and I am certain you changed some clinician's minds with this tribute to your beautiful boy. God bless.
Your story was almost word for word about what we went through. Like you, we lost our son, (our only child) and hadn't even heard of fentanyl until then! He struggled with addiction for years because he broke his back in a car wreck. He tried many, many times to get into a drug rehab program, but was always told: there was a very long waiting list, it was going to cost thousands of dollars, and he couldn't leave the facility. He just got his own place, inherited some money and was really looking forward to the future Some A-hole slipped him a pill saying it was just Xanex! He died alone. When the police called me, they wouldn't let me see him. I waited all night for the ME to show up. We waited 2 weeks for the autopsy report. It was pure hell and misery. Your video was wonderful. I wish every teenager could see it. God bless you.
To hear him cry and want to change is heartbreaking 🥺 This drug must be banned and that ER should be ashamed! Sending prayers of comfort and love to Wade’s mom, siblings and family ❤ Tyfs his/your story with us. RIP WADE 🙏🏽🕊️
I disagree! I’ve been on Fentanyl since 1999, after nothing else could bring my pain down to a manageable level. People must stop abusing drugs, I will agree with that! Please, don’t take medication that you did not pick up from your pharmacy.
They should train and hire medical staff that really cares for all kinds of people no matter what they are supposed to care for suffering people in need or they shouldn't be hired at all for that kind work in the medical field if they are going to discriminate and treat people badly. Them people in the ER that treat people badly like that should be doing work picking up pee bottles and poop 💩 bags and trash out of truck stop parking lots and doing maintenance work cleaning up trash and toilets and cleaning floors in buildings, they need jobs like that where they don't have to deal with people.
@@a.h.s5152 so true! It’s sickening how some people forget their job is to care for patients as human beings. Most ppl are obtaining jobs in healthcare just for a paycheck! 🥺
I'm so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing your story. I have almost all of the issues Wade had, and I want to congratulate this Mother for trying so hard to understand him and fight so hard for him to get better. I feel like if I had had a Mother like this my life would've turned out differently. Bless her.
I felt my heart slowly crumble hearing Wade's story. Deeply distressing. Well done, Megan and Stevie, too, for sharing your broken heart, and for letting us hear Wade's precious heart toward you on your voice mail. ❤❤❤
Texas Pictures Documentaries, I have to say watching these fentanyl videos makes me realize something. This won't be the last video on the subject and that is beyond scary for American youth.
Texas Pictures Documentaries, 20 more? 😢 Sadly, I know that even taking it a step further, those 20 most likely won't be the last ones either. Y'all are doing a great deal of good work that is not garnishing the attention it deserves! The attention that NOT the drug deserves, but the REALITY of the epidemic of addiction, it effects on not only the user, but the ones witnessing their loved one slipping away! Fentanyl being at the center of too many deaths that can definitely be lowered if enough people cared to educate themselves or educate those they know. It starts somewhere, sadly no one knows until it's far too late to try and help the individual with other ways to deal with whatever it is that they're trying to escape! Those that are too ignorant to believe that it can happen to them is part of the problem ! Because truth is it's all over the country and it's so much easier to find someone willing to connect you with these drugs than it is to find someone who will LISTEN TO YOU, UNDERSTAND YOU, NOT JUDGE YOU AND TRULY CARE ENOUGH TO HELP YOU OR HELP GET YOU HELP!!!!!!!!!! That's just the truth and the truth stinks right now. Yes, there are a number of issues this country is facing but too often the issues directly effecting this countries future isn't financially beneficial to the right people to stand up and do something about it like you are trying to! I'm sober now but I still face issues ALONE and for anyone still suffering DONT quit! Don't quit! You can do it! And I promise you, it's going to be hard, BUT YOU ARE TOTALLY WORTH IT AND THE BEST FEELING IS KNOWING IF YOU CAN BEAT ADDICTION YOU CAN DO ANYTHING ELSE YOU SET YOUR HEART TO! There's a reason for EVERY SEASON and if you're still fighting it's for a reason. Maybe one day you'll be the strength another active addict needs to be set free themselves! I really wish you all the best in making these videos. Typically, people start advocating when they've been directly impacted and that's just the tragic truth. Because like this mom says, she didn't know how many people died from fentanyl daily! Many don't know the things that don't effect them I mean if you think about it life in itself is hard enough to deal with without having to concern ourselves with other real issues that don't concern us. So I pray you haven't been directly effected and I pray if you have that you continue to be a voice for the ones you know or lost that motivated you to begin this important work! Don't let others words bring you down. I say those who don't believe that addiction is a DISEASE are TOO BLESSED TO BE BLIND TO WHAT ADDICTION IS, WHAT ADDICTION DOES, AND BLINDLY BLESSED TO NOT SEE SOMEONE THEY LOVE/SOMEONE THEY KNOW LOSE THEMSELVES IN THE DISEASE!! Just like she said, the same compassion shown to Cancer patients should be shown to those with addiction! Another thing that's going under the radar in this country is MENTAL HEALTH! I believe that mental health and addiction have some sort of direct connection but the stigma is costing many to go undiagnosed or untreated!! I want to create a series too about mental health to help those struggling but I don't have the right tools or support to do so. All I know is mental health is REAL and it's devastating to know that many suffering and struggling ALONE for years when they deserve HELP!!!! In Hispanic homes specifically, mental health is NOT real it's laziness or an excuse in our culture! But I know that's the furthest thing from the truth and sadly too many would rather leave their families to seek medical help alone then to speak up because of fear of losing them regardless! I know the work you do is good and one day I'll have the ability to reach many too all in God's timing! Continue the good work and one day you will be rewarded. If the ability to share others story isn't enough reward in itself. Thanks for what you do!
I am in agony over this epidemic. The approach to drug addiction needs to be entirely reimagined. The…. “diagnose with a mental disorder/medicate with psychotropics/institutional in inpatient drug rehabs….but only if you’re on your best behavior”….approach works for almost nobody. When the system that is claiming to help points fingers of shame at those seeking help…when the rules for compliance are too difficult, and when the normal peer groups coupled with familial support groups become hostile, it is absolutely no wonder youth seek unhealthy support groups that give them a numbing agent to drone out all the chaos.
I’m so sorry for the lack of care he got in the ER. This mom was so gracious in telling the story. To call the ER treatment substandard care, showed her graciousness. Negligence in the medical treatment of our loved ones is such a helpless feeling.
Fentanyl kill my son Noah .. he passed away 6/10/23 he's a 23 year old. A son, brother, uncle, cousin, a young business owner, a wrestling star and great High school wrestling coach.! We all are still in shock...
Thank you for sharing all these story..they all bring me to tears..feel like I can relate !!
So sorry❤
I can’t imagine. I’m so very sorry. 🙏 I hate hearing all of these fentanyl stories!. Something must be done already!
So sorry for your loss 😢
So sorry for your loss 😢💔🙏
My heart breaks for you.😢
Please never ever ever stop talking about your son , his story needs to be heard for generations.
Thank you so much for sharing this heartbreaking story!!
Yes her son story needs to be told there are so many young people dying from fentanyl overdose and it's coming into our country by the boatloads. These young people have no clue what this drug is and what it can do to them and how fast it can kill them.. I have a 19 year old son as well and I would be so lost if my son took a drug overdose. I pray God gives her the strength to keep going on and talk about this and maybe she can save other kids.
Yes Wade's story needs to be heard & his story frightens me cos ADHD is so hard for any child or adult to cope with ....Hearing wade's phone message crippled both myself & My wife .... It's extremely real ADHD ... All these kids/Adults want is for they brains to slow down cos 24/7 it never stops so any drug ( Good or bad ) that slows they brain down they'll take for peace...All they want is to feel like the average child but it never happens ... Wade's story terrifies my wife & I...💔🇬🇧
Thank you for sharing your story. I feel your pain as a mother , losing your beautiful son as a result of negligent health care. First responders needed to be contacted when my son contacted acute care at a hospital. Whoever took that call made a bad decision, and it cost my son his life. The trauma a mother feels every day , is a wound that never heals. I too was like you, commenced an investigation , and it was only then that I knew the truth. There were so many signs my son was struggling. There were cover ups. There were so many pathetic untruths, resulting in no repercussions for various heath care workers. Our boys could have been saved. My son loved butterflies, and fishing too. 😢
What a beautiful young man. He was stolen from this world. Why didn’t they treat him appropriately? This is maddening and heartbreaking.
I will think of Wade whenever I see butterflies. 🦋 Rest easy Wade.
Substance Abuse Counselor here… thank you for sharing his story and never stop sharing his story. May your baby rest in peace. This pushes me to keep doing what I am doing everyday day❤️
Thank you for your comments. We also have a series of addiction recovery stories that you might find interesting. Here's a link to the playlist: From Addiction to Recovery - th-cam.com/play/PLdCPA32W_p39Z8hi7xSIX3Fkqmhd7mRzj.html
Grieving parent here: the old outdated AA models don't work for meth and fentanyl addictions ... Waiting for them to reach a bottom then pull themselves up doesn't happen because they reach death before the bottom... The revolving 72 hour door to detox/baker act is not enough time ... And finally expecting the cognitively impaired to make rationale choices is foolish ... Kicking the relapsers out of treatment is denying services to the most needy!!! Illegal drugs are illegal... if we take away the user's right to choose (because we know they can't choose rationally) lock them up against their will long enough for their brains to return to homeostasis at least they might live!!! And if they're off the streets the dealers have no customers ... Please encourage changes in your field ... My daughter was 26 when she died on 10/01/23 ... Leaving behind 2 daughters of her own ... And I feel I did everything humanly possible but did not get PROPER support ... The problem is overwhelming our nation we need new treatment protocols for addiction
Stop kicking out the relapsers!!! They are the ones that need the most help and they're not capable of making rational decisions or choices ... Need NEW tx protocols.. AA model doesn't work for drugs that kill before a bottom ever comes ... Advocate for change in your field ... The death toll speaks for itself..
Have you educated yourself on benzodiazepines? I never took any drugs until I broke my legs and was prescribed Xanax for sleep. Mind you, I wasn't having a problem sleeping. I only took it as prescribed. I became tolerant and went into tolerance withdrawal. When I went to the doctor, he looked at me and said, I think you're an addict. I looked back at him and said, well that makes you the dealer doesn't it, Doctor? He was enraged. My family paid $5,000 to send me to detox, when detox is not the way to go with benzodiazepines. That was 4 years ago, and I have dedicated myself to learning all I can about safely withdrawing from benzos. So I ask you, have you done your homework?
Thank you. They need ye
As an ER nurse, I see bad nurses and doctors all the time. It's so scary. Every human's life matters. I will think of your son when I care for my patients with substance abuse. God bless you and I'm so sorry.
Thank you for caring. I had a family member in the ER who struggled with mental health and made an attempt on their life. We could hear the ER nurse talking to the doctor on the phone about my family member calling him your “little friend“ and making snarky comments. It was disgusting and hurt to know that the people with that were caring for him saw it as a chore and we’re annoyed to have to do so.
The patients that came into the facility in my area who had substance abuse disorder or had overdosed were treated horrendously by the ER providers, as well as, Emergency Transport workers if they arrived through ambulance, where I live. Honestly, I have seen this kind of attitude in 99% of the ER healthcare providers in my area - no matter what the patient's problem happens to be. As a nursing student who did a rotation in the ER for weeks (the PCTs, LPNs, RNs, CRNPs, PAs and MDs were various, different people throughout the rotation cycle) , almost every single patient that came through that ER had many kinds of unprofessional comments made about them by various staff. I was in disbelief! The comments were NOT whispered at the provider's central pod area, but rather out loud, to passing RN/MDs, and right outside the patient's room where the family could plainly hear them (like, "Oh God, he/she is back again!!! Make SURE that Dr. So-in-So doesn't give them ANY prescription!" or an elderly patient that had multiple visits due to breathing difficulties, "She is STILL alive??? I can't believe it! She was JUST here last week. I thought her next stop was the funeral home! I don't know what they expect US to do with her!") I knew one of the patients who had a FRACTURED bone in his arm. He came into the ER on a Friday afternoon. He was a known addict. The DO on shift did give him a shot of a narcotic pain medication in the ER. The patient was given an appointment with the orthopedic department on Monday - TWO FULL DAYS AFTER THE ER VISIT WITH A FRACTURED ARM - for a cast to be placed The DO wrote a prescription for ibuprofen 800mgs for pain control until his appointment on Monday!!!!
I left my shift as a student many times and cried the whole way home. I wrote this in my reflection paper due after the rotation to my instructors who brushed it off - although many of my classmates had said the same thing to the instructors!
I had even had an in-person conference with one of the instructors because I was so disturbed by the treatment of the patients in the ER. I was asked if I wanted to graduate or not??? In other words, I was not to mention it again to ANYONE - EVER!!!
The pre-shift briefing in the mental health inpatient department was SICKENING!
I just wanted stand up and remind them of what they are supposed to be doing as healthcare providers, as well as, report them for their actions and comments - but, as a student, I was there to observe and shadow the RN, not comment on patient care or the attitudes, behaviors or assessments of the healthcare providers or patients. I was already "warn" in my in-person conference with my instructor that I was to keep my mouth shut!
The way these "providers" talked about the patients was unbelievable - in all departments of the local healthcare facilities.
@animalloverdani10, yes, you are correct, every single life matters!
This story hit home as many of my son's friends are gone from this Earth because of overdoses. He made the comment that he can't even cry anymore because it happens so often. The problem is completely out of control in my rural area. Deaths happen every week from overdoses - especially dealers mixing or "cutting" their product with Fentanyl, rat poison, etc.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
What do you mean by bad? Like they treat addicts as less-than and don’t care as much about them as other non addict patients? Because I was an addict for almost 2 decades and actively avoided telling my drs about it for fear of that and judgement. Had a few hospital drs and one older nurse that seemed judgey about it too, and my surgeon refused to take my pain seriously and gave me 10 days worth of 600mg ibuprofen for a very painful surgery even though I woke up in recovery screaming from the pain, ripping my o2 mask off, with 5 nurses basically holding me down. Its stuff like that that makes recovering addicts buy pain meds off the street, because if the Dr won’t manage our medical/physical pain legally and appropriately, and we need the pain to stop to heal properly, what do you think were gunna do? I wasn’t lying about my pain just to get pain meds, because I didn’t need a Dr to get pain meds, but it would’ve been nice to be believed and have my pain managed in a better way so I wouldn’t have had to even consider buying pain medicine illegally. Thankfully I stayed strong and raw dogged it with ice packs and ibuprofen, but a person who wasn’t as mentally strong would’ve relapsed immediately, so by managing our pain poorly and refusing to take us seriously, it’s not helping to avoid addiction/relapse, it’s directly contributing to relapses and death. Because when I’m in physical/medical pain for an injury, I’m not asking for pain meds to get high, I can do that on the street if I really wanted to, prob for free honestly, I just want my pain to stop so I can heal and have my life back, a few days of pain pills isn’t going to make every single addict relapse, those decisions need to be made on a patient to patient basis, not an EVERY addict-patient basis. Even had one younger hospital nurse that was pissed about the judgey hospital drs, she literally told me “I wouldn’t have even told them about your past history, because they really do treat you guys differently and it’s not right”
@@JayAllDay07130 seriously, you could go into the hospital with a gunshot wound but if you have anything in your system, they automatically blame that and don't do fuck-all for you.
My best friend ended up dying because she was afraid to go to the hospital. She was an addict but that's not what killed her, she had some internal things going on and maybe the drug use contributed to it, but addicts get treated so badly and are not taken seriously. It's not right.
As a recovering addict myself of opiates,when Wades message was being heard i immediately started crying. I felt that way for the last year I was in active addiction. We hate ourselves…it’s the worst feeling ever.
I’m so sorry Wade didn’t make it.
God has him now.
I’ve been there too … none of us choose it … it is horrible to be judged
I totally agree. I'm coming up on 1 year in April that I've been clean after almost 20 years. It started with perks, then heroin, then fentanyl, lastly tranq. I'm in my 50's and was living homeless near philly and my son actually found me, took me home to his house and got me into a methadone clinic. I hated myself for ever getting in that mess. I prayed constantly towards the end for God to help me get clean or take me out bc I just didn't want to live another day sick or high. The sickness is soooo bad that it's unbearable literally ( to anyone who doesn't know) so you can't just stop which is why you'll steal from love ones if your desperate, etc. Don't give up on your love ones out there bc you never know what today holds. If someone woulda told me last year that I'd be clean right now, I wouldn't have believed it so keep praying 🙏 God please help those that want to be clean today. God bless everyone and awesome job getting clean yourself Kenny. Sorry I shoulda said that first but it's truly awesome and I'm happy for you 💯
I’m currently going through addiction & I swear I hate it I’m depressed I need help 🥺🙏🏾
Please stay strong Kenny and all others. Drugs aren't 'fun' like they want you to think. Please be strong and be clean!!
Stay strong in your recovery. It can be forever. I am witness to that through my son- clean for 4 years. ❤
That voicemail broke my heart. Every addict wants to break free. NO ONE wants to be an addict. Society needs to embrace and support people struggling with addiction.
That ripped me apart…as a parent, there are no words for what that does to your heart
I'm a recovering addict..I do not wish addiction on anyone. It was a nightmare life. Thank you Jesus for saving me from.a life of hell.
Me too. What a sweet guy who wanted to get well
Look im an addict, i get it. But how many times and chances and resources were given to Wade and he wasted them?? As a society we cant save everyone. He made his decision, and unfortunately((???) he played russian roulette and lost. Its not on the ER to save this persons life over and over. He had been narcanned earlier and he went out and used before it could even wear off. I get her pain and shes wanting to blame anyone she can, but at some point it comes down to Wades fault. If not this time it obviously would've been something else very very soon.
Narcan wears off, and can wear off before the opioid that caused the overdose wears off. As an addict, how do you not know this? There was no evidence to indicate Wade used again after he ran; nothing at the scene, nothing in the toxicology report. Federal and state investigators both found that the hospital was negligent.
You can hear this young man’s pain in the voice message he left for his mother. I cried. You know he wants to get better and he tried.
To Wade,
After watching your story, you gave me the courage and clarity that I needed to admit to my family that I was an addict and needed help. I just completed 30 days in rehab for sub abuse. I owe it to you, Wade. I truly believe that you found me for I saw the most beautiful butterfly right after watching your story and I knew it was time. You saved my life and I and my family will be forever grateful. May you rest in peace.
Shannon
Texas
Thank you Shannon
Your comment brought tears to my eyes, not from sadness but from seeing someone in need be inspired. It is very touching. I hope u are doing well Shannon - rooting for u 😃
Sub abuse? Like suboxone/subutex bupe? I got addicted to those too, for over a decade, and no rehab will treat for it because they literally treat addiction WITH it.
God bless hope you are well still
@@JayAllDay07130that's not so, there are rehabs that treat for sub and methadone addiction all over the place
His sister’s pain is palpable. Bless her heart. 💔
It's heartbreaking. I'm 32 my brother 34. We have always been each other's bestfriend. I would lose my mind.
It took me so long to get through her speaking at the beginning, I couldn't help but to cry with her.
May the Universe surround them with Love.
I am a recovering addict, with nearly 9 years of sobriety. Thank you for sharing your son, Wade's beautiful life with us and thank you for your compassion and empathy towards the struggles of addiction. Even after NINE YEARS and building a beautiful life.... I'm still (and always will be) an "addict" only one use away from death.
Thank you for your comments. We also have a series of addiction recovery stories that you might find interesting. Here's a link to the playlist: From Addiction to Recovery - th-cam.com/play/PLdCPA32W_p39Z8hi7xSIX3Fkqmhd7mRzj.html
What a loving mom and sister! My heart breaks for their loss. 😢
I wish I could just hug this woman. She has the most beautiful heart. I prayed for you. Im in tears for you.
Exactly!
This stories are so very needed to be told
to spread more awareness around the world!!
I can not say how much I agree to the beautiful and absolutely honest words of his mum-
she is so very right!
Addicts are until now mostly treated like trash, like weak and untalented, naive persons…losers!
And yes- sadly so very often they are treated like someone who isn’t worth to be saved anymore, or doesn’t deserves the best medical and psychological treatment - but addiction is such a very serious disease!!
I’m an addict myself since so many years
(I started as a 15 year old girl, and yes
- there were heavy reasons like growing up in a sect, a violent relationship between my parents -my mum was also quite violent to us,
and lately a rape at age 13 from a member of this sect…)
But i survived,
I was struggling very bad for so many years too,
but than methadone literally saved my life…!
I’m now - many years later- a mum of two myself🩷🩵,
and I can live pretty normal - thank god!
I feel SOO sorry about the loss of your amazing son!! 😪
He was so talented, he was intelligent, he was absolutely pretty and he was so sensitive!!
You really can be so very proud of him!!✨
How precious he was…
Your lost must be so unimaginable,
can only say - I’m soo sorry!!!
All you said about the stigma on addicts is sadly SO very real!!
I feel absolutely with you…🙏
If I could- I really want to hug you so much, although I don’t know you personally…
Your son was so absolutely beautiful and he was also almost just a year younger than my own princess daughter….unbelievable!! Loosing a child (especially your firstborn) must be really the absolute worst thing that a mother can ever go trough…
I wish you much strength and find yourself free in your own precious memories with your baby…🌈❤🙏
Because all can be taken from us
- but not our own memories…
The whole time I watched this video I wished I could just hug them. I wish I could breathe a breath of life into that boy and bring him back. He deserved to live ..
The hospital may not have given him what killed him, but they’re responsible for his death
I lost my only daughter a year ago to fentanyl lacing. .....I know your pain. God bless you all.
I'm so sorry! I pray you can heal to some degree. ❤
My condolences. ✝️😔🙏
So sorry for your loss!
😢
God bless you 🙏
I lost my husband to Fentanyl 💔 in September 2023. He was only 44 years old. My God and my faith are getting me through this devastating time.
Stephane, I too lost my husband in September 2023 he was 60 from opiate O.D.
God has been carrying me since..I have a huge whole im my soul now.
Stay close to the Lord sister
Blessing
Joellen
I'm so sorry I Hope you can heal and thrive. I struggle w saying I'm a widow? Or I'm single. Its something I can't wrap my mind around what I am . I hate the look I get when the find out my husband overdose.
Im so sorry to hear of your loss. He will always be in your heart, i hope you can heal from this terrible loss.
@@stefhanieinsinga-ash2093 You don't have to say your a widow until you feel like saying it. Those who love you and are closest to you know your a widow so do not be worrying about what to say to others. Take your time and heal. It is nobody's business if your husband took an overdose, that is a private thing for you and your family to deal with.
I’m so sorry 😢
After listening to Wade's voice message, my heart shattered into a million pieces. 😢
That was the most heartbreaking voice message ever.
He was a beautiful soul carrying a lot of grief.
I’m a 54 year old Army veteran, and I have a son the same age. That voicemail crushed me. I haven’t broken down in tears in awhile, but this did it to me.
I feel that voice-mail was a gift to his mom. The love he felt for her was awesome!! She gets to hear his voice whenever she needs to hear it. Yes its heart breaking, but also a blessing. She got a goodbye message from him with lots of love in the message. I understand we all heard his pain too, but I think the positive message, the love to his mom, outweighs the struggle in his voice.
Me too
This video needs to be shown in every classroom worldwide.
I’m deeply sorry for your loss, Ma’am.
100%
What a tragedy, I can't stop crying, when you look into the eyes of this mother you can feel the infinite love she carries within her, this woman is so full of love and kindness, on the audio recording of her son he repeats over and over again how much he loves her. She did not deserve such a fate, we here in Europe are not yet experiencing this drug as much as in the US, but I think it will reach us too, and everyone needs to be sensitized to how dangerous this crap is. I feel so sorry for this young handsome man, he has not had the opportunity to live his life to the fullest, to realize his wishes and dreams, he seems very sensitive and emotional, I think his tender soul has been broken by this world. May he be in paradise and I sincerely wish his mother and loved ones that they have the strength to carry on, in loving memory of Wade. 🦋🦋🦋
🦋💙
❤🦋rip Wade
I'm a 68 yr. old man and I cried like a baby listening to your son's voice message to you. I can only imagine the pain and anger you and your family are in.
55 critical care nurse 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔
54 year old man here. I lost it too when her sons’ voicemail played. I became a child crying at that moment like I cannot remember.
Me too 😭😭😭
As a nurse as well as a Mother, I have to say how beautifully you presented Wade’s story. I cried and cried listening to the substandard care he went through.
I know that Wade would be so proud of you for following through on the terrible treatment he received.
We often wonder why God allows certain things to happen. Obviously, Wade’s Story needed to be told. It brings attention to substandard physical care and how even doctors and nurses see and treat addicts.
Wade’s voicemail message tore my soul apart…. But, you are left with a part of him.
NEVER, NEVER stop telling this story. It is done with so much love, respect, compassion and empathy. Thank you for sharing and for being Wade’s Mom. God Bless😇🙏🦋
Thank you. ❤he was my beautiful son. I fought so hard for him when he was alive I will continue to now.
Dear,dear Megan. God bless you and give you the strength to carry on in Wade’s behalf.
We know about substandard care without kids having to die just so theyre story can be told.
Oh Mama, I am so, so sorry for your loss. The way he was treated made me so angry. His loss could definitely have been prevented. So glad that you filed a complaint with the agency. Keep telling his story. Keep creating awareness. Keep fighting for change so this won't happen to others. God Bless You!!
Bitte verlangen sie nicht zuviel von uns Krankenschwestern und Aerzten, das sind auch nur Menschen!
His voicemail broke every thing i held together through this whole video. I pray for this family.
My son died in 2022. He was addicted for years. My boss said it best. Michael was a really good person with a really bad problem. He grew to hate his life and as a mother it's so hard to know you can't fix it. Sometimes I think God just rescued him. Your pain is my pain
Not best 😢😢😢
My precious son’s name was also Michael and he was 18
On August 9, 2022 I also lost my 18 yr old grandson of fentanyl poisoning. I feel your pain. May God comfort you and your family.
My beautiful son Mark, 31, died from the effects of alcoholism on 2/22/21. Listening to your story brought back so many memories of begging my son to quit drinking to no avail. He always said he wanted to quit, but would always relapse. I remember the hundreds of calls to his cell, which like happened to you, went unanswered. And it seems the further they go down the road of addiction, the less everyone cares about them. At first people stop caring, then they lose most/all of their friends, then all they have left is their family, who they are sick of listening to, and then all they have left is their addiction. It’s all just so sad . Keep telling your story, it helps.
@susanhooks2988 thanks Susan, I also think God Rescued JoJo. He was headed down a dark road, where he thought the happines he would find
My name is Ingrid, I am 79 years old and I have a 52 year old son is addicted to fyntal. Ji know your pain. Thank you for making this video. Every parent, wife, sister , brother should watch this video. Love and prayers for your family. God Bless.
Hugs to you, lady! My daughter had to be narcaned after heroin/fentanyl but survived. There is hope, but there is so much pain!
@JhonnyCash-mo2wx
Not true
Love and prayers to you and your son.
...❤😢
Never give up praying. My son was an addict for over 25 yrs. I prayed & prayed. He was shooting up fentanyl while being on meth & what ever type of drugs he came across. I always said when it came to getting high my son had no brakes. He just kept getting higher & higher. ONLY by the grace of God he didn't overdose. 4 yrs ago he got clean. I've never been so thankful for answered prayers. God bless you & your son 🙏 ❤️
I cried the whole time. I too lost my son to fentanyl in 2022. It's more pain than a parent should ever have to live with. I am so sorry to this beautiful family and thank you for your work.
I’m so sorry. As a parent of sons, my heart hurts for you.
I am so sorry for your loss.
❤
Bless your heart. May you find comfort in knowing that you will see him again someday.🪽
I sure hope the pain subsides....I lost my middle to.homicide.my older 4 weeks ago...found him dead in bed all my pleading....did not bring my best friend back...God bless us all
"It was an honor to be his mother". It was an honor to listen to attend to your story. Respectfully submitted for your consideration Gregg Oreo Long Beach CA Etats Unis
My gosh....this country has to do something about this nightmare. Whenever I can I try to educate my family, especially the younger ones but I am just one person.
They're not going to just like driving while under the influence driving while intoxicated it is out of control it is actually a national security emergency it is out of control! And these fentanyl deaths are ridiculous!
Trust me, one person can make a difference. A big difference, at that. Don't allow yourself to take the blame of such a huge epidemic. Do what you can and as long as you do that, you are a positive contribution to this epidemic.
Please VOTE for leaders who really care❤
Its the ONLY hope America's youth has.
THEY ARE BRINGING THE DRUGS IN AT THE BOARDERS THEY ARE WIDE OPEN,CHINA IS IMPORTING FENTANYL TO KILL AMERICANS, READ THE BOOK BLOOD MONEY BY PETER SCHWEITZER.WAKE UP TO THE TRUTH!!
Megan, thank you for sharing. I am a mother of an addict also. Her drug of choice is alcohol, but she is 32 and refuses to go to rehab. I finally had to cut her off from rescuing her from herself. She is no longer speaking to me. I, too, never dreamed I would be the parent of an addict. She was a talented gymnast who trained at the same facility as Simone Biles. She quit to run cross country as a Freshman in high school. She is on the record board at her school and was second in the state of Texas for two years. She became pregnant at 17 and it was her wish to place her baby with our worship pastor. She had a mental break after doing so and I had to put her in a mental hospital but she was only there for 2 weeks before she turned 18. She has had a lot of trauma since then and now refuses help. Wade should still be here. He wanted help. I wish the stigma and shame of being an addict would disappear. It is unconscionable that a doctor who is sworn to “do no harm” would treat him like that. I hope that you get compensated for the hospital’s egregious mistakes even though it won’t bring Wade back. It would go a long way in helping others to get the help they need if they don’t have insurance and can’t get into a good recovery program. It would also go far in educating kids at schools. My mama heart is broken with yours. I pray you take comfort in knowing Wade is no longer struggling and feeling the shame of being an addict. Hugs.
There is NO SHAME in being an addict . Addiction is Pain get educated and just like u said about your daughter that she has trauma … well so did Wade so change your perception of addicts . No shame it is a coping mechanism .
Listen to him talk that is not shame that is FEAR and PAIN
@@umitoshi2925uhh, yes he did feel “shame”, why do you think he was crying and pleading with his mom to not give up on him? You’re comments attacking this woman’s use of words is unnecessary, her post is filled with compassion and empathy; she’s going through her own trauma with her addict daughter and relates. My sister is also an alcoholic, when she goes on months long binges and ruins her life in the process she feels shame. We’re not ashamed of them, we just want to love them through it, it’s the addict who feels the shame of what the disease has amounted in them. Yes fear, yes pain, but also sadness and shame for what they’ve become.
My daughter as well 34 years old walked away from 3 children and gave birth to a son that was addicted to fentanyl she left the baby in the hospital now she’s in jail she’s at her rock bottom but she won’t or get help..we had some programs in our state she’s not interested..she’s my only child what a nightmare this is!!!😢..sorry for your loss mama..I fear the knock at the door
I feel with you my daughter blames me for all the bad things she has done after so much drama leaving my job and moving 10 times o get away from the bad friends I ruined my life list my pension reputation as a dependable worker etc. I also cut her off only now at 68 I can breath a little but the heartache never leaves.🙏 For you friend.
I am a recovering addict myself. I am now 10.5 months clean. It is the hardest journey I have ever been on but everyday it’s more and more rewarding. Listening to his voicemail is absolutely heartbreaking. I can hear the desperation in his voice. He is so broken and just wants his mother’s love and his life back. I know the feeling of wanting to feel normal. May he rest peacefully. I am so sorry your family had to endure that crappy hospital. You are in my prayers
Thank you for your comments. We also have a series of addiction recovery stories that you might find interesting. Here's a link to the playlist: From Addiction to Recovery - th-cam.com/play/PLdCPA32W_p39Z8hi7xSIX3Fkqmhd7mRzj.html
I cried so much through this video. I used to be an addict for about 12 years. I have been clean for almost 10 years now. I was a nurse, graduated top of my class. When I say it can happen to anybody, I truly mean that. I'm sooo sorry for your loss. Your doing a wonderful thing keeping his story alive and increasing awareness about this terrible disease. God bless you and your family. 🥺🦋
We also have a series of recovery stories that you might find interesting. Here’s a link to the playlist.
Journey from Addiction to Recovery Series
th-cam.com/play/PLdCPA32W_p39Z8hi7xSIX3Fkqmhd7mRzj.html
10 years sober here too almost.
❤ love to all who have suffered gone through so much from addictions. Congratulations be proud of yourselves for giving addictions the flick they are the pits hard act I know as all suffer in the family including Grandparents. Now gone through all you have can do anything now. Long healthy happy life to you & your families ❤
@@melissasnead7204 what made you start taking drugs?
One of the biggest things this world lacks is compassion.
Addicts in healthcare facilities are not “addicts” - they are patients in need of help and emergent (this case) measures with compassion.
No one who just been resuscitated and is vomiting can be released from ER.
Even if they wanted to leave, they would have to be held against their will as danger to self.
ER doc must have been very tired and not thinking straight.
But besides her, there were Registered Nurses that also have a license-mandated duty to protect the patient. Just series of failures…
Compassion- absolutely 🙏 while they are at a medical facility. No compassion for when they choose to do it again.
@@ArtU4All that ER made a big mistake as he should not hv been released. The symptoms he was having was from withdrawl.
True
@@ArtU4Allthe health care system is bursting at the seems. Poor workers are over worked
The er would not let me leave until they knew I was ok.
Ma’am, I know your son was proud to have a mother like you. He will always be looking over you and his family. I’m so sorry.😢
This is the most impactful piece you have run on this channel. My son too struggles w/ addiction and Wade's words could be his own. The most chilling part of this segment is hearing about the indifference and stigma most doctors treat addicts with. THIS IS A BRAIN DISEASE!! Sobriety is not about willpower or willingness or desire - that is a minor aspect of one's ability to get and stay sober. (Some addiction scientists say willpower contributes only 20% to sobriety, the other 80% is genetics/biochemical). I had an appointment w/ a new doctor several weeks ago and I knew from a personal connection that her son also struggles. We spent a solid 30 mins talking about the stigma in the medical profession and society at large that addicts must face. It's a tragedy and compounds many addicts attempt to connect and get the care and treatment they deserve, like anyone else with a chronic disease. I'm so sorry Megan had to make this video, but I hope her message can be amplified.
I’ve been suffering from alcohol and drug addiction for 17 years. I spent all of last summer in the ICU. I have a huge scar on belly from major surgery. I now take tons of meds, loss my beautiful hair, dropped to 90 lbs,been to rehab 3 times and nothing. I’m getting evicted from my apartment cause I couldn’t keep up with rent especially being for months in the ICU. Nobody in my life will take me in. Next months going to a long term rehab. Addiction runs on my fathers side. My great grandmother died of alcoholism and dad is a recovering alcoholic. I’m by far the worst in the family tho. And I felt the judgement of being an addict and the feeling ashamed. I pray this time around works for me. My life depends on it.
Please stay strong and believe in yourself. I believe you are strong.❤
I do differ on the will to be sober- they can have the will and they can achieve sobriety but there’s a LOT of people who LOVE being fucked up. My husbands an alcoholic, he has a hip replacement, isn’t even 35 yet. He was sober for 6 months after drinking his entire life from 15 on, everyday. Never a break. He was in ICU for 2 weeks after deciding to stop drinking. He was sober 6 months, started legal pot day 1 out of the hospital. Back to drinking 6 months later. He likes it. He is energized on alcohol. He can also be violent when he drinks hard liquor so it’s easy to tell when he is hiding a bottle of vodka. We have a rule, 6 packs only, try not to drink the whole 6.
Wait a few days. I can’t help him want to stop drinking but I can lay ground rules that our relationship is over if he gets violent again. I’m not getting murdered for him. Sorry.
But just like my sister- having 5 kids didn’t get her to stop her drugs or alcohol. She always goes back. It’s not just an addiction in the brain it’s a want as well. When they are ready to stop they will. Just like a fat person and ice cream or someone who loves coffee or smoking. When it gets old they can stop IF THEY WANT TO.
@@annc.3908 that's what you want to believe. That they want to. It's easier to believe that so you'll have someone to blame
@@melimel2990I hope you're doing well!!
I hate to say this, but subpar care has become a standard in the health industry, especially in cases of addicts, homeless, elderly people. There are never any actually repercussions for all the lives they ruin/end
I lost my dad to a fentanyl overdose. He was 65. But he lived his life… Wade didn’t get to live his life. My dad got addicted after a few severe injuries and they gave him insane amounts of opiates. For a long time. Then they wanted to pretty much cut him off- with no plan, no weaning… so he started buying them on the street and that’s where he got the meds that took his life. However- his death was not in vain and saved MY life. I got off opiates and stopped drinking. I will have THREE years of sobriety (god willing) on 4/10 ❤ my kids got their mom back. I got ME back. I love you, dad. Fentanyl also took the incredible Mac Miller. Still makes me so sad and mad honestly. I’m so sorry for the loss of Wade- just so young. Too young. This has got to stop…
God bless you Jen, it's not easy , be strong, and you did it
What a goo heart you have. I'm very a at your bereavement.
Being in addiction is the worst place to be, ITS for life, Your life 🙏🙏👥👥✝️
I'm SO sorry to hear of the loss of your Dad but SO happy for you that you are 3 yrs clean & sober !! CONGRATS !! ❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️
So sorry that you lost your Dad, he still had a long life to live! He was still young at 65! I'm PROUD of you for quitting!!!! Well done!!!!!
These are wonderfully done. Thank you 🙏
I LOVE U TAY
Woah it's Tay Zonday. Out of anyone I'd expect to see in this channel's comments wouldn't be you lol.
Yes, they really are❤
I've been doing mental health for over 20 years and it never gets easy to watch a person's life destroyed by addiction.
Why do they do it? I think there needs to be different terms for people that do it for recreation, people that are royally messed up emotionally which drives them to it, etc.
It don't start from addiction that's just the underline....
Imo it gets harder and harder, the more you understand addiction, the more people you see suffering, the more it hurts.
Loving a person who is an addict is heartwrenching. They're right there Infront of you, but trapped behind the mask of addiction. They may want out, you may want them out, but both are powerless to the addiction or to the drug. It's like a slow mourning process, while the person sits next to you. In the times they get sober you're full of hope, you see 'them' again, and then that's followed by the crushing weight of relapse. Multiple relapses are so common and a huge part of recovery. But knowing it's common...does not make it any easier.
As a psych student and just as a person, I wish I could reach in and fight the addiction for them. I wish I could take their burden and fight for them. But I can't. And that guts me like a fish every time.
Especially with young people. They're developing severe addictions before their brain has developed, or before they've reached adulthood. And we have to try to educate these kids on addiction, as they're going through it, before they've even finished highschool or college. Try to explain these wildly adult responsibilities to these young people who are in agony that they don't understand. Knowing that they have to be the one to make the big hard choices if they want to get sober or live. Breaks my heart.
@@Alicia-b4c5wyou're right. Addiction is a symptom of something much deeper. Addicts are sensitive, kind, smart, caring, loving, and in deep deep pain in their core. Until we heal those parts, why would any addict even want to try and get sober? Why would anyone want to face reality when they're in that much pain?
We need rehab+mental health to understand this. That addicts are coping, they're using bc it's the only thing they have to cope with their immense pain. We can't get people sober, we cannot properly understand addiction until we understand that.
Taken so young 😢. RIP young man.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I lived in Tampa, FL for over 28 yrs and then I moved to Pasco County 7 years later. I left the state last year. My best friend was suicidal. She went to the ER in Tampa about 11 yrs ago and the psych doctors didn't believe her so they sent her home. She cut her wrist on purpose and her husband took her back to that ER. She said to the doctors "Now do you believe me?" My friend had Bipolar 2 and was traumatized as a child. She turned to drugs to cope. She doctor shopped for drugs after a car accident left her with back pain. The day after, she overdosed and died, her pyscho mother showed me a bag of Extended release morphine pills that a doctor prescribed for her back pain (180 pills). I forgot what the milligrams were but they were high. I was at her mom's house the night before she died. I was devasted. She died after she went to bed. She always told me "I love you Linda." She really did. She was my best friend.😢
I'm so sorry for your loss. You are a precious friend. May God bless and comfort you.
This is such a tragic and powerful story. Shocking how the hospital mishandled. Thank you to his loving mom and sister for sharing Wades story and educating others. Heartbreaking
Sadly alot of hospitals have evil, heartless people working in them, I am still traumatized from a 21 day stay in. Acute care after losing my ability to walk and suffering seizures and neurological issues and was assaulted and treated worse than you would be in jail by a pack of nurses. I will die at home, never to return to a hospital again.
@susanbrown4137 Unfortunately, it's true in a lot of countries !!!!🇬🇧
Megan thank you for sharing your story about Wade. It’s just so heartbreaking
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I can't tell you how much your story parallels mine. My 20 yr daughter (she had just turned 20) died from a heroin overdose in 2011. She was beautiful and smart. She was always in the talented and gifted program in school. Her Dad, who was her favorite person in the world, died when she was 18. I had to tell her. She was living with a boyfriend. Not long after her Dad's funeral, I find out she's using heroin, a suggestion by her older bf. Eventually I get a letter in which she tells me she feels it has taken her soul. My heart drops. It appears she had many overdoses, but eventually she was dumped off, topless, by this bf at the ER. She was barely breathing. They did surgery to relieve pressure on her brain, but it wasn't enough. She was in ICU on full life support. She was tested and was brain dead. No activity. We had to take her off life support. There is no coming back from actual brain death.
So so sorry! I hope you have found a small measure of peace in life. ❤️🩹🙏
thats so sad
God bless you!
Mi dispiace tantissimo per la tua perdita, ma lasciare che una ragazzina conviva col fidanzato mi sembra eccessivo. 18 anni sono pochi per una convivenza, forte se fosse rimasta e seguita e supportata dalla famiglia avrebbe avuto modo di fare scelte diverse.
I lost my baby girl December 2018. It has broken me. My love and prayers to you.
Mam, I am so so sorry!! Words cannot express!! I am a RN for 34 years and I don’t understand this? Why in the world would he be discharged in that condition is beyond me! I’m so sorry 😢. I don’t know you but I wish I could help you. And your family cope with this tragic loss! I will pray fervently for you and your family ! 🙏🙏 Thank you for helping so many others through your story. I cannot even imagine. Addiction is a disease that is so stigmatized that sometimes it prevents people from getting help. And that breaks my heart. I have been an ER RN first many many years and I have a heart for people with addiction. Yet I see so many other medical professionals treat people with addictions badly! and this is something that has to change! I don’t know what else to say, except that I am so sorry and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your sincere story about your wonderful son. You may never know how many people you will help just by sharing this story that you did. And I can tell it was not easy. God bless you and your family and your time of grief.
Yes, his treatment in the ER was an extremely disturbing aspect of this story!
Mama, your story and Wades story need to be heard by every human on the planet. You are a great Mom. Wishing you peace.
My dear Megan, I see your pain as I, too, lost my 17 year son to suicide. You have spoken your truth and I heard you in Ireland. Your voice has reached far and wide. Good for you. My heart broke as I listened to Wade's life's experiences. He was a very beautiful, intelligent, living person who suffered far too much before he died. I too tried EVERYTHING to help my gorgeous son Dan but the adolescent mental health service was totally inadequate and in fact, traumatised him more. I believe he is in a beautiful space now, and we are left behind to carry on for others. The pain will soften a little over time, but it won't ever leave you. You must learn to live with it and not expect too much from others who've never been through what you've endured. Once your other kids are ok, then that's what keeps you going. Slowly, you'll start to smile, then laugh. Sometimes you have to fake it til you make it... and that helps a bit. Grow with the pain. See it in others and feel compassion for their pain. One day, we will die and see our beautiful, gorgeous boys again and feel their smile and embrace. So be strong my dear and find happiness again. 😍
Mam please from the bottom of my heart let me first say I am so sorry for the loss of your son. Second your beautiful words helped me tonight as I was crying in bed over the loss of my beautiful Wade. Thank you. 🦋
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@@MeganLaDue❤❤ sending love from South Africa. It's heartbreaking 💔 what you been through and I'm so sorry 😞.
We just lost my big brother to suicide. Worst pain EVER😭
That voicemail broke my heart to pieces. I’m 3.5 months clean from opiates and i also died and was brought back to life ! I wish your beautiful son got another chance and I’m so sorry as he sounded like an amazing motivated beautiful soul!! ❤❤❤❤ Sending you all the love my heart has !
Praying for your strength and well being! I'm sure it's tough to stay sober but one day at a time! 🙏
You got this💪🙏👑
God bless you! Best wishes!
Thank God! So glad you’re here with us 🤍
Stay with it - it may not always seem like it but you will be so happy when you get a little further away from it. You may not know what lies ahead for you if you stay clean, but we know what happens if you don't.
Congrats on your sobriety. PLEASE chase your recovery like you chased your addiction bc you matter!! You are loved and your life is precious 💕🫂🫂🫂
I wish you forever sobriety! Keep up the good fight!
My daughter has been free from intravenous opiate use for 2 1/2 years now. She started at the age of 15 and went through eight years of struggle. In Canada, resources are scarce, so I had bring her to USA to medically detox her three times, but the second attempt left her with PTSD after 14 painful days. However, she has come a long way since then. Now 26, she is flourishing, attending school, and living in her own apartment in a different city from where her addiction took hold. I am immensely proud of her progress and achievements. Witnessing the hardships of other families going through similar situations fills me with empathy and brings me to tears. To those enduring similar challenges, I send my love and heartfelt apologies for what you are going through. My daughter still suffers from the effect of drug use. I don’t think she thinks she’s doing well as she’s comparing herself to other people her age, who have not gone through what she has gone through. I don’t think she sees what a great accomplishment. She is in fact, the strongest person I know and my hero. This is most people don’t ever get out of it. I wish she would see her worth.
I just wanna add medical detox takes one day. This is who I suggested who helped us and who didn’t help.
Avoid the Coleman Institute at all costs. Supposed to be a one-day procedure, but this guy, a homeopathic, subjected her to over 14 days of torture before we intervened. As a result, she developed PTSD. The ordeal and trauma endured, all for a hefty price of $40,000! Advanced Rapid Detox (ARD) in Detroit, on the other hand, truly saved my daughter's life. It's a one-day process as they solely focus on medical detox. However, it's crucial to have a comprehensive plan in place for after the detox process.
I have used Wade's story in a number of my group counseling sessions at the recovery center where I am a substance abuse counselor. This story not only shows what addiction can do to the people that you love, but the stigma and lack of care often keeps those struggling from reaching out. Thank you for this story.
Not even 5 minutes in and I am sobbing. These families, God bless these families🙏🏾
This is just heartbreaking 💔 I’m so sorry for your loss. My parents were heroin addicts, my 3 brothers were also addicts. My mom sadly tried to get better, however she died 12 years ago due to her addiction. My father had been an addict and well he finally stopped the drug because he skin popped so much his brain was that of a 2 year old. Well dad lost his life not to addiction but too cancer 2 years ago.. My brothers well one is doing a 15 year sentence because of the drug. 1 has been sober for 6 years. And well my middle brother is homeless and heroin/and fentanyl have taken over his life. Now I’m a mom of 3 daughters 24, (the oldest graduated with a degree in PR from The University of Texas) 17 & 16 and I talk to them about fentanyl each and everyday. Even when their friends come over I talk about it. We need to get these drugs off the streets! RIP Wade ~ thank you for sharing your story 🦋
Your an amazing mom. Many people just don't understand.
I don't believe any parent should give up on their child.
No matter what. It's never to late, don't give up.
I also lost my son to Fentanyl. I'm so sad about your loss. My son was also a miracle baby but we were in the military had to move alot and in the middle of his high-school year we had to move and he had to leave all his friends behind. Buddy never could get over that he had to leave his life behind. He was so smart and then started smoking pot dropped out of school his senior year started drinking then started taking pills. He lost his battle October 15th 2022. I found him in his room. It's just so hard to move on. I miss my son so much.
I cannot even imagine your pain, I am so sorry you lost your son. No parent should ever bury their child, wishing I could hug you right now.
Watched from England. I'm a 16 years in recovery addict. I was with you every second of this video. A beautiful light extinguished tragically unnecessarily. You did everything right, Addiction is not a life choice, it's a disease that is the same as any other. May our heavenly father wrap his arms around you and bring you and your family the peace that surpasses all understanding. ❤❤❤
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My deepest condolences. My brother had a similar problem. I was with him in the ER standing in the corner waiting on results, a nurse etc. when two medical professionals came to the doorway (they couldn’t see me) and stated “oh well, I guess we’ll be harvesting his organs soon”. I stepped up into their sight and said “oh really! Care to elaborate on that”? I was livid! Some humans should not be medical professionals.
To this sweet Mom, I am speechless after hearing your story. I wish I could go back in time and somehow prevent that horrible compound from ever being discovered. I’ve got two boys - three and six years old - and Wades smile reminds me so much of them. That voice message reminds me even more of my six year old. I can’t explain it, it’s just something about his tone - the desperation to be trusted and believed. I couldn’t stop myself from imagining that Wades voice was that of one of my boys years from now. This is the first time I have truly admitted to myself that fentanyl could some day claim one or both of them, so please know that all of your efforts to warn people like me have succeeded. I wish I could just take all of your pain away, but the best I can do right now is thank you, so much, for opening my eyes.
Beautifully said. I also have a 3 year old boy and a 6 year old boy. My 3 year old is named Wade. That's why I clicked on this video. I watch these videos because I lost my sister in law to Fentanyl poisoning in 2022 on my birthday. It really helps me understand addiction because I didn't even know she had a problem. I miss her every day. God bless you on motherhood. What an amazing gift it is to be a mom.
I am so sorry Meagan . Just came across this randomly and it touched my heart . I can’t stop crying. You are so brave and strong. You’re in my prayers. Even though my daughter is still alive I feel as though as I am grieving for her every day. I haven’t seen her for almost 2 years. I love her and miss her so much. It has been very hard on me and everyone who loves her. She was my greatest accomplishment She had everything going for her and lost everything because of drugs . Her great job she had for 11 years , her car , house and worse of all her little girl. My precious granddaughter. it breaks my heart. it is horrible to watch someone you love change into someone you don’t recognize. It’s a helpless feeling and I am scared for her. Her dad and I offered to send her to treatment but she refuses to admit she needs help. I don’t know why I’m telling you this . maybe it’s because I feel like I can’t talk about it . Bless your heart for sharing your story . The stigma you’re talking about is the reason my daughter has isolated herself . I know she has so much shame. I feel so bad for her.
Bless you and I pray your daughter stays alive and well and returns to you one day clean. Yes it is sad how addicts and others even elderly in health crises are treated, addicts get put down, discarded and called junkies and seniors just get called old complaining people etc…
I am a nurse and I am an addict. The comments I hear from other healthcare personnel that I work with that have no idea about my story really makes me sad. Never in a million years did I think I would become addicted to opiates but after going through 3 years of pain from my autoimmune disorder and being given this magical pill that took that all away, it was bound to happen. My doctor prescribed me 120 Norco and continued to do that month after month. When that wasn’t enough I bought off the street. I have now been sober for one year and a little over one month and I no longer put myself into situations where I’m around those medications. When I first started out as a nurse I would judge my patients that were addicts and think why can’t they just stop?! Well, now I know. So, for all other healthcare professionals, I hope and pray this never becomes your reality but just remember no one is immune! I’m so sorry this poor kid was treated this way. And had he been treated differently he might still be here and I hope that really sinks in for those doctors and nurses! And even though his family and friends are hurting, his pain is now gone. May he rest in peace. ❤
I am also a nurse and our stories are so similar.
AMEN 🙏
Wishing all the best for you.
@@natscat4752 Same from Germany 🙏❤️
I can so relate as I'm a nurse too and recovering addict. My disease took so much from me. If doctors had just listened and genome instead of judging me my suffering may not have had to be as bad as it was. Godbkess you for your post and im so proud of you
As an addiction counsellor; I am trying to understand why Wade with his history, was ever prescribed Xanax at all.
Trauma, family loss, too smart for his own good and too talented. The ones who have the most gifts, suffer so much inside😢. My brother was the same way. Doctors just hand it out. Its awful.
Wade could of told the doctor that he’s an addict and he cannot take Xanax, but he didn’t
When you go to different facilities they don’t know what your previous drug use is/was. Especially if you’re not honest about it. He could have easily went there and told them he use to be prescribed it.
@@Day1lamb but he was prescribed it first that’s how he got addicted to begin with the way I understood it. After being addicted to it the first time he was prescribed it again after kicking it
A doctors job is to treat he was trying to treat his anxiety he didn't know he would have got addicted it's tragic
I've watched quite a few of these Fentanyl Kills stories. This one that hit home hardest and made me cry. What a beautiful 19 year old young man, I'm so very sorry for your loss.
Thank you for your love, compation and courage.
God bless you and your son.
Lord, I pray for my brothers and sisters struggling with addiction. Please bring them redemption and recovery over their trauma. Help them find joy, peace and love. Protect them from the temptations and evil schemes of the enemy. Through your mercy may they overcome the struggles of abuse and be given the support they need to find lasting change. All glory to God. In Jesus name, Amen.
ONLY through prayer and God's loving mercy, can an addict be saved. I witnessed the miracle God gave my son by giving him his life back. Now, my son knows the only way forward is by following God's word. All the glory to God.
I am crying and crying and crying.... That voicemail... It will stay with me forever... Thank you for sharing the story about your son. What a beautiful soul he was. Deepest condolences.
@@n.l.5203 me too., him saying how much he loved her 😭😭😭😭feeling so heartbroken for Wade and his family . Such a beautiful boy he was . Beyond sad
Wade was so lucky to have you as a mom. Thank you so much for generously sharing your story. 🦋💕
Wade means something to me, thanks for sharing your experience. I was raised in a very difficult environment, the person who I loved the most, my father, he was an addicted person and I always consider his behaviour as "an illness" . I pray for him
So sorry for your loss! I'm a mom and couldn't imagine, I hope you and your family find Peace in your souls😢
At 15 experiencing a very traumatic event sounds heartbreaking. Poor Wade 💔
I noticed that, too. She seems to be a single mother. Maybe she divorced his father when Wade was 15.
Can you tell me about his trauma? I wasn't able to hear that from the video
I'm assuming sexual abuse cause she wouldn't say it 😢❤
That voicemail is heart wrenching. My heart breaks for this family.Another beautiful soul lost to the streets.
No lost to criminals bringing poison in our borders . Then corruption in our government who has open borders increasing the number of illegal drugs and criminals coming into America.
This story broke my heart. To listen to the pain brought me to tears. I'm a 67 year old alcoholic and addict, in recovery for almost 3 years. As a Mother who lost 2 sons, a 32 year marriage my beautiful home all within a 2 year period. My story is quite different than yours but ultimately I also lost my 2 boys no not to addiction but to AIDS. They were diagnosed very young but after losing them and my marriage I lost myself to alcohol and drugs. My pain was so unbearable the only way I knew how to cope was turning to a substance. Your story has opened my eyes to such injustice and your son felt the affects of being stigmatized just as my sons did carrying the burden of having AIDS and being slightly so many times over people just being misinformed of a disease that today people are living full lives with. I love the butterfly tattoo your son got. Again my heart goes out to you and your whole family. I'm so sorry for your loss. 🙏🙏🙏
We also have a series of recovery stories that you might find interesting. Here’s a link to that playlist.
Journey from Addiction to Recovery Series
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This is torturous to watch. No mother, parent, sister, brother, aunt, uncle...shoul EVER have to go through this. You are all my heroes-your courage, love, and willingness to share is beyond amazing. You are helping others.
Increased awareness through education, crack down on drug trafficking, tougher laws are essential to addressing this nightmare!
Agreed, but if you have hospitals that wrongfully discharge patients and detectives that refuse to even go through an OD victim's phone, well i don't see how this will get better.
As well as voting into office none millionaires who genuinely care for the American people.
That's the Bidens out then,@@ntandosekay
@@edda682 yeah he & the smartest person he knows prosper by allowing this poison into our country. 10% for the Big Guy.
CIA is the biggest drug peddler on this planet.
This is a wonderful work of art that tells the absolute truth about the mass murder that is happening throughout the world. Amazing how HEROIC these parents snd other loved ones, who have suffered immeasurably, are. So generous and courageous to share their stories. Thank you, thank you. Thank you!!! I am about to turn 82 and my 8th great-grandchild was born last week. I am constantly praying that someone with power abd influence WAKES UP and determines to make a difference. You guys are wonderful. Cant say thank you often enough.
Thank you for your comments.
If only more older people your age were as compassionate and non-judgmental as you are we could change the world ❤
You are a wonderful mother
Mass murder is an accurate description.. America in particular MASSIVELY over prescribes addictive drugs & the street takes over .. I’m British & so shocked at the epidemic you have , absolutely tragic & so avoidable 😞
You can take away certain drugs but there will always be these problems. What’s wrong is missing dads, families that aren’t whole, self esteem and mental illness. Crappy doctors and leaving people in states of extreme anxiety.
Megan, thank you so much for doing this. I tell everyone the same thing…. It is a disease. They don’t want it anymore than someone wants diabetes or cancer. They are treated differently and we need to do better as a society. We need to have affordable facilities for those suffering from addiction. They are human beings that need to be treated with dignity and compassion. It’s disgusting how that hospital treated Wade and they should be held accountable and that physician should lose her license. I’m so sorry for your loss. This story will stay with me forever. Your family is forever in my prayers! From one mother to another, my heart was truly broken watching this and I bawled my eyes out. Listening to his voicemail was gut wrenching. Fly high Wade amongst the angels. You will see him again in Heaven. Until then, he knows everything you are doing for him! You’re a great mom! ❤
Her son’s tears were absolutely daunting to listen to. What a precious young man.
Wade is still with you because as long as u continue to tell his story you are indeed keeping him and his story ALIVE
Amen 🙏
@@PaulaSanders-tp1wr Amen
Meagan thank you 🕊 i have lost two beautiful sons due to drug addiction lots and lots of tears are flowing right now but i want to send three 🦋🦋🦋 to Heaven in honour of our boys Dearest Meagan 🕊
God please bless her with peace.
I don't know how you go on. I'm so sorry!
@@donnabowman9059 There is no choice. I only lost a stepchild and life is never the same.
@@poppadoc5614 I'm so sorry!
Hugs from Ethan’s mom 💜
After listening to Wade's voice message, my heart shattered into a million pieces. A big hug, love, and peace for you; no mother should have to go through this unimaginable pain. Thank you for sharing your story.
Mom to Mom. Thank you. Bless you. Your courage and compassion is so warranted and appreciated. I’m appalled at the behavior of the hospital.
Powerfully articulated the sad state of our healthcare system. EVERYONE deserves to be treated like human being…EVERY life is precious. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
thats a thing of the past....Do no harm? yeah right
Sad milestone. Thank you for what you are doing. I insisted my brother have his children watch these videos. You’re saving lives. ✝️🙏🏻❤️
My mom died of a drug overdose and no one cared. She was very young too. I am SO sorry to hear of his passing. I’m glad the hospital and dealer were held accountable. My prayers are with you and your family always.
Wow this was by far the toughest video you guys have posted ..that voicemail was the icing on the cake..he was trying and crying out for help and wanted it so bad you can tell he wanted it so bad ..for a different life ..praying for his mom/family 💜💜🙏🏾🙏🏾
As a spouse of an addict… yeah I’ve heard that before. Yep. So have my friends who had addicted boyfriends. Yep the tears. And the I’ll do anything. The words used to gain your support just to deceive you again. Sure, maybe at the moment they feel so desperate they actually give a shit.
But sometimes it’s just a repeat of an over and over what you become numb to knowing they don’t really mean it because in less than 48 hours they will be back… so yeah. Sure he’s still young (19) so it seems closer to the real him… but they also have to WANT it. Like really want it.
@@annc.3908 correct!
The voicemail of him was heartbreaking because not only was I able to hear how much he wanted to get better but I could feel it. I am sorry for your loss I have no doubt that your story will save many lives.
As an addict who struggles over the years and has dealt with mental health that message made me sob. This young man was failed by dr but thank God for you mama. Addicts don’t receive compassion: I am so so sorry for all you went through and the gut wrenching loss
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You’re an amazing mother. Wade is so lucky to have you. Other families are lucky to have you standing up and speaking out. Thank you.
These parents break our hearts. Oh goodness this child.
That phone call. How awful. Thank you for telling your story. Everyone needs to hear this.
His voice message broke my heart .. So heartbreaking how he needed so much help. So handsome and full of potential
Beautiful message. I want to give a standing ovation for her message, the ending was powerful and I hope it resonates with us all ❤
This mom and this son’s story touched my heart. I heard every word she said. My tears and my heart break for your son. This should never had happened to your child and I listened and I will always remember him and his story. And I will share his story.
Megan, thank you for telling your story and educating others to help prevent future unnecessary suffering and death. You are so brave and well-spoken. Thank you for reporting the atrocious care Wade received. and I am certain you changed some clinician's minds with this tribute to your beautiful boy. God bless.
Your story was almost word for word about what we went through. Like you, we lost our son, (our only child) and hadn't even heard of fentanyl until then! He struggled with addiction for years because he broke his back in a car wreck. He tried many, many times to get into a drug rehab program, but was always told: there was a very long waiting list, it was going to cost thousands of dollars, and he couldn't leave the facility. He just got his own place, inherited some money and was really looking forward to the future Some A-hole slipped him a pill saying it was just Xanex! He died alone. When the police called me, they wouldn't let me see him. I waited all night for the ME to show up. We waited 2 weeks for the autopsy report. It was pure hell and misery. Your video was wonderful. I wish every teenager could see it. God bless you.
So sorry for your loss.
I cried all the time for this mother. I fell every moment of her pain. Thanks for sharing these words
To hear him cry and want to change is heartbreaking 🥺 This drug must be banned and that ER should be ashamed! Sending prayers of comfort and love to Wade’s mom, siblings and family ❤ Tyfs his/your story with us. RIP WADE 🙏🏽🕊️
I disagree! I’ve been on Fentanyl since 1999, after nothing else could bring my pain down to a manageable level. People must stop abusing drugs, I will agree with that! Please, don’t take medication that you did not pick up from your pharmacy.
They should train and hire medical staff that really cares for all kinds of people no matter what they are supposed to care for suffering people in need or they shouldn't be hired at all for that kind work in the medical field if they are going to discriminate and treat people badly. Them people in the ER that treat people badly like that should be doing work picking up pee bottles and poop 💩 bags and trash out of truck stop parking lots and doing maintenance work cleaning up trash and toilets and cleaning floors in buildings, they need jobs like that where they don't have to deal with people.
RIP Young Man😢
@@glcmranger421 as a former cancer patient, I understand what you’re saying.
@@a.h.s5152 so true! It’s sickening how some people forget their job is to care for patients as human beings. Most ppl are obtaining jobs in healthcare just for a paycheck! 🥺
I'm so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing your story. I have almost all of the issues Wade had, and I want to congratulate this Mother for trying so hard to understand him and fight so hard for him to get better. I feel like if I had had a Mother like this my life would've turned out differently. Bless her.
I felt my heart slowly crumble hearing Wade's story. Deeply distressing. Well done, Megan and Stevie, too, for sharing your broken heart, and for letting us hear Wade's precious heart toward you on your voice mail.
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Beautifully shared. I am hopeful that your experience will be spread through our nation and save others.
Texas Pictures Documentaries, I have to say watching these fentanyl videos makes me realize something. This won't be the last video on the subject and that is beyond scary for American youth.
We recorded four more stories today. We have about 20 or so stories recorded that we're editing now.
Texas Pictures Documentaries, 20 more? 😢 Sadly, I know that even taking it a step further, those 20 most likely won't be the last ones either. Y'all are doing a great deal of good work that is not garnishing the attention it deserves! The attention that NOT the drug deserves, but the REALITY of the epidemic of addiction, it effects on not only the user, but the ones witnessing their loved one slipping away! Fentanyl being at the center of too many deaths that can definitely be lowered if enough people cared to educate themselves or educate those they know. It starts somewhere, sadly no one knows until it's far too late to try and help the individual with other ways to deal with whatever it is that they're trying to escape! Those that are too ignorant to believe that it can happen to them is part of the problem ! Because truth is it's all over the country and it's so much easier to find someone willing to connect you with these drugs than it is to find someone who will LISTEN TO YOU, UNDERSTAND YOU, NOT JUDGE YOU AND TRULY CARE ENOUGH TO HELP YOU OR HELP GET YOU HELP!!!!!!!!!! That's just the truth and the truth stinks right now. Yes, there are a number of issues this country is facing but too often the issues directly effecting this countries future isn't financially beneficial to the right people to stand up and do something about it like you are trying to! I'm sober now but I still face issues ALONE and for anyone still suffering DONT quit! Don't quit! You can do it! And I promise you, it's going to be hard, BUT YOU ARE TOTALLY WORTH IT AND THE BEST FEELING IS KNOWING IF YOU CAN BEAT ADDICTION YOU CAN DO ANYTHING ELSE YOU SET YOUR HEART TO! There's a reason for EVERY SEASON and if you're still fighting it's for a reason. Maybe one day you'll be the strength another active addict needs to be set free themselves! I really wish you all the best in making these videos. Typically, people start advocating when they've been directly impacted and that's just the tragic truth. Because like this mom says, she didn't know how many people died from fentanyl daily! Many don't know the things that don't effect them I mean if you think about it life in itself is hard enough to deal with without having to concern ourselves with other real issues that don't concern us. So I pray you haven't been directly effected and I pray if you have that you continue to be a voice for the ones you know or lost that motivated you to begin this important work! Don't let others words bring you down. I say those who don't believe that addiction is a DISEASE are TOO BLESSED TO BE BLIND TO WHAT ADDICTION IS, WHAT ADDICTION DOES, AND BLINDLY BLESSED TO NOT SEE SOMEONE THEY LOVE/SOMEONE THEY KNOW LOSE THEMSELVES IN THE DISEASE!! Just like she said, the same compassion shown to Cancer patients should be shown to those with addiction! Another thing that's going under the radar in this country is MENTAL HEALTH! I believe that mental health and addiction have some sort of direct connection but the stigma is costing many to go undiagnosed or untreated!! I want to create a series too about mental health to help those struggling but I don't have the right tools or support to do so. All I know is mental health is REAL and it's devastating to know that many suffering and struggling ALONE for years when they deserve HELP!!!! In Hispanic homes specifically, mental health is NOT real it's laziness or an excuse in our culture! But I know that's the furthest thing from the truth and sadly too many would rather leave their families to seek medical help alone then to speak up because of fear of losing them regardless! I know the work you do is good and one day I'll have the ability to reach many too all in God's timing! Continue the good work and one day you will be rewarded. If the ability to share others story isn't enough reward in itself. Thanks for what you do!
@@TexasPictures Good god, its insane how fast we are losing people to this evil drug.
@@TexasPicturesI pray that one day videos by @Texas Pictures won’t be necessary.
I am in agony over this epidemic. The approach to drug addiction needs to be entirely reimagined. The…. “diagnose with a mental disorder/medicate with psychotropics/institutional in inpatient drug rehabs….but only if you’re on your best behavior”….approach works for almost nobody. When the system that is claiming to help points fingers of shame at those seeking help…when the rules for compliance are too difficult, and when the normal peer groups coupled with familial support groups become hostile, it is absolutely no wonder youth seek unhealthy support groups that give them a numbing agent to drone out all the chaos.
I’m so sorry for the lack of care he got in the ER. This mom was so gracious in telling the story. To call the ER treatment substandard care, showed her graciousness. Negligence in the medical treatment of our loved ones is such a helpless feeling.
All of these films are absolutely heartbreaking - but this one cuts particularly deep. RIP Wade...
My father is an addict and I pray he stay clean this time, I know exactly what she's going through!
This one hit me the hardest of them all, and I've watched each and every single episode.
This broke me today. And yet.. all of these, and you, and all that has loved ones gone will save others. Thank you!
This was absolutely heartbreaking, RIP beautiful Wade
This was such a powerful story.