Krystal Kazmark’s sudden passing in a tragic, preventable car crash left an irreplaceable space in the hearts of her family. Krystal was a passenger in a pickup truck driven by her boyfriend on a rural road. He collided with another vehicle, at first claiming he had seen an unknown animal. His truck was smashed, and…
Rosemary Tempel, RN, BSN, was 56 years old was driving to work at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle, on July 17, 2012. Speeding and raveling in the opposite direction while under the influence of marijuana, Timothy Durden directed his jeep directly into Rosemary’s car. Durden’s car catapulted over Rosemary’s car, crushing her and breaking her…
My name is Juli Shamash, and my son Tyler suffered from addiction and ultimately died in the bathroom in a sober living facility at age 19 from ingesting fentanyl. Tyler was extremely bright, could hack into any computer, built computers, and could fix anything. He was curious, helpful, and kind. He would end every conversation…
My brother thought he was John the Baptist. He slept under a freeway because he believed God wanted him to live there. (See https://anightinjail.com/ and a long story of Kirk’s life from Moms Strong: https://momsstrong.org/2018/01/19/brothers-marijuana-use-led-mental-illness/ ) About 10% to 15% of the population is predisposed to psychosis, and most of us don’t know it. Many people have not heard THC…
Our son Kevin was 15 years old when he started abusing marijuana. He was very good at hiding his use until he came to us and said he was depressed and needed help. We spoke with an educational consultant who evaluated Kevin and recommended a therapeutic wilderness program. This was the beginning of many years…
“The results were that many of these occupancies contained hazardous materials storage, compressed gas cylinders, suspected cannabis operations, excessive storage, access challenges, and other adverse conditions deemed to be hazardous towards firefighter safety.” On May 16, 2020 a cannabis manufacturing plant exploded in Los Angeles. There were 230 firefighters battling the blaze, and 12 firefighters…