One Mother's Journey

I lost my youngest daughter Carleigh in 2020 to Fentanyl poisoning, and went on to adopt her 2 year old son. I am sharing my story of grief and loss, starting over parenting a little one in middle life, and how to manage my own grief while also helping my other adult children. Fentanyl is everywhere, and can be put into nearly any drug, but many young adults don't think that this can happen to them. Mental health and substance use disorder go together, yet both are stigmatized by our society to an extent that many people don't seek the help they need out of shame. Behind every statistic is an actual person who is loved; my videos of Carleigh show that she was full of life, love, and beauty. She was the best of us. My daughter was my entire world, and losing her in such an unexpected and tragic way has been devastating.  

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