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• On the article Heroin Awareness Group to Host Take A Stand Against Drug Abuse

  Susan

  7:53 am on Friday, June 15, 2012

  Great idea. I lost my brother to drug addiction in 2009. See you at the park!

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• On the article Poll: Should Medical Marijuana Be Legal In Illinois?

  Susan

  12:17 pm on Sunday, April 22, 2012

  I finally made it to the hospital. Just so you know I am extremely conservative and anti government intervention into private lives. Yet, I am for the legalization of marijuana. It isn't just conservative people causing the road blocks. People in general are afraid of the unknown consequences of adding yet another legal vice loose upon society. These people do have real concerns. However, the benefits of legalization are so abundant that holding back legalization based on what "might" happen is unfair to those in need.

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• On the article Poll: Should Medical Marijuana Be Legal In Illinois?

  Susan

  9:36 am on Sunday, April 22, 2012

  Craig, I felt the same way you do for many years until now when I am at my wits end. I should have been at the hospital hours ago. I left last night at 3:00 am. I am having such a hard time getting in my car to go back to watch yet amother day of intense suffering. I know my son needs me but the pain of watching your own child in horrible pain is almost more than I can bear. Please do not judge of this experience has not been laid upon your table. When meds cant control the intense pain of your loved one I promise you. You will be willing to try anything that might help.

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• On the article Poll: Should Medical Marijuana Be Legal In Illinois?

  Susan

  9:23 am on Sunday, April 22, 2012

  Now heading back to the hospital to another long emotional day. I wonder if I will have a nervous breakdown.

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• On the article Poll: Should Medical Marijuana Be Legal In Illinois?

  Susan

  9:20 am on Sunday, April 22, 2012

  As a parent watching her 33 year old son slowly deteriorate and in terrible pain, I can tell you from personal opinion. I long for the legalization of medical marijuana. My son doesn't tolerate standard pain meds. Even I would like to try it for the severe anxiety I have from months of sleepless nights spent grieving by a hospital bed. I do not know any drug dealers and would be afraid to meet that type of person or trust them. Previously I would never have voted for legalization of marijuana but I have changed my tune now that I have walked so many miles in the shoes of my only son!!! If you were watching your adult child suffer day after day you too would be pleading for the legalization of MEDICAL marijuana!!!

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• On the article Charges Add Up for Muddy Paws’ Eldrup

  Susan

  11:31 am on Friday, April 1, 2011

  It's infuriating to see suffering..especially the suffering of the innocent but mental illness is an insideous disease. What really upsets me is that there was NO sane person in her life that might have walked into her rescue operation and noticed something awry? It's hard to believe that there is no family member or friend who noticed the deterioration of her mental state and thought to intervene?? The problem for those of us who have family members that suffer from mental illness is that our options to help them are very limited...but I'd like to encourage anyone out there who has a friend or relative that seems somehow "off" or "out of touch" not to let the "system" inhibit you from demanding help... The first step (if family is not responding or is unable to respond further) is to call the police and get the person in the system and on the record. They might not be able to do much, but if you perservere and if you ask your friends and other family members to perservere with the authorities, eventually an investigation will be launched. An observant friend or family member might have saved these animals as well as helped this terribly sick person. There is no excuse for what she did. There is no recalling the suffering of the sweet innocent animals who died. There is only learning now. We must all be more observant and do what we can to help those who can't help themselves... both animals and human.

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