Quote From: jadebearWow, I read your whole post and glad you are enjoying a wonderful life in a beautiful place. I love the story of the 2 wolves. I understand alcohol addiction but didn't understand heroin addiction until I read how you described the euphoria and "down"effect or numbness. Also, that you always have to take just a little more to get the same effect as you go on. I had heard that you don't have withdrawal the first few weeks so people think it is OK but by the time you try to quit, you are already addicted and have bad withdrawal symptoms after only 8 weeks of using even . I don't know if this is true but it sounds like it overpowers people very quickly and then just doesn't let go. Thanks for the post.
I also read your entire post. Thanks for writing. I liked your story so much I forwarded it to my teenage son. I love the analogy the story presents. We can all use a bit of guidance from time to time. Thanks for your input; I live in Maryland. and have followed the twins story in our local paper (The Capital, in Annapolis), since last summer. I hope they will continue to get well and move on with their lives in a positve way. I don't want to participate in the blame game that other's are writing about. We all have our reasons for making decisions in life; good and bad. We all have our demons, and angels. How we choose to go forward and make each day better is more important to me than placing blame. As long as there is growth on the part of the mom, Cindy and no more co-dependence, she too can heal and be a positive support for the twins. I hope she will get some guidance from Dr. Phil to deal with her own personal issues so that she can succeed in the most important after-care portion of the twins intervention.
Take care and God Bless you for sharing your time and thoughts. It was refreshing to see a positive ending to a tragic story.
