recently arrested and put on the front page of the paper for several drug felonies. Some of them carry up to 20 years. I was crying for 2 days straight but the other part of my dilemma is wondering if he is safer in there. He was a heavily addicted Xanax user and I was seriously preparing myself for a call that he had lost his life. He was selling drugs and driving all over the Midwest high off of 10-16 Xanax bars a day. So now he has been locked up for 7 days and went through the worst of the withdrawals with no medical assistance and withdrawing from benzodiazepines can be deadly. I’m doing better right now but I can’t help but feel bad for his 2 year old daughter who doesn’t understand this. It’s just hard I came here for help and encouragement to stay strong.
Thank you I needed to hear every single one of these comments he is doing better on his second week of withdrawal. The first week was scary for me I prayed every day sometimes hourly. I understand when you say praying for god to save his life because I have to and I think maybe jail might save his life cause he wouldn’t have been alive long. If you wish to see his case he is in ironwood mi and his name is Ira Wilson- Johnson sometimes it helps to put a face to the story. He is 21 has asthma and with a beautiful little 2 year old daughter and I just pray for him everyday. Every time I get upset I think that this is the better of the 2 calls I could have gotten because as we all know taking 10-16 Xanax bars a day he would not have lived very long. And having a apt with all the drugs that they found he would have been a target for robbery or even worse. I couldn’t even recognize who he had become he was no longer the same person and that is what is so sad to me. And now this Jesus take the wheel
I too felt like I was hit by a truck and was physically ill when my addicted son was arrested . I do believe he would have died if this did not happen . I prayed to God to spare his life and he did , not like I wanted but I am trusting in his plan . I take joy in small things . I can talk to him , write to him, see him , hug him and if he was dead I would not . Do I look at this as his new beginning and I pray he comes to know Jesus and his love and forgiving grace . I find doing things for others helps your pain . It’s been 16 months for me and I still cry at times but the fog is lifting and I believe everything will work out . Just try and make it through one day . If I look at 7 years , I fall apart if I look at today , I feel I can make it . Gods love to you and I pray for you to have peace
I can sure relate to the "crying for two days" part. I've missed two days of work this week because I keep having these crying spells. My eyes just start spilling over and it physically takes my breath away each time I think of my son being locked up. It's only been a week since his arrest. I have no idea what's to come. He's facing four felony drug & gun charges.
I just wanted to let you know that I read what you wrote and I really feel your pain. I'll be keeping you and all the other moms in my prayers. Prayer seems to be the only thing getting me through these days.
Take care,
Sheri (mom of three sons; 25-year old twins and a 19-year old)
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I too felt like I was hit by a truck and was physically ill when my addicted son was arrested . I do believe he would have died if this did not happen . I prayed to God to spare his life and he did , not like I wanted but I am trusting in his plan . I take joy in small things . I can talk to him , write to him, see him , hug him and if he was dead I would not . Do I look at this as his new beginning and I pray he comes to know Jesus and his love and forgiving grace . I find doing things for others helps your pain . It’s been 16 months for me and I still cry at times but the fog is lifting and I believe everything will work out . Just try and make it through one day . If I look at 7 years , I fall apart if I look at today , I feel I can make it . Gods love to you and I pray for you to have peace
Lori
Hi there,
I can sure relate to the "crying for two days" part. I've missed two days of work this week because I keep having these crying spells. My eyes just start spilling over and it physically takes my breath away each time I think of my son being locked up. It's only been a week since his arrest. I have no idea what's to come. He's facing four felony drug & gun charges.
I just wanted to let you know that I read what you wrote and I really feel your pain. I'll be keeping you and all the other moms in my prayers. Prayer seems to be the only thing getting me through these days.
Take care,
Sheri (mom of three sons; 25-year old twins and a 19-year old)