I Want to Help My Daughter Grieve Her Brother's Death

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🗓️ 14 October 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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I Want to Help My Daughter Grieve Her Brother's Death - Lynn's son died of a drug overdose, and she's not sure how to help herself and her daughter get through the pain of the loss. - Dr. Laura: "We cope better through the ugly parts of life when we're honest with ourselves." - How do you handle the "ugly" parts of life with your children? Email me your thoughts at: drlaura@drlaura.com | To participate on the radio program; call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment - https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment. Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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0:54.1	Hi, Dr. Laura. Thanks for taking my call. Thank you. I want to help my daughter, who is struggling,
1:05.5	everything we lost this on a year ago. I feel like the major life decisions that she's making.
1:13.4	I'm sorry. How old is your daughter and how old was the brother she lost?
1:17.2	He was 27 and she's 26. And what happened to your son? It was an accidental drug overdose.
1:27.3	And I believe what is an accidental drug overdose actually mean?
1:35.1	There is a lot of drugs, pills that are least placent and they stop your heart. You can't get
1:43.6	in that. It stops your heart. So what drugs was he on that had fentanyl in them?
1:51.5	Something that was a street drug. I don't know what it was. So he was abusing drugs.
1:56.7	Yes, he was. See, I've never called that an accidental overdose. I mean, it technically is.
2:03.9	He didn't mean to die. But when you abuse drugs, you have to assume that that's part of the risk
2:09.0	you accept. That's true. That's right. I agree. He was abusing drugs and sadly.
2:16.4	Yep. He died. He didn't win. Yeah. Right.
2:20.1	It's awful. So did she know he was drug addict? Yes, he did. Yes, she did.
2:26.4	Okay. So what is it you want to help her with? Have you said to her? It was frankly inevitable.
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