Episodes

#fentanyl #poisoning #death In Episode 204, I speak with Paula Santos Young, of Achieve Greatness, about her son Andrew's death at 33 to fentanyl poisoning. She shares how Andrew secretly struggled with PTSD and depression as well as an aversion to taking pills of any kind. He died of fentanyl poisoning which was laced in marijuana. She and her husband Phil now runs Achieve Greatness, a program Andrew started and is now a non-profit in memory of Andrew with the goal of continuing to help othe...

#ecstasypoisoning #druginducedhomicide #death In Episode 203, I speak with Terry Almanza, Founder and CEO of Drug-Induced Homicide Foundation, about her daughter Sydney's death at age 18 to ecstasy poisoning. Terry is a former Chicago Police Officer having served 28 years on the job and now is committed to helping others who have had children die of poisonings through her organization. She believes drug dealers are getting away with murder and rallies others to push for better laws and justic...

#fentanyl #death #fentanylpoisoning In Episode 202, I speak with Tammy Plakstis, Moderator of the Fentanyl Awareness Coalition's FB group, about her son Dylan's death at age 29 to fentanyl poisoning. She bravely shared Dylan's unexpected illness and how it affected him, Tammy and her family. Dylan did want his organs donated and it took a few more days after he could not be saved from fentanyl poisoning, for this to be completed. He saved many lives. He is also survived by his father and fiv...

#fentanyl #death #fentanylpoisoning In Episode 201, I speak with Diane Urban, founder of the Association of People Against Lethal Drugs (APALD), about her son Jordan's death at age 25 to fentanyl poisoning. Diane turned her pain into a powerful organization to help others and spread awareness of this deadly drug. They hold rallies in every state to engage the public, bereaved families and especially to get the politicians to do more on this issue. Please visit the following sites to learn mo...

#fentanyl #death #fentanylpoisoning In Episode 200, I speak with Andi Sommerfeld Lee, Vice President of the Fentanyl Awareness Coalition, about her daughter Amanda's death at age 28 to fentanyl poisoning. Andi speaks candidly about Amanda's addiction and how it devastated her family over many years. It completely consumed Andi as she tried to save her daughter's life. Affectionately called "Mana", she is survived by her stepdad Rick Lee, whom Andi has been married to for 22 years, her b...

#fentanyl #death #fentanylpoisoning In Episode 199, I speak with Steve Filson, Secretary of Victims of Illicit Drugs (VOID) about his daughter Jessica's death at 29 to fentanyl poisoning. Steve is an Air Force Veteran as well as spending 31 years as a former San Bernardino County Sheriff and in the Police Department in Southern California, including eleven years in the Homicide Squad and five years in Narcotics. We discuss Jessica's life and how, after giving birth to her daughter, Elara, was...

#fentanyl #fentanylpoisoning #fentanyldeath In Episode 198, I speak with Laura Woody, administrator of Lost Voices of Fentanyl and Founder of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren While Grieving The Loss Of A Child, about her son Jimmy's death at 29 to fentanyl poisoning. We discuss the challenges grandparents face when their children leave children behind. When grandparents need to raise another generation, their personal retirement plans are shattered and their financial strain is overwhelming....

#fentanyl #fentanylpoisoning #fentanyldeath In Episode 197, I speak with Ed Kobilis, President of the Fentanyl Awareness Coalition, whose son Eddie was 20 when he died by fentanyl poisoning from only one lethal pill. Visit the Fentanyl Awareness Coalition and get involved - https://www.the-fac.org Their facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/theFACoalition Read my corresponding blog here - https://marymac.info/2023/09/10/the-mary-mac-show-death-by-fentanyl-podcast-series-ed-kobilis-20-yo-son...

#fentanyl #poisoning #death In Episode 196, I speak with April Babcock, who founded Lost Voices of Fentanyl after the death of her son, Austen at age 25. We speak candidly about how our government is failing us and how this illegal, illicit, counterfeit drug should be considered a weapon of mass destruction. Their 3rd Annual Rally will be on Saturday, September 23rd on the lawn in front of the Washington Monument in Washington, DC. Please attend whether you are a bereaved parent or someone who...

#fentanyl #poisoning #death In Episode 195, I speak with Jim Rauh, who founded Families Against Fentanyl after the death of his son, Thomas at the age of 37. We speak candidly about how this illegal, illicit drug should be considered a weapon of mass destruction. Visit Families Against Fentanyl - https://www.familiesagainstfentanyl.org - where Jim and his staff are committed to working with families, communities and politicians about this deadly drug. And their facebook page - https://www.fac...

#fentanyl #death #onepillcankill In Episode 194, I speak with Amy Neville, who founded the Alexander Neville Foundation after the fentanyl death of her son at the age of 14. Visit the Alexander Neville Foundation where Amy is committed to assisting families who also endured the tragic death of a loved one by fentanyl. And their facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/ANFHELP Learn more about Fentanyl and the upcoming "Fentanyl Awareness Day" on August 21st - https://facingfentanylnow.org/ Re...

#fentanyl #poisoning #death In Episode 193, I share my second conversation with Michael J. Gray, Founder of The Fentanyl Awareness Coalition and the Actus Foundation, who discusses his plan to significantly decrease fentanyl deaths in children starting at age 12 and offers his paradigm shift to fight this epidemic. Last year over 110,000 children, teens, and adults died from fentanyl poisonings from illegal, counterfeit pills and powder and it's believed the numbers are even higher. Most vict...

#fentanyl #death #onepillcankill In Episode 192, I speak with Michael J. Gray, Founder of The Fentanyl Awareness Coalition and the Actus Foundation, who discusses the death of his daughter, Amanda to fentanyl poisoning. Next week will will continue our conversation about his advocacy work to educate our young people about this dangerous and deadly drug. Please visit the following sites to learn more: Visit The Fentanyl Awareness Coalition - www.the-fac.org and The Actus Foundation - www.actu...

#fentanyl #death #onepillcankill In Episode 191, I speak with Jamie Puerta, Co-Founder of VOID (Victims of Illicit Drugs), who discusses the death of his son, Daniel to fentanyl poisoning by what he thought was an oxycodone pill and had only taken one-half of it. Yet it killed him. We also speak about Jamie's advocacy work and the documentary by Dominic Tierno and Christine Wood entitled "Dead On Arrival" exposing the illegal drug trafficking of fentanyl from Mexico and four parents who tell t...

In Episode 190, I speak about the dangers of fentanyl which can take a loved one's life with one dose. The days of experimenting with drugs is over. Learn how to teach your children, grandchildren and other loved ones before it's too late. Read my corresponding blog here. Watch our corresponding video on youtube - hope you'll subscribe, like and comment. Please share this episode with EVERYONE in your circle of influence! And please subscribe, like and especially comment on how this may have ...

#fentanyl #death #onepillcankill In Episode 189, we begin our Death By Fentanyl Podcast Series featuring Stephanie Hellstern whose 16 year-old son, Kyle, died of fentanyl poisoning by the use of just one lethal pill. Stephanie has become an advocate in this area so other families do not have to go through the sorrow and pain she had felt from losing her son. She is the Founder, Director, CEO at North Texas Fentanyl Coalition NTXFC - https://www.facebook.com/northtexasfentanylcoalition and Fou...

#fentanyl #death #onepillcankill We begin our latest series on the deadly affects of taking this illegal drug which can kill when using it only ONE TIME. Whether it's laced in cocaine, heroin, a joint or as a pill, ALL CAN BE LETHAL. Young people, looking for comfort from the pressures of life, purchase from dealers who will give them something that will get them high and numb their pain. Instead just a little amount of fentanyl, no larger than a few granulars, can instantly kill. And many ...

In Episode 188, I speak with Marc Hoover of Batavia, Ohio and host of the "Catch My Killer" podcast, as he shares his father's life and death with us, his struggle with cigarettes and horrors of his service in the Vietnam War. Please visit Marc's podcast - Catch My Killer - where he speaks with families who struggle with the unsolved murders of their loved ones as well as missing person cases. Read my corresponding blog here. Watch our corresponding video on youtube - hope you'll subscribe, l...

In Episode 187, I speak with Janae Watterson of Enumclaw, Washington who shares her mother's death in a car accident when she was 17 and a passenger in the car. She speaks about how it affected her intensely for decades and what she did on her road to recovery. Please visit Janae's salon named in honor of her mother - Salon Kathleen. Read my corresponding blog here. Watch our corresponding video on youtube - hope you'll subscribe, like and comment. Please share this episode with others who c...

In Episode 186, I share my new Journal Collection to help you heal, vent, release your anger, frustration, anxiety in anticipation of or the death of a significant loved one in your life. It's so important not to allow all your emotions to remain harbored inside only to manifest themselves into physical and mental symptoms. Anticipating the death of a loved one or after someone has died can be one of the most difficult experiences of your life. Every one of us deals with our grief in a differ...

In Episode 185, I speak with Misti Graham of Nashville, Tennessee, who shares with us her father's stroke when she was 16 and his death of a massive heart attack when she was 19. Additional Notes: To learn more about my guest, Misti Graham, Life Coach at InspHERation Coaching simply write her at misti @ inspheration.com Please visit my corresponding blog for links to help you. I appreciate your subscribing and rating my podcast on Apple, Spotify, etc. You can also watch the video of our inte...

In Episode 183, I continue speaking with Dory of Indianapolis, IN, a pediatric social worker, who shares with us the terminal diagnosis her father received and his nine-month battle with glioblastoma, an inoperable brain tumor. Additional Notes: To learn more about our guest, Line Brunet, Podcast Maven, Consultant, who offers to answer questions about podcasting, visit her website at www.IAmLineBrunet.com Please visit my corresponding blog for links to help you. I appreciate your subscribing a...

In Episode 183, I continue speaking with Dory of Indianapolis, IN, a pediatric social worker, who shares with us the terminal diagnosis her father received and his nine-month battle with glioblastoma, an inoperable brain tumor. Additional Notes: Please visit my corresponding blog for links to help you. I appreciate your subscribing and rating my podcast on Apple, Spotify, etc. You can also watch the video of our interview on youtube here. Thank you for supporting my podcast: PayPal – donate...

In Episode 182, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dory of Indianapolis, IN, a pediatric social worker, who shares with us the terminal diagnosis her father received and his nine-month battle with glioblastoma, an inoperable brain tumor. Additional Notes: Please visit my corresponding blog for links to help you. I appreciate your subscribing and rating my podcast on Apple, Spotify, etc. You can also watch the video of our interview on youtube here. Thank you for supporting my podcast: PayP...