I saw how wonderful all of you are - first when I needed advice and then for Seth. The last week I have not only been trying to get myself vaping I have been trying to get my friend/neighbor Crystal started. Unfortunately I am a single mom of three kids so I can't help her as much as I wish I could.
She lives on a disability income which is not enough support her four person family. Nine years ago she was getting on her feet after getting a sign language degree. Shortly after she got a job in her field she was riding with a friend on his motorcycle. A teen hit the motorcycle. Crystal has some brain damage as a result of the accident. She says (I think I I am getting the details right) she went up 35 feet into the air and came down on her head. She has scars to show for it. She had to have a piece of her skull temporarily removed to relieve brain swelling. In some ways she is just lucky to be alive. She spent the last nine years trying to relearn how to live. She came this far only to have open heart surgery over a month ago. She had to have a valve replaced with a mechanical one. She is certainly in no condition to smoke analogs, but quitting all together will cause physcial and emotional stress that may be too much for her; especially since the accident and open heart surgery are not her only traumas. She suffered unspeakable emotional traumas as a child which I can not discuss in a public forum because I need to respecet her privacy as she has no idea I am posting this.
Crystal may have suffered and may have had to relearn how to live, but she has been my savior in some ways. I see that my life isn't always peachs and roses but I am not the only one who has troubles. She is a shoulder to cry on when the stress of being a single parent is too much for me. When my kids are being kids and not doing as I ask she steps in and helps get them in line. When I wanted to rearrange my furniture she and her son helped me figure out what to do and her son helped move the stuff. She helps me clean, she loans me things, she gives me things she no longer uses, etc. She does this all out of the kindness of her heart despite everything she has been through. I know that my income is not high enough to help her and I don't have a whole lot of time to give her either. I am just a single mom and an aspiring writer hoping I can somehow find a way to get her off analogs.
I am guessing everyone who helped Seth may have already given the extras they do have. Since Crystal doesn't know about this, there is no hurry. I just ask that people keep her in mind in the future.
I will be playing my part the best I can. I will educate her in the use as I learn myself. I will show her the videos that I have found. I will help her figure out the best way to vape and the best things needed. I can't believe this, but this post brings tears to my eyes. Partly because you guys are so wonderful and partly because I lead a difficult life, and partly because I feel so much for my friend/neighbor. I hope that I can help her in this way as she has helped me in ways that she can.
She lives on a disability income which is not enough support her four person family. Nine years ago she was getting on her feet after getting a sign language degree. Shortly after she got a job in her field she was riding with a friend on his motorcycle. A teen hit the motorcycle. Crystal has some brain damage as a result of the accident. She says (I think I I am getting the details right) she went up 35 feet into the air and came down on her head. She has scars to show for it. She had to have a piece of her skull temporarily removed to relieve brain swelling. In some ways she is just lucky to be alive. She spent the last nine years trying to relearn how to live. She came this far only to have open heart surgery over a month ago. She had to have a valve replaced with a mechanical one. She is certainly in no condition to smoke analogs, but quitting all together will cause physcial and emotional stress that may be too much for her; especially since the accident and open heart surgery are not her only traumas. She suffered unspeakable emotional traumas as a child which I can not discuss in a public forum because I need to respecet her privacy as she has no idea I am posting this.
Crystal may have suffered and may have had to relearn how to live, but she has been my savior in some ways. I see that my life isn't always peachs and roses but I am not the only one who has troubles. She is a shoulder to cry on when the stress of being a single parent is too much for me. When my kids are being kids and not doing as I ask she steps in and helps get them in line. When I wanted to rearrange my furniture she and her son helped me figure out what to do and her son helped move the stuff. She helps me clean, she loans me things, she gives me things she no longer uses, etc. She does this all out of the kindness of her heart despite everything she has been through. I know that my income is not high enough to help her and I don't have a whole lot of time to give her either. I am just a single mom and an aspiring writer hoping I can somehow find a way to get her off analogs.
I am guessing everyone who helped Seth may have already given the extras they do have. Since Crystal doesn't know about this, there is no hurry. I just ask that people keep her in mind in the future.
I will be playing my part the best I can. I will educate her in the use as I learn myself. I will show her the videos that I have found. I will help her figure out the best way to vape and the best things needed. I can't believe this, but this post brings tears to my eyes. Partly because you guys are so wonderful and partly because I lead a difficult life, and partly because I feel so much for my friend/neighbor. I hope that I can help her in this way as she has helped me in ways that she can.
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