Momzilla
Badass/PTA Mom
(This happened right around the corner from me & I think it's worth sharing)
Most times when a young person overdoses it's written that they 'died suddenly' or 'unexpectedly'- you don't often read the painfully honest words 'died with a needle in her arm'
But somehow this father, in the midst of unimaginable grief, managed to see beyond his loss & reach out to help others & I commend him for it.
Tom Parks wrote that his daughter was 'fearless...
a loving daughter, sister & grandaughter'
Here's a link to Molly's obituary:
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/read/Molly-Alice-Parks-102393825
Most times when a young person overdoses it's written that they 'died suddenly' or 'unexpectedly'- you don't often read the painfully honest words 'died with a needle in her arm'
But somehow this father, in the midst of unimaginable grief, managed to see beyond his loss & reach out to help others & I commend him for it.
Tom Parks wrote that his daughter was 'fearless...
a loving daughter, sister & grandaughter'
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/...3336.html?cps=gravity_1787_241375067897246032After losing his daughter to a heroin overdose, a grieving dad penned an honest obituary for his child. He says he wanted to highlight the dangers of drug addiction, and to help others who may be fighting similar battles.
Molly Parks, 24, died on April 16. Her body was found in the restroom at her job; she still had a needle stuck in her arm.
Parks, who lived in Manchester, New Hampshire, had battled drug addiction for several years. But her dad, Tom Parks, told the Washington Post that there were signs recently that she’d maybe taken a turn for the better.
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After her death, Tom Parks posted a heartbreaking, and candid, message on Facebook.
“My daughter Molly Parks made many good choices in her too short life and she made some bad choices. She tried to fight addiction in her own way and last night her fight came to an end in a bathroom of a restaurant with a needle of heroin,” he wrote. “Her whole family tried to help her win the battle but we couldn't show her a way that could cure her addiction ... If you have a friend or a relative who is fighting the fight against addiction please do everything you can to be supportive."
"I hope my daughter can now find the peace that she looked for here on Earth," he added.
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“Even if one person reads that and says, ‘Oh my God, that can be me,’ and stops -- if we could save one life -- we could be happy,” he said. “That would mean that Molly didn’t die in vain.”
Here's a link to Molly's obituary:
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/read/Molly-Alice-Parks-102393825
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