I was very touched  / Julie (none)

I just wanted to say that I was very touched by your story..I am very sorry for your loss..My dads ex wife the only mom that I ever knew is in rehab right now for her addiction to meth for 5 years..Meth is very hard to stop & only the person thats making that choice to do it can make the choice to stop..I really hope that maybe if nothing else your story can stop some people from trying it..Again I am very sorry for your loss & will let you go now..Julie from Alaska

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a strong woman.  / Anonymous
I'm so sorry for everything that you've been through... when i read your and scotty's story i cried for hours.  i was looking, again, for rehab for my ex... we moved in together when i was 16 and he was 19, we both used recreationally... i snorted heroin mostly and he meth... but his use got worse for 3 years until he threatened to kill me and him... i couldnt do that, i wasnt so addicted that i physically couldn't stop yet, so i did and i have been clean for a year now... i am still way too young to have done all this, so now i am alone and still trying to find him help.  you are so strong to still be ok after everything.  you have my sympathy, my prayers and my best wishes for all your children. Close

Happy Birthday William!  / Carol Pizzi (Angel Debbie's Mom )

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sorrow / Dustie (none)
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another day clean  / Michelle Scherny
Thank you for sharing this story... it helps me stay clean.  I know I can never go back if I want to continue to live.  One day at a time with my higher power, the fellowship and friends like you.  Thank you for another day clean.

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R.I.P. Scott  / Abby Davis
My heart is with your family at this time, my prayers and love for you and your family. You seem like such a loved man. My heart and prayers are with your family today as other days.


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Remembering William  / Carol Pizzi (Angel Debbie's Mom )

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Scotty (my guardian angel)  / Ellen Durrett
 I know that there was a reason I had went to this site...because Scotty wanted me to see this. My bestfriend is fading away to meth and Scotty has open her eyes as she read about him. Once again I see the twinkle in her eyes. There is hope. God bless Scotty's family, may he rest in peace. Close

thats him not me!  / Steve Gualandi
As an interventionist I get up close and personal with addicts every week. I know from experience that "it's not going to happen to me" happens to someone it was never going to every day. Scott is not alone and my heart goes out to his family my prayers are for them.
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My Condolences...  / Jay (none)
A strange thing just occurred; I've been using meth and other drugs for about 10 years now ( up to 1/4 oz per week +/- ), and today I  thought, "jeez, I'm ready for a change. I might as well start shooting it...", so I went and got some needles, sat down at my computer and started looking up info on the "correct" way to shoot up (don't want anyone to know)...well, I somehow ended up here only after about 5 clicks.

I think I'll throw the needles away - if for any reason, at least as my tribute to your cause. Thank you.

I'm very sorry to read about your Scotty...

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i hope this helps...  / Anonymous (sympathy)
My greatest sympathies towards everyone affected by this substance.

Everyone is different. Circumstances lead everyone to be the way they are, and for that, everyone deserves respect(s) in a different manner. I can only begin to understand how hard it is for those and their loved ones, but it is VERY important to understand how resiliant and strong the mind is with or without support. I understand how hard it is to see this, but it IS possible. Somewhere inside there is strength whether you see/believe it or not, you just have to see past the illusion of the walls that confine you so; pain, urges, needs, escape, etc. The further you see past, the easier strength comes, and life becomes brilliant and beautiful. Even though your not in control of the circumstances that surround you every day, you have control of yourself to no limit.

There is no such thing as selfishness, just weakness. Weakness is the level you LOOK at. Look at yourself, see yourself inside and fight every inch of the way to expand your world and fill it with light all along the way, draw out a map if you have to, DON'T GIVE UP!!! Slap yourself, snap out of it, tell yourself inside and out that this substance - any substance, from meth to a simple little desire - is just fog that blocks your view of yourself and the world. Find the wind to blow it all away, take in the view, and GO! (explore yourself and life). Practice self-discipline, seek help, NEVER, EVER FEEL ASHAMED!!!!!!! I cannot stress this enough!!!!

"Just trying" is not only the first step towards your success. Every iota of effort you make counts more than you can imagine. 

There is motivation everywhere, you just need to learn how to harness it, as rediculuos that may sound, thats the way truth works sometimes.


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My condolences from Canada  / Annie C. (none)
dear Shercatmeow,

I have read your storie in the erowid vault and it touch me a lot. I would like o give you and your children my condolences. My father dies fews years ago, so I know how difficult it can be. I really believe that your site and memorial, as well as your achievement will paid off for many others persons who are hesitating or wondering about those drugs. Thank You Close

a weekender user no more.....  / J. F. (he has steered me right.... )
Im terribly sorry for your lose... he sounds like he had his ups and downs, like all of us, and he will be with me forever.....  Thank you for posting this and the everything else.....     i may have a future in a year... thank you, sorry..

R.I.P William Scott Simmons

u may have lost your life, but thanks to your loving wife, u have saved 1 and for this i thank you... 



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To All That Come Here  / Dave S.
My heart goes out to the family and loved ones of William.

Noone choses to become an addict yet with the changing world around us it has become so easy to turn to drugs to ease the pain of the real world.

I recently lost a cousin to his addictions....... a mere boy who although he made some bad choices in his life was basically a good kid.......yet in the final moments of his life......meth made him turn the gun on himself.

It is good that you have turned your life into something positive....a way to reach out to others to help them understand what drugs can do to them and help them realize that there is help out there and people who honestly care.

Together with a adoptive son of mine we run a teen support board and I am sorry to say......there are more and more teens out there who are turning to drugs to escape facing the twisted world headon. I hope that these stories help them to realize what can be in store for them.

For those visiting here who are dealing with their pain and are trying to get straightened out.......remember to love yourself because each and every one of you deserve better than to have drugs control your lives.

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Sorry to Send Belated Birthday Wishes to You!  / Dianne White/Mom Of Angel Nicholas

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILLIAM  / CHRIS BRAD EVANS MOM
JUST THINKING OF YOU AND WISHING YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILLIAM. HOPE HEAVEN HAS A BIG BIRTHDAY BASH FOR U DEAR ANGEL. HOPE MY BRAD IS THERE TO HELP U CELEBRATE. HUGGS.....................................XXOOXX Close

To Scotty  / Marcel Albert (Friend)

 

Your story was told and it touched my soul.

It affected me so deeply that I put down the bowl.

I never met you but I know you well.

We both got lost inside a self created hell.

Trying to escape the demons inside.

We ended up empty with no place left to hide.

Satan thought he won when he took your life away.

Little did he know your spirit was here to stay.

Shining your light into the darkness so that the lost may see.

Saving peoples lives and setting them free.

From Texas to Cali. somehow I ended up here.

Something about Santa Cruze draws me ever so near.

I wanna see justice for the ones who cant seem to fight

The ones who are lost out there in the darkness of the night.

Who knows whats in store because the future we cannot see.

But in my heart I know there is connection between you and me.

Rest in peace my brother your spirit lives on.

One day I will meet you when my life on earth is gone.

170+ daze clean..

Brok3n

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Thinking of you  / Margaret Daughter Of ^i^ Nellie Buonpane

Sending prayers to you at this difficult time, and knowing that he is home in HIS arms now.

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