Yesterday, I received very sad news that my 6 year old step daughter's mother had a stroke on Saturday. The news is not good, I have been told there is no hope for recovery. This woman is 26, 27 years old. She will be leaving behind a 6yr old and a 2 yr old.
Now that being said, my step daughters mother, has had health problems and on top of those health problems has had drug and alcohol problems as well. Now I do not know if the stroke was in direct relation to drug use, however with her kidney problems and combine with regular drug use, the two could be very closely related. and the said part is, we will never know if this could have been prevented. There are certain meds that she may or may not have been on, that would have been prescribed by her dr. that could have caused this. For example, Darbepoetin alfa, marketed as Aranesp and known as an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent used to treat anemia, can double the risks of a stroke in kidney patients. However, if any non-prescribed drugs come back in her system, then no recourse can be taken. Now again I do not know if she was on this med or not, and there are others that can have the same effect in kidney patients. But we will never know if that was the cause, or if drug use was the cause.
The part to this that is so sad, is two little girls now have to grow up without a mother, and there is no knowing if it could have been prevented or not. Or if a dr is responsible for this terrible thing that has happened. I know my research seems to suggest the type of stroke she had has a high connection with cocaine use and smoking. The medical cause listed would be high blood pressure, if no drugs were involved.
I beg of anyone and everyone reading this, understand that drug use and parenting just do not mix! No child should have to grow up with out a parent because of drugs!! I just pray that my step daughter and her baby sister have some type of memories of their mother when they get older.
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