Re: Regarding the death of Helen Chalmers

From: LOU COOPER (louc829@gmail.com)
Thu Mar 26 13:02:18 2009


from lou, Mar 26/09@ 2.57pm Yes Kelly thy are very good questions and I hope will be answered. But the main point is, why was she on any pain drug, the answer is that she had painful adhesions in the first place, if she did not have adhesions, she would be with us. The Drs and surgeons must go all out to find a CURE not just treat the symptoms. Only the person with this pain knows what thy are going though. I did not know her, but I feel I did, I feel so sad that a young life as been taken. Lou

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Debbie Baranes <dlbaranes44@yahoo.com> wrote: > Kelly those are good questions, that we will probably never get the answers
> to.                                                 Debbie B
>
> --- On Thu, 3/26/09, Kelly Murray <klmurray_61@msn.com> wrote:
>
> From: Kelly Murray <klmurray_61@msn.com>
> Subject: Re: Regarding the death of Helen Chalmers
> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.obgyn.net>
> Date: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 8:55 AM
>
> Was she addicted or dependent?  Did the Dr. just take her off all at once or
> ease her off?
> Addicted is when a person takes more then the dose recommended and dependent
> is when your body needs that med to relieve pain.
> Was she suffering still with adhesion pain? Did her dr. give her anything at
> all?
> I know oxy. has a bad rap.
> I do know also that most people that have chronic pain are dependent on the
> medicines to help with the pain and do not take more then prescribed.
> If any of you are taking more then what is prescribed then you need to seek
> help for this.  But, do not just quit taking pain meds that you have been on
> for awhile. They need to be eased off of or you need to be in a hospital
> setting.
>

>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: rachel lafferty
> To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 2:43 AM
> Subject: RE: Regarding the death of Helen Chalmers
> my deepest condolences to helens family...im so sorry to read of it.
> it does show how bad addictions can become.
> lots of love rach xxx
>
>> Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:14:56 -0500
>> From: katie_scarlett67@hotmail.com
>> To: adhesions@mail.obgyn.net
>> Subject: Regarding the death of Helen Chalmers
>>
>> I was contacted by one of Helen's sisters, Peggy, this morning about
>> Helen's untimely passing. I asked if I could post her email here and
>> she said yes. I feel that it carries a very powerful message about pain
>> medications and their addictive properties.
>>
>> Peggy, if you read this, thank you for sharing Helen's story and your
>> grief. May God watch over her children.
>>
>> Katie
>>
>> From: peggylee williams (pwilliams227@gmail.com)
>> Sent: Wed 3/25/09
>> To: katie_scarlett67@hotmail.com
>>
>> "I am Helen sister Peggy. Her and I lived within one mile of each other
>> and saw each other every day. We were extremely close and her death was
>> devasting to me. It took me two years to locate our half sisters and
>> apparently Debbie is the one who has contacted you.
>>
>> Helen did not die from the pain, she took her own life. She did not
>> take her life because she could not live with the pain, she did it
>> because of the Oxy she had been taking for 6 years and it destroyed her.
>> They took her Oxy away from h er and the addiction was so bad that she
>> just could not live without the medication. Within the month she was
>> trying to detox herself. she thought she was through it and so did I.
>> But in the last week something happened to her mind that I do not
>> understand. Our family doctor put it the best when he said to me it's
>> not that Helen couldn't live with the pain it is that she could not live
>> without the pain medication, and the first doctor who perscribed it to
>> her is the person that killed her.
>>
>> I do not know you and not familiar with the web site but I want to tell
>> everyone who is going through what Helen went through. Find another
>> medication to deal with the pain. Even if it does not work as well, it
>> is better to live with some pain then to not live at all. Oxy is a
>> powerful evil medication. Do not take it, it will destroy you and your
>> family. She left behind a beautiful 18 year old daughter and a 19 year
>> old wonderful son. Our lives will never be the same."
>>
>> http://www.adhesions.org/forums/message.htm
>


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