I'm sorry gonee to hear about your friend. It's sad to know that something of this nature can happen in this day and age. If you don't think alcohol or drugs can kill, think again. This story just testified to that. It's reminds us to stay the course despite all else. My prayers and consolations go out to your friend gonee. I'll pray for the best.
-- Edited by Mr_David on Saturday 11th of February 2012 07:44:20 PM
One of my friends who came into AA with me, lost his son. This child was in Alateen, spoke at conventions and an altar boy in church.
Some one apparently spiked his drink at a club and he went into a coma and died. He was married with 3 children, one of whom is 5weeks old. This was a sad funeral to see a sober father bury his 33 year old son.
Do not take alcoholism lightly my friends. The peripheral effects to the immediate family are devastating. My son also took to alcohol at an early age. The alarm bells went off, because I saw a repeat of my self because the same symptoms were there. But my wife and I dropped everything and took my 14 year old as the utmost priority. We prayed for him and asked God to help us, changed his school, removed privileges and put him under "surveillance." We got involved in our local church. We got him involved in hobbies like fishing and Koi keeping. Bought him a guitar to learn and play gospel songs. We threw out all the rubbish from our home. We navigated him until he finished college.
Thanks be to God for my loving caring 25 year old son Brendan, who never took any alcohol again. He is my wife's and mine's most precious gift. But we did labour extensively and God was faithful.
This is such an appropriate post Gonee having gone thru the battle myself in my own way with my off-spring also being so heavily and negatively touched by addiction I will not diminish the most cunning, powerful and baffling character of our disease. It is truely a Higher Power on the other end of the spectrum. I have been a participant in recovery from many angles and from any angle it is to be respected and guarded against using whatever is at hand to do it.
Thanks for the reminder ((((hugs)))) Prayers for your friend.
Such a sad story. Did this young man continue to drink, after the spiked drink? or did the one drink put him in a comma? Gonee, you and I have so much in common, with dates and times. My son will be 25 in April. He has a little over 100 days clean and sober now. He hasn't lived with me since he was 18 and left for College. Say a prayer for him please, if you have time.
@Dean. No one knows for sure Dean. Here in South Africa the kids use a drug called Ecstacy. Some take it with energy drinks like Red Bull. Apparently it gives them energy to party all night long. But I am sure it increases the heart rate and blood pressure to abnormal levels. This chap was in a coma from the 28th Jan. He died on 8th Feb. When I saw him today he was bloated to twice his size. Looks like multiple organ failure.
Gonee, after going in and out of AA for a couple years, my best drinking/using friend "Ronnie" OD'd and had organ failure, after several days of life support. We were all gathered at the hospital, and I decided that I didn't want to remember him that way so I didn't go in his room. The family had a wake too (open casket). I just stood in the back of the room so I didn't have to see that either. Very sad.
I almost could swear theres something out there watching over people who drink and drug real heavy before they ever get help and start using a program like AA. When I look back a few years at what I used to do, I dont know how I survived it. I would never take a drug like ecstacy, let alone smoke drink and dope like I used to. When I look at people now slamming back 20 beers, with a pack or 2 a day of smokes, taking weird street drugs and stuff, it creeps me out, there must be a force keeping them safe, but sometimes not...Im sorry to hear about your friend.
