Death notice for a mother who died from a drug overdose becomes viral

The obituary of a 20-year-old family, who died as a result of a drug overdose earlier this month, was visited by thousands of people. Many of them shared their own addictions while thanking the parents for not hiding their child's difficulties. Madelyn Ellen Linsenmeir, who died on October 7 and left behind her 4-year-old son, Ayden, was introduced to drugs at the age of 16 after her family moved from Vermont to Florida.

According to the obituary, published in the Burlington Free Press, Linsenmeir first tried OxyContin during an evening in high school, which led to a dangerous relationship with opioids that was finally going to him. kill.

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"It is impossible to capture a person in an obituary, especially a person whose adult life was largely defined by drug addiction," wrote his parents. "For some, Maddie was only a junkie. When they noticed her addiction, they stopped seeing her. And what a loss for them. Because Maddie was hilarious, warm, fearless and resilient. She could and did not want to talk to anyone, and when you were in her company, you wanted to stay.

"Know that hundreds of thousands of families who have lost someone because of this disease pray and root for you, know that we believe with all our heart that you can do it and that you will get there It's never too late. "

– the Linsenmeir family

"In a system that seems to be hardened against drug addicts and is failing every day, it has been linked with cops, social workers, public advocates and doctors, who have defended it until the end, "said the obituary.

The obituary noted that after the birth of his son: "Maddie has been trying harder and relentlessly to stay sober than we've ever seen anyone try to do anything. But she recidivated and eventually lost custody of her son, an unbearable loss.

According to her, the past two years have been particularly painful for the single mother, but during the summer, she remained abstinent for 12 days, "filled with swimming movies, Disney movies and family dinners. We thought, as always, that she would overcome it. illness and make life for herself, we knew she deserved it. "

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The family did not reveal the drug on which Linsenmeir had overdosed before her death, but she urged people with drug dependence "to know that every breath is a new beginning. Know that hundreds of thousands of families who have lost someone because of this disease are praying and rooting for you. Know that we believe with all our heart that you can and will do it. It's never too late. "

More than 63,600 Americans experienced a fatal overdose in 2016, of which almost two-thirds were related to an illicit prescription or opioid. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the data confirm that the use of synthetic opioids, including illicitly made fentanyl, contributes to the increase in drug overdose deaths.

Linsenmeir's family is not the first to talk openly about her child's addiction to an obituary, with more and more families choosing to use the forum as a platform to warn others of the dangers and sadness of the addiction.

The family has asked that donations be made to the Turning Point Center instead of flowers and that those who judge people with addiction problems "inform of this illness because it is what it is. ;she is. This is not a choice or a weakness. "