On Tuesday, my cousin OD'd on suboxone-he was using it to treat an addiction to hydrocodone. I'm not going to lie and say he and I were ever close-in fact, we fought like cats and dogs growing up and have never been close. Bottom line is, flawed though he may be, he is still a part of my family. I think this song perfectly addresses not only the addict herself, but also the anger and helplessness those around her feel, watching her spiral into addiction and eventual death. I'm angry at my cousin for doing this stupid, selfish thing, but more than that I'm just very sad for his family-his parents who have to make the choice to pull their only son off of life support or bankrupt themselves to keep his shell of a body here on earth, his sister who tried to warn their mother of his addiction and is now wracked with guilt that she should have done more (when in fact, nothing she did was going to stop this), and his little girl who had to watch her daddy being life-flighted to the hospital after his heart had not beaten for twenty minutes and he was, for all intents and purposes, gone. The lyric 'scream without raising your voice' perfectly sums up the roller coaster of emotions I've been on for the past few days.
On Tuesday, my cousin OD'd on suboxone-he was using it to treat an addiction to hydrocodone. I'm not going to lie and say he and I were ever close-in fact, we fought like cats and dogs growing up and have never been close. Bottom line is, flawed though he may be, he is still a part of my family. I think this song perfectly addresses not only the addict herself, but also the anger and helplessness those around her feel, watching her spiral into addiction and eventual death. I'm angry at my cousin for doing this stupid, selfish thing, but more than that I'm just very sad for his family-his parents who have to make the choice to pull their only son off of life support or bankrupt themselves to keep his shell of a body here on earth, his sister who tried to warn their mother of his addiction and is now wracked with guilt that she should have done more (when in fact, nothing she did was going to stop this), and his little girl who had to watch her daddy being life-flighted to the hospital after his heart had not beaten for twenty minutes and he was, for all intents and purposes, gone. The lyric 'scream without raising your voice' perfectly sums up the roller coaster of emotions I've been on for the past few days.