Erin Marie Elliott
Erin Elliott
November 25, 1974-October 27, 2005
November 25, 1974-October 27, 2005
That's me on the left and my beautiful little sister on the right. It is the most recent picture I have of her and my talented husband photoshopped us together.
We got her autopsy report back today. Finally. "Acute Multidrug Toxicity".
Oxycodone(Percocet/Percodan)--a central nervous system depressant
Hydromorphone(Dilaudid)--used to relieve moderate to severe pain
Propoxyphene(Darvon)--used to relieve moderate to severe pain
None of these drugs should be taken together or be prescribed to someone with a history of drug/alcohol abuse. My sister, as most drug addicts do, doctor shopped and found the ones that would prescribe these for her.
My sister is the face of addiction. I used to think addicts were smelly, toothless, strung out people. I was wrong. Erin was beautiful, smart, talented, bilingual, and funny as anything!! She went to work everyday...loved her job as a kindergarten teacher. She just felt like she had to numb herself. What demons were you fighting, Boo?
Getting the report back today has flooded me with the same feelings I had when I got "the call" from my dad telling me she was dead. It's bizarre--I so want to pick up the phone and yell at her--knock some sense into her. DON'T DO THIS ANYMORE, BOO!! WE LOVE YOU NO MATTER WHAT!! DON'T DO THIS TO US!!
But I can't. I don't even know if I will see her again. I know she loved Jesus, lived for Him fully for a long, long time. But something happened. She loved Jesus 'til the day she died, but was not living it.
What does God's Word say about that? Can an addict also be a believer? She was also living with her boyfriend, who is a VERY nice guy. She knew it was wrong. We talked about it often. If you are living in deliberate sin, what happens when you die? I want to know!! Even if it's not what I want to hear, I still I want to know.
posted by carahinojosa at 3:52 PM
4 Comments:
Nice words. Reading your blog can tell you are a wonderful mother. Happy valentine's. Hello from Peru.
I forgot how much she looked like Chris.
I have tried to get into contact with Erin ever since she paid me a visit before she moved to Florida. I happened to find this in a search of her name.
This saddens me to no end and I have thought of her often. We were the best of friends in high school and I often wished we had stayed closer. She will be missed.
Oh no... Erin was a very precious friend and I can't believe that she is gone. I was just searching for her online because I wondered what had happened to her and thought I'd try to get in touch and say hello. There simply are no words.
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