I belong to an online support group for mothers that have lost a child called "Angel Moms". There are several moms that have lost their child to OxyContin. One of the moms, "Diana" wrote this about losing her son to OxyContin:

Oxycontin is a word I hate with all my heart and soul. I watched my son Travis go from a happy young man to a person he no longer wanted to be and one I didn't know. This drug was to be used for the terminally ill and some how down the road of medicine this purpose got lost and so have a lot of our young people. My son became addicted to it at the age of 23 and died from an overdose at the age of 26 on March 13, 2005. He aspirated in his sleep and his wife of 15 months found him beside her dead the next morning. Travis went through "detox" 2 times trying to get off of this drug but in the end it took his life and what I once knew as life it took also. I live a different life than the one I once knew, but when a Mom looses a child they loose a part of themselves that will never return until they are reunited with that child again. I watch the news and see just about every day something on it concerning the growing addiction to prescription pain pills and Oxycontin is the leader. This saddens my heart for I know if it isn't stopped there will be more Moms who will have to walk away from a grave and leave their child and their heart there as I did one rainy & cold morning. Diana

There are many families suffering from losses like Diana's and mine. If you know of one or your family is suffering, there are support groups to help. I've told you about "Angel Moms". You can find them at angelmoms.com. A nationwide support group for parents and grandparents is "Compassionate Friends". They have chapters all over the country. Just visit compassionatefriends.org. Both of these support groups have saved my life.

I want to thank you for taking the time to read my story. I have a website for women survivors that I created out of love in honor of my sons Gabriel and Josiah. If I can help stop one heart from aching I haven't worked in vain. www.joemama-survivor.com

"Some people only dream of angels, I held two in my arms"

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