New beginning for myself and my daughter

I would like to have the story of my daughter and myself told. I would like this to be from me as a parent about my child with drug related issues. My daughter has had drug related issues since the age of 13 and shes now 19 years of age and is into her second day of an intence drug rehab program for the first time. Our relationship has been an emotional rollercoaster. I as a parent have suffered alot due to Kaylas drug issues but I have always believed that one day Kayla would get help and we could then work on our relationship that failed so many years ago.

The pain on the family due to Kayla addiction to drugs was excessive, with our family Kaylas drug use had police at our door all the time, stealing rent money, physically hurting myself and her sisters, destroying our rental unit, 24 to 48 hours straight of without sleep because if kayla didnt sleep I didnt. So much strian that I had kayla removed my my home at 14. Then the fostercare program took over. Medications for ADHD that she would sell on the street, running away, Getting high from ATV gas, unprotected sex, hospital stays due to drug overdose. At 15 Kayla got in a relationship with a 20 year old man who also used drugs. Soon she was mixing pills for a high, not eating due to drug expences, pregency at 16 yet continued to live a druggy lifestyle. Once the baby was born there was physicall abuse. I seen Kayla bruised and bloody due to physical abuse by her man. The police would do nothing as Kayla would make excuses for the beatings and refused to lay charges. Kayla at 16 signed full custody of her child to the childs fathers parents, this is now a legal issue due to kaylas age at the time of giving away all parental rights.

I have not seen or heard from my only grandchild since she was 3 weeks old she is now 3 years old. Then Kayla left her abusive boyfreind but the drugs continued. Every second weekend I was called to the ER due to a drug overdose not to commit suicuide but for the high. I saw tubes, wires and pain for nothing more that a high. Kayla would say I will never do that again as I almost died only to be at the hospital for the same thing a week later. I have worried about Kayla everday and night. Is she high, dead, a victim of STDs or beaten up. Had some drug dealer decided to collect for what Kaya owes them, Who has Kayla hurt today to provide for her drug habbit and what did I do to cause such a mess.

Kayla has finally decided to go to rehab. This is an intence in house program for 3 months. You cant leave this program. Im so proud of Kayla for taking this big step on her own and I believe that this may work for Kayla but now the cycle has started again only now its to help not to hurt. It is now day 2 of Kaylas rehab. She has called me 1o times with the same story...I hate it here, they wont give me withdrawl medication, I want to leave, Im ill, My belly hurts, Im sweating, in betwwen the tears and sobs. Im trying to comfort and encourage her telling her Im know it must be hard to do but in time it will get better and once shes clean the pain will end and we can work on our family again. This story can go on forever and I think it might assist anyone who has to deal with drug related issues

M.T

Last Updated on Friday, 18 June 2010 16:33