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[jaimie]

You never think that this can happen to your own family, you think that it only happens to other people and you empathize with them. It's not the way we were raised and I have already lost a brother for a terrible mistake with drugs. It was truly an accident and it just shows me that you can never be careful enough. Because of this and how hard it hit me, I am truly concerned for the safety and well being of my youngest sister. Sarah has been in some trouble for quite a few years now, I was not aware that it was as bad as it is until she was kicked out of the third rehab she went to for using while in their care. I am not certain of how these programs run but it is obvious that she really needs some help and guidance that our family just cannot do on their own. I understand that if you abuse the rules then you are no longer welcome, but if you are there to heal and you slip up then why kick someone out on the streets to get worse, is that really in their best interest?

She says she wants help but continues to fall over and over again...is it just what she says to keep people going or is she really under this much control from drugs? I think it's a little of both but I am so lost as to how to speak with her, yet I feel that as a big sister and someone in a position to be a role model, that I need to.

She does not realize the monstrosity of her actions, that she is an adult now and could not only be ruining her health, but potentially be ruining the rest of her life and the decisions of doing something productive later on.

Please pray for my family, for the strength to make the right decisions concerning Sarah. And pray for Sarah too. She is 20 years old and completely lost.

Thank you,
Jaimie