Laurie,
I think you two are so strong to open your lives up to something so hard to deal with!
There is a whole subculture of drug addiction, poverty, miseducation and misguided values that feeds a huge group of people who have lost the will to help themselves--and the system makes it possible to barely survive (but survive nonetheless). It is so hard to get out of that life and that world.
After spending time with those that live on the streets, and watching my parents experience the heartache that they went through with Denita, I am left even more hopeless. There is no answer other than to change the value system that feeds this culture--throwing money at the problem will make it so much worse. In Denita's opinion, success is getting something for nothing(and what she defines as "nothing" would astound most)--whether that be "free" drugs, checks from the Gov,etc.
I think I lost hope when I heard her refer to another mother at the home as "lucky because she gets twice as much a month for her kid." The kid she was referring to has cycle cell anemia and the extra money the mother was getting to afford medicines ended up being used to buy drugs.
How do you help someone when their definition of "success" is so far down in your own definition of failure?
I have nothing but prayers for you and your husband, and for Naomi. Unfortunately this drug has so much power over it's users...it becomes their only reason for living--which is tragic.
I think you two are so strong to open your lives up to something so hard to deal with!
There is a whole subculture of drug addiction, poverty, miseducation and misguided values that feeds a huge group of people who have lost the will to help themselves--and the system makes it possible to barely survive (but survive nonetheless). It is so hard to get out of that life and that world.
After spending time with those that live on the streets, and watching my parents experience the heartache that they went through with Denita, I am left even more hopeless. There is no answer other than to change the value system that feeds this culture--throwing money at the problem will make it so much worse. In Denita's opinion, success is getting something for nothing(and what she defines as "nothing" would astound most)--whether that be "free" drugs, checks from the Gov,etc.
I think I lost hope when I heard her refer to another mother at the home as "lucky because she gets twice as much a month for her kid." The kid she was referring to has cycle cell anemia and the extra money the mother was getting to afford medicines ended up being used to buy drugs.
How do you help someone when their definition of "success" is so far down in your own definition of failure?
I have nothing but prayers for you and your husband, and for Naomi. Unfortunately this drug has so much power over it's users...it becomes their only reason for living--which is tragic.
