Sunday, March 4, 2012

Addiction.........................

    I'll give the cliff notes. My neighbor Nicky, divorced from a millionaire, moved in my apt. building about 8 1/2 months ago, with her son max, which was 15 and she in her early 40's.Well, I began to pay close attention to her daily habits, because I kept hearing the rumors from the other neighbors complain about her drinking problem which was evident, becuase in the late hours of the night I would be woken up by ambulance sirens coming to pick her up. Mind you, when she wasn't drinking she was as nice as could be.
     Well, after hearing ridiculous stories of her going into rehab time after time and her son taken from her; with my other neighbor that was very supportive in trying to get her into church and being sober, ended this weekend. From what I hear, Nicky was hospitalized and it turned for the worst. Herald said when he left her at the hospital to feed her cats, she went into a comma. Nicky's family has decided to take her off life support yesterday; her internal organs are shutting down as I am typing. It's crazy, because I can't grasp what makes a gorgeous lady with black hair with big blue eyes with a bank roll and a darling son give up on life. I mean I just don't understand.
       However, I am praying that she will make it through this, even though I know there is no hope, for the sake of her son. I just don't understand why she kept drinking herself to death knowing the damage she was not only doing to her self, but to her only son. I mean isn't that alone worth fighting for. I know money doesn't buy happiness, but is the root of all evil, but I just don't understand why she did it..........

10 comments:

  1. WOW!?! Thats awful! No one will know what she was thinking but her. Sorry for your sadness.

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  2. That's tragic, Jack. I've witnessed a lot of addiction in my life. In my experience, addiction has nothing to do with rational thought, about the consequences. It's a physical need that overrides everything that is reasonable and logical. Hope her son comes through this alright.

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  3. Btw guys she just passed today......

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  4. That is awful :( Both sides of my family have alcoholics.. I've had an aunt and uncle go to rehab. I'll never understand addiction itself.. I hope Max is okay. Will be praying for him!

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  5. That's awful. I'm praying for them.

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  6. How horrible. My prayers are with her son and family.

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  7. Oh, sad, the whole situation.

    K. Smith
    Engl 226

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