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"Therefore we pledge to bind ourselves to one another,
to embrace our lowliest,
to keep company with our loneliest,
to educate our illiterate, to feed our starving,
to clothe our ragged,
to do all good things,
knowing that we are more than
keepers of our brothers and sisters

We are our Brothers and Sisters."
-- Maya Angelou

Since losing my older sister, Tammy Marie Boyet-Sawyer, in January 2009 to an accidental prescription drug (prescription narcotics & antidepressants) overdose, I have felt compelled to do WHATEVER IT TAKES to save our "sisters" from the deadly epidemic of prescription drug addiction.

There is so much to do.
I founded "project MY SISTERS KEEPER" to use as a tool to educate, support, and promote the changes necessary to End The Deadly Prescription Addiction Epidemic that is plaguing the women, children, and families of our nation.

If you are at all with familiar with addiction and addiction recovery, you have no doubt heard the term "rock bottom".

Families of addicts who are desperate to save their loved one are commonly told that for an addict to want to get treatment THEY MUST REACH "ROCK BOTTOM".

For an addict, their rock bottom is usually the place where the seriousness of their situation is finally realized. It is the place where they are no longer able to live in denial of the situation.

Well, I ask each of you then, where's our "ROCK BOTTOM?

When do we as women, citizens and leaders stand up in a unified voice and say that WE WILL NO LONGER ENABLE PRESCRIPTION ADDICTION by our apathy, ignorance or inaction.

How many more mothers, daughters and sisters are we willing to lose to prescription drug addiction & accidental overdose?

How many more women and children will we allow to be forever changed by the destruction that is addiction.

WE CAN CHANGE the statistics.

WE CAN BREAK the cycle.

WE WILL SAVE LIVES.

WE WILL provide and inspire HOPE by promoting PREVENTION and RECOVERY.

WE WILL eradicate stigma by promoting EMPATHY AWARENESS and EDUCATION.

I look forward to talking with you and getting to know your story and dreams.

I always welcome any ideas or suggestions that you may have to increase awareness or further this important cause. At this time we are a movement but are working towards becoming an official 501c3 recognized non profit organization, If you have insight into this process, I would love the opportunity to learn from you.

My dream is that Project My Sisters Keeper will become a symbol of hope and inspiration for women, children & families and a memorial of steadfast faith, love and determination to all of the mothers, sisters, wives, and daughters whose voices were rendered silent by this deadly disease of addiction

Sincerely,
project MY SISTERS KEEPER Founder
Crystal Boyet-Hampton
crystalboyethampton@projectmysisterskee per.org
217-204-1947


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"project MY SISTERS KEEPER"

WE CAN CHANGE the "statistics".

WE CAN BREAK the cycle.

WE WILL SAVE LIVES.

WE WILL provide and inspire HOPE by promoting PREVENTION and RECOVERY.

WE WILL eradicate stigma by promoting AWARENESS and EDUCATION.
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Jun 18, 2011 07:53 PM
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Hi Melanie,
I just wanted to say congratulations on having written an Amazon bestseller!

Having said that, I would like to remind you that AA has always maintained that they don't claim to be the only way. I have friends who have recovered in church, and in other recovery groups. I have one friend who "recovered" in church who is now in prison for something he did while in a blackout. So, you never know what will work.

Question: Do you have statistics on the success rate of these 100 licensed recovery professionals and treatment groups? Because if you delve into that and report it honestly, I don't think it will be any more than 5%.

I believe that across the board,regardless of what method of professional help, or treatment program is tried, no more than 5% of addicted people will achieve long term or permanent sobriety. It's just the "nature of the beast ".

Again thank you and congratulations on participating in the
fight to save addicted persons from "jails, institutions, and death".

Jacquelynne Myers
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Hi,

My name is Melanie Solomon, and I am the author of the book, "AA is Not the Only Way," which is now in its second edition and an Amazon.com Bestseller. It is the first, and still, only book of its kind to not only provide people with much needed alternatives to AA (since they only have about a 5% success rate), but a comprehensive directory of over 100 licensed professionals and treatment programs who offer more than just the 12-steps. I just happened to come across your post, and I am SO glad I did. I think it might be a good idea if we talk. I am really sorry about your sister. I just lost one of my good friends this past January, because she had been trying to get sober in AA since she was 13. She was 30 when she finally died of an overdose. That could have easily been me...the only difference was that I woke up...for some reason. I believe it is to help others by waking other people up, and showing them the wonderful light that there ARE alternatives, so they shouldn't feel hopeless if AA didn't work for them...in fact, it does not work for most people, and regardless of how many people are suffering and even dying, this program continues to overrule our nation. In the US alone, 93-97% of the treatment centers are STILL 12-step based, even knowing the dismal failure rate. I think it's horrendous!

My concern is this: AA was developed by 2 men in the 1930s, and since then, a LOT of research has taken place, yet AA has refused to incorporate ANY of this new research. It completely ignores all the facts that are coming to light that in most studies, AA usually shows around a 5% success rate every time (and that is no better than what would occur with natural remission-that's 5% too!) So it's possible that AA has a 0 or negative rate...it could actually be harming people. I have personally seen and experienced it firsthand. AA DOES work for some people (including my dad who got sober over 20 years ago since his first meeting) but it certainly does not work for many others, and they have a need, and a RIGHT to know about all of their treatment options. But since professionals are not even TAUGHT about these, many of them are ill-equipped when it comes to clients with an addiction problem. I have had therapists and psychiatrists contact me, thanking me for the resource I wrote so that they could finally effectively help their clients, instead of just saying, "Keep Coming Back," which is a very old message, and one that has killed before and will kill again. I almost dyed several times throughout my decade long nightmare of being addicted to prescription pills, of the "recovery merry-go-round", going from treatment center, to AA meetings, to relapsing, to overdosing, to the ER, than BACK all over again to a different treatment center, but who was offering the same "solution"-the 12 steps, so essentially I was just re-joining AA!

Maybe we can help each other by spreading the word on this imperative topic, We are ALL affected by addiction in some way, either personally or by someone we know. This has become an international epidemic, and it doesn't look like it's getting any better, unless we start to provide people with their OPTIONS! If someone had cancer, and the only "treatment" their doctor provided was to "give your will and life over to the care of God" we would have outraged people, demanding to know about their alternatives. But this is what is being recommended many times, each and every day, as if people with substance abuse issues don't have the same basic right to "good, ethical medicine".

-Melanie Solomon-Author of, "AA Not the Only Way," 2nd Ed., Amazon Bestseller
Included in Strathmore's "Who's Who 2010"
http://www.aanottheonlyway.com
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Included in Strathmore's "Who's Who 2010"
http://www.aanottheonlyway.com
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Crystal

Thank you for writing your article about Project My SISTER’S KEEPER.

I have one younger sister. We are as different as night and day. We have the same parents, but that is where it all stops.

When we were growing up I always thought she was the prettiest, smartest, most liked, most everything.

I was four years older than my sister. After high school I went to work, got married, had a son and within seven years I was divorced. I was a single mom for 18 years. My son’s father had nothing to do with him, so I was both mom and dad.

My sister went to college and graduated. She moved to New York City and worked for an international women’s magazine for years. She had a very high powered job and traveled all over the country, but something happened to her in NY over 30 years ago.
No one knows what happened. She was fired and after months and months, my mother decided to bring her back home.

She moved back home. My mother was a register nurse and she did everything possible to help her overcome her depression. She had weekly appointments with licensed psychiatrist for years. She saw the best doctor’s money could buy. But nothing really changed. It wasn’t until she developed a medical problem was seen by a regular MD did we learn about another major problem. The psychiatrist had given her valium for years to settle her down and she was addicted to the drug. She was unable to function. Without her knowledge she was placed in a 30 day detox center for the first of several times.

My sister was never easy to live with as a child or as an adult. She has a very difficult personality. The valium was a cover up. All hell broke loose as she was taken off the medication.

Over the next 20 years she has been in and out of hospitals. She has been so depressed she has spent months in different type of hospitals. Over the years she has learned she is bipolar.

The worst part of all of this she is smart enough to know enough different doctors by first name bases she was able to get all the medications she wanted or thought she needed by just asking. She would read all the medical journals and be able to talk the same language as the doctor. She would go to the emergency room and use the doctor in charge. She did not have a primary doctor in charge of her case.

At one time in her life she was taking so many different types of medications, her body closed down. She was unable to get out of bed, or go to the bathroom or feed herself. She was in and out of the hospitals. She weighed less than 100 pounds. She never weighed
more than 110 pounds in her life, except at one time when she was taking a medication that increased her weight to 150 pounds

My sister’s boyfriend was taking her to the emergency room almost daily, but they would not admit her. He called me and asked me what to do. I told him to leave her in the emergency room. She was finally admitted and the doctors took her off all her medications. Because of all of her medical history, she also had trouble getting insurance at affordable rates. At this time she has no insurance, so she is covered by the government.

She woke up and started talking and eating. She does not remember anything of this period of time. It is all a blank.

With all of this, my sister is still a believer in pills. YOU CAN’T GET WELL IF YOU DO NOT TAKE PILLS.

She is now 61 years old, but she appears to be going on a 100. She is four years younger than me. She has never married.

As I said earlier over the years she has taken 100’s of different high powered medications for everything from A-Z. She has taken as many as 12 pills at the same time. Her system has so many chemicals she will never function has a healthy person again. She is currently on oxygen to help her breathe her lung capacity is 27%.

I still have concern for my Sister’s well being but am often at a loss as to how to really help. Most of the time she is aware enough to think she can control what is going on in her life.

I would be interested in joining your program.

Linda Baccus
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What an awesome undertaking and i would love to be a friend and be a part of this community
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Hello Crystal! :-D I'm so glad to meet you. What an awesome and inspiring project of unconditioned love.:-x Your project will not only be a great encouragement, but the idea of the project will greatly inspire other leaders to launch new communities and introduce their passions.


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Hello Crystal,

Your passion to save others from prescription medication addiction is inspiring...and your commitment to make changes empowering!

A great way to attract like-minded brave women is grow your own community....and I see you have created a community in Passion & Purpose. Congratulations!!!

Within your Community, you may include content to share your passion...Topics to engage your members ideas and participation, Documents of interest on your passion, Links to important information.
You can build a "tribe" of strength with other purpose-driven bravehearts.

Welcome to BraveHeart Women...see you in the Community...:)

Linda Kay Holden
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"Therefore we pledge to bind ourselves to one another,
to embrace our lowliest,
to keep company with our loneliest,
to educate our illiterate, to feed our starving,
to clothe our ragged,
to do all good things,
knowing that we are more than
keepers of our brothers and sisters

We are our Brothers and Sisters."
-- Maya Angelou

Since losing my older sister, Tammy Marie Boyet-Sawyer, in January 2009 to an accidental prescription drug (prescription narcotics & antidepressants) overdose, I have felt compelled to do WHATEVER IT TAKES to save our "sisters" from the deadly epidemic of prescription drug addiction.

There is so much to do.
I founded "project MY SISTERS KEEPER" to use as a tool to educate, support, and promote the changes necessary to End The Deadly Prescription Addiction Epidemic that is plaguing the women, children, and families of our nation.

If you are at all with familiar with addiction and addiction recovery, you have no doubt heard the term "rock bottom".

Families of addicts who are desperate to save their loved one are commonly told that for an addict to want to get treatment THEY MUST REACH "ROCK BOTTOM".

For an addict, their rock bottom is usually the place where the seriousness of their situation is finally realized. It is the place where they are no longer able to live in denial of the situation.

Well, I ask each of you then, where's our "ROCK BOTTOM?

When do we as women, citizens and leaders stand up in a unified voice and say that WE WILL NO LONGER ENABLE PRESCRIPTION ADDICTION by our apathy, ignorance or inaction.

How many more mothers, daughters and sisters are we willing to lose to prescription drug addiction & accidental overdose?

How many more women and children will we allow to be forever changed by the destruction that is addiction.

WE CAN CHANGE the statistics.

WE CAN BREAK the cycle.

WE WILL SAVE LIVES.

WE WILL provide and inspire HOPE by promoting PREVENTION and RECOVERY.

WE WILL eradicate stigma by promoting EMPATHY AWARENESS and EDUCATION.

I look forward to talking with you and getting to know your story and dreams.

I always welcome any ideas or suggestions that you may have to increase awareness or further this important cause. At this time we are a movement but are working towards becoming an official 501c3 recognized non profit organization, If you have insight into this process, I would love the opportunity to learn from you.

My dream is that Project My Sisters Keeper will become a symbol of hope and inspiration for women, children & families and a memorial of steadfast faith, love and determination to all of the mothers, sisters, wives, and daughters whose voices were rendered silent by this deadly disease of addiction

Sincerely,
project MY SISTERS KEEPER Founder
Crystal Boyet-Hampton
crystalboyethampton@projectmysisterskee per.org
217-204-1947


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"project MY SISTERS KEEPER"

WE CAN CHANGE the "statistics".

WE CAN BREAK the cycle.

WE WILL SAVE LIVES.

WE WILL provide and inspire HOPE by promoting PREVENTION and RECOVERY.

WE WILL eradicate stigma by promoting AWARENESS and EDUCATION.
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