My name is Lauriell, I am a 24yr old mother and wife. I have 2 young children [2&4] and expecting my 3rd. I am married to a wonderful man, Dwayne, who is battling a drug addiction. It saddens me because he is a brilliant young man, only 30 years old and I have to watch him waste his life away. He makes music, he is a drummer, he's kindhearted, and a great father. I see him fight this battle constantly, struggling to get clean and maintain sobriety, but continues to fall. He is hard on himself about it and doesn't know how to keep fighting. He talks now of giving up and I can't allow that. It scares me to hear him say he is probably just going to end up dead. He is allowing himself to be defeated. He loves his children, and they love and need him. I don't want them to lose their father to drugs! I love him with all my heart, we've been married 6 years, and I cannot and will not give up on him, because I know God is able. As much as I try to help him and encourage him, I feel like he doesn't absorb it from me because I am his wife and I am "supposed" to say those things.

I come to you asking for prayers and encouragement for him. Because maybe if it comes from others, he will feel like people do care. If you could just send him a letter or a card, encouraging him to stay strong and keep fighting. If you have fought through an addiction, please offer advice. If you could send him materials related to substance abuse, that he might be able to benefit from, such as NA books, or recovery stories. Anything... just please help me keep my husband alive.

Thank you and God bless you!

Wish Info

• Posted: Jun 8, 2012 2:27 pm
  Granted: Aug 28, 2012

• Member: LBellenger
• Member Since: Jun 5, 2012
• Wishes Granted: 1 time

• City: Orlando
• State: Florida
• Country: United States

• Type: Need
• Wish is for: Family
• Category: Card Wishes (Codes, Coupons, Stickers)
• Cause: Substance Abuse

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• Comments: 16
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