I need to vent. I consider many of you to be good friends, so I'm going to do it here. There aren't any solutions to my venting. I just need somewhere to get this out where I will not offend my family...
So I have been in Altoona, Pennsylvania all week after my cousin was found dead last Friday morning. Her four year old daughter found her dead on the couch. As of today, she still thinks her mommy is at the hospital getting her "blue lips" fixed.
We flew out of Seattle at 6AM Saturday morning last week with little knowledge of how exactly my cousin died. She was prescribed a pain patch to help with her migraines was about all we knew. As the week has gone on, I decided to get some more info since I wanted to know if this was a mistake by the doctor or my cousin or what. What I found out has pretty much ruined my life.
My cousin was a prescription drug addict. She had been for about eight years. What my aunt thinks what happened is my cousin actually ATE the gel off one of the patches and then put a second one on her arm. The massive dose of time released pain meds killed her. It was called something like jeradesic? My aunt came to this conclusion after finding the wrapper from one of the patches in the backyard and she said it looked like someone scraped the gel off the patch.
The only reason we found out about the addiction was after my mom had her bottle of oxycoton disappear. My mom had those in her purse from her appendectomy last month and forgot to remove them from her purse. Well, my other cousin found them and stole those out of her purse. My mom mentioned something about it to my dad while my aunt was in the room and my aunt said something along the lines of "don't leave that in your purse, Rachel will find it". Rachel is my other cousin. So while talking about Rachel, my aunt told us about my other cousins pain med addiction. I have already left Altoona, but my dad was going to talk to his brother and my cousin this morning before they left about it. Not in a mad way, but suggest my cousin get some help.
One cousin just died from an overdose of prescription meds, and the other cousin is an addict already. She is 18, with a newborn baby. She was flippin' stealing from my own mom, her aunt. We did not stay at my aunt and uncles. We stayed in a hotel.
So yeah, everything pretty much sucks for me right now. I wish I had NEVER asked anything and just left town knowing my cousin died from an adverse reaction to the pain med. My whole perception of my wonderful hometown and family is shattered. I feel like crying, punching the wall, and so on.
Thanks everyone for listening and reading. I appreciate the support and friends I have here in the TB family.
-Mike
So I have been in Altoona, Pennsylvania all week after my cousin was found dead last Friday morning. Her four year old daughter found her dead on the couch. As of today, she still thinks her mommy is at the hospital getting her "blue lips" fixed.
We flew out of Seattle at 6AM Saturday morning last week with little knowledge of how exactly my cousin died. She was prescribed a pain patch to help with her migraines was about all we knew. As the week has gone on, I decided to get some more info since I wanted to know if this was a mistake by the doctor or my cousin or what. What I found out has pretty much ruined my life.
My cousin was a prescription drug addict. She had been for about eight years. What my aunt thinks what happened is my cousin actually ATE the gel off one of the patches and then put a second one on her arm. The massive dose of time released pain meds killed her. It was called something like jeradesic? My aunt came to this conclusion after finding the wrapper from one of the patches in the backyard and she said it looked like someone scraped the gel off the patch.
The only reason we found out about the addiction was after my mom had her bottle of oxycoton disappear. My mom had those in her purse from her appendectomy last month and forgot to remove them from her purse. Well, my other cousin found them and stole those out of her purse. My mom mentioned something about it to my dad while my aunt was in the room and my aunt said something along the lines of "don't leave that in your purse, Rachel will find it". Rachel is my other cousin. So while talking about Rachel, my aunt told us about my other cousins pain med addiction. I have already left Altoona, but my dad was going to talk to his brother and my cousin this morning before they left about it. Not in a mad way, but suggest my cousin get some help.
One cousin just died from an overdose of prescription meds, and the other cousin is an addict already. She is 18, with a newborn baby. She was flippin' stealing from my own mom, her aunt. We did not stay at my aunt and uncles. We stayed in a hotel.
So yeah, everything pretty much sucks for me right now. I wish I had NEVER asked anything and just left town knowing my cousin died from an adverse reaction to the pain med. My whole perception of my wonderful hometown and family is shattered. I feel like crying, punching the wall, and so on.
Thanks everyone for listening and reading. I appreciate the support and friends I have here in the TB family.
-Mike
. Our children (family, friend or neighbor) are more important, and deserve our love and attention more, than anyone or anything.
