My sister-in-law’s sister sent me this. It was taken in Florida at my in-law’s condo. That was where Charles went with his grandparents a few hours before going to detox as a result of opiate withdrawal. At that point, none of us knew he was addicted to heroin. So you can imagine the shock of taking him to the hospital and they don’t tell the grandparents what’s wrong with him.
My father-in-law basically yelled to the healthcare worker f–k HIPAA, you tell me what’s wrong with my grandson now! And they told him he needed to go to detox. They didn’t say much else, but he got that out of them.
From there, we had to figure out what to do. From Virginia. We felt pretty terrible we’d sent him down there. We had no idea. Charles had no needles or any evidence of heroin use. He snorted it. I didn’t even know that was possible.
My baby started his miserable withdrawal in that driveway on that He died just 6 weeks later. I think this heart is my sign.
What is the #griefheart project?
I explain my #griefheart project here.
See all #griefhearts so far on pinterest or on this blog by #griefheart category.
