I became addicted to opiates in 2001, through continued use of them after major medical surgeries. I had three back surgeries – fusions/laminectomies, and the removal of a blood clot that developed during second surgery. This clot did nerve damage and left me with a limp and weakness on my right side. The pain, after […]
“Who has to pee?” All hands went up, including mine. We were like cattle, the herd all moving toward the front of the room. I was starting to get used to the rules here and took my place in the back of the line. This was not the worst thing about being here, I thought, […]
7:52am, NOVEMBER 12, 1990 I knew there’d be people outside with signs. It was 8 in the morning, and we were parking in a covered lot. It was very cold. I looked at him from the passenger seat and desperately tried to think of something…ANYTHING to say that would make him love me. “You know…. […]
