by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 13, 2022 | A Southern Soul
I am working on the next round of recovery interviews and stories. I know these are tough-and there are more coming-but each story gives hope in what people survive. Recovery is possible and can lead to lives filled with higher purpose that make communities better....
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 11, 2022 | A Southern Soul
“I am originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When I was about 12 years old, doctors removed my gallbladder and put me on oxycodone. I was regularly taking pain pills by age 16, and realized I was in full-blown addiction at age 18. The first time I took opiates,...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 9, 2022 | A Southern Soul
“I was 17 the first time I did drugs. I became a drug dealer, selling for decades to pay the bills and support my habit. I went to jail three times and almost died a couple of times. I kept hitting the wall over and over. I had so much loss in my life, I just...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 5, 2022 | A Southern Soul
“I have been clean for seven years. My car is a 2012, and I live in a trailer, but behind my front door is peace, love, and happiness—a family life I never imagined I would have. I tell my kids that they messed up getting Angel Klemas for a mama because they won’t be...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 4, 2022 | A Southern Soul
“I don’t remember much of my childhood because there was a lot of trauma. We spent time at the Penelope House in Mobile, a safe place for abused mothers and their children. I was also molested. I was a good kid until I turned12; that’s when I became rebellious...
by Lynn Oldshue | Aug 31, 2022 | A Southern Soul
“I needed a rod in my leg. That was the beginning of the end. I took ten pain pills a day and got hooked. I started shooting Dilaudid after that. Dilaudid didn’t last long, but I loved the warm, fuzzy feeling. Every dollar I had went to drugs, and how much I...
