tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624269600311071736.post4937605483043909347..comments2023-09-03T07:02:55.051-04:00Comments on Living in the Shadows in Prince Edward Island: My heart sang with joy....and then there was silence.Rose Barbourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494703820579288675noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624269600311071736.post-36519994807329530822013-08-09T14:02:46.019-04:002013-08-09T14:02:46.019-04:00So glad to hear that your children are doing well ...So glad to hear that your children are doing well because they've found an option that works for them. I pray that they will stay on track. Please keep on talking to Doug Currie and don't let up. It is important that our voices are heard. Addiction flourishes in the face of silence. We have to continue to speak up!Rose Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03494703820579288675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624269600311071736.post-10882780646327661262013-08-09T13:58:56.565-04:002013-08-09T13:58:56.565-04:00Thanks for your thoughts, Kyle. I am of the opinio...Thanks for your thoughts, Kyle. I am of the opinion that we have to be open to all treatment options in order to find what works best for each person. For some, it is methadone. However, I think when one is on methadone, there needs to be a plan to come off of it over time. Part of the plan needs to include treatment so that one learns to deal with triggers, guilt, etc. so that when they come off of methadone, all the hard emotional/mental/spiritual work has been done. It is great when people can work an abstinence based program but it is not right for everyone and we should NEVER frown upon people who have to take that route. People die because they can't get any other type of help (other than abstinence based). I don't want people to die. We can't expect everyone to be the same. One size does not fit all in treatment. Never has. Never will. Rose Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03494703820579288675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624269600311071736.post-25221877651447525302013-08-09T13:51:56.951-04:002013-08-09T13:51:56.951-04:00It is stressful enough to have an addicted child. ...It is stressful enough to have an addicted child. Finding out that we don't have adequate services here on PEI - at a time when we are living a nightmare and are terrified - is devastating!! My son was always stressed while in detox too because he knew there would be no place to go for help in the end. We have to do a better job!Rose Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03494703820579288675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624269600311071736.post-64530202014512532722013-08-09T13:20:10.050-04:002013-08-09T13:20:10.050-04:00Ha! Let's hope to see change VERY soon.Ha! Let's hope to see change VERY soon.Rose Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03494703820579288675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624269600311071736.post-68087225398714208032013-08-07T18:00:53.089-04:002013-08-07T18:00:53.089-04:00Rose you do so much good! As a mother of two addic...Rose you do so much good! As a mother of two addicted children, your blog has given me great comfort. My husband and I met with Doug Currie and Michael Mayne, Deputy Minister of Health, in June to discuss addiction issues. I live in the Upper Prince area so D. Currie is my MLA. He assured me over and over that he had a plan in the works and that it was going to be announced within the next few weeks. Of course, that never happened but what did happen is that he delayed the health report. I now believe that what Mr. Currie was most interested in is the two votes that my husband and I represent. Both my children are now on suboxone. I pay for it myself and it is definitely a financial strain but the results were immediate. I see improvements in their attitudes and self-esteem every day. They now have their lives back, are working, getting healthier and have a fighting chance at a good future. Every addict in PEI deserves that opportunity and Kyle, methadone may not be the best solution but compared to robbing places and sticking needles in your arm, it is far better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624269600311071736.post-81558001985292038182013-08-06T09:57:36.869-04:002013-08-06T09:57:36.869-04:00HEy lets just throw every little kid on methadone ...HEy lets just throw every little kid on methadone that trys opiates and mise well give them ritalin to so are crime rate goes down and no need of them ever haveing i chance to feel like a real recoverd addict and grow lets just give them freee drugs until 10 years go by then there bodys are falling apart and we just say o we didnt know ;)kyle buotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624269600311071736.post-77805127157112778422013-08-06T07:43:01.250-04:002013-08-06T07:43:01.250-04:00Rose, again you are right on top of the issues aff...Rose, again you are right on top of the issues affecting our addiction situation in PEI.<br />My daughter spent another 5 days at Mount Herbert and the stress of the entire week<br />was "where am I going to go" once I leave here. She went in with the hope of going<br />to Lacey House or Anderson house as her situation is just about at rock bottom but<br />according to Addictions she is not ready to committ yet to anything and needs to make <br />a plan. So now she is back out there somewhere, I do not know where at this time and<br />under these circumstances she will dig herself an even deeper hole. I am doing my part<br />by "doing nothing" but it is the most difficult thing I face everyday. I even told her the other<br />day when she text me from somebody elses phone that I don't want her to text me at work<br />or stop by to see me during work hours. Its too upsetting. She can come home for a meal<br />and see her kids everyday if she wants to but then she has to leave. I wish she would have<br />been able to go somewhere safer after detox but unfortunately that is not an option. <br />Please post when this public meetings will be . I am going to attend and maybe I will be<br />able to meet you Rose. Keep up the great work for all of our loved ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624269600311071736.post-82357337518899293572013-08-06T04:59:57.207-04:002013-08-06T04:59:57.207-04:00Great article Rose! Let's hope the committee m...Great article Rose! Let's hope the committee meetings are filled with parents educating the" Powers that Be" with first hand experience.We have and continue to do our part in this problem.We as parents can only do so much,when the treatment options are so limited and availability so sparce.It is way past time,Sadly, to late for many,for the government to step up to the plate and stop hiding their heads in the sand. "The Gentle Island" What an oxymoron!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07314961736525350681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-624269600311071736.post-72879230066968831032013-08-05T23:26:06.830-04:002013-08-05T23:26:06.830-04:00As per usual,bureaucratic "red tape"~emp...As per usual,bureaucratic "red tape"~empty promises~give society what they want to hear.Sadly it may take a close family member to become "another statistic" before action from any Govt official is ever taken.As a mother of a success story ... may we never lose our voice or determination to make a difference and at least pave the way for the future .Keep on keepin on Rose,your voice for all the addicts still suffering needs to be heard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com