Gabriella Korosi
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I am a writer, public health professional, a nurse. Creator of connections, spreading positivity. Interests: health/spirituality/positivity/joy/caring/public health/nursing. My goal is to create positive change.https://gabriellakorosi.org
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Losing a Granddaughter to Addiction- Bonnie’s Story
This is a very sad story. My friend Era told me about Bonnie and the story about her granddaughter, Ella. Bonnie was kind enough to talk to me on the phone. It is a fresh wound and I truly appreciate her taking the time to share her granddaughter’s story. The events and the loss is still very upsetting to Bonnie. She knew she will get a phone call one day, she thought that phone call will be about her kids not Ella. She never suspected Ella taking anything. It was a complete shock for the family. I ask Bonnie if she could tell me about her granddaughter. It was 8 days before her 31st birthday. Ella had a 6-year-old son. She died on April 11th from a cardiac arrest. The family was trying to figure out how did that happen at her age. Then the tox screen come back and they found out what Ella had drugs in her system. It was a shock and felt that she just died all over again. Bonnie thinks Ella had been taking drugs since she had a c-section. It made her feel good, it does not take much time to get addicted to Oxycontin. Maybe a week.
By Gabriella Korosi4 years ago in Psyche
Opiates - part 2
I been talking for Dolores for a while, when she recalls that she does have a cousin whose son died of an opiate overdose. She thinks it was accidental, not intentional. He was admitted to treatment, he had been in treatment for about 6 or 9 weeks, Dolores was not sure. He came out of treatment and he was living with his parents. Dolores saw him after his sister's wedding. The treatment program did not let him out for the wedding, he arrived later and met the people who were still there. He was doing very well at that time. He had a friend with him from the program. He was getting ready to have a job. Two weeks later they found him dead. He was 25 years old. Dolores feels that he failed to realize that once he was sober, he cannot use as much heroin as he used before. She feels people can be arrogant about this and use the same amount. This was a big tragedy in Dolores's family. Dolores was far away when it happened, she was removed from the tragedy, her cousins were just devastated. One of their children get married and the other died just a few weeks after. Very sad situation. He had been using a long time. He seemed to have other problems too and previous trauma was present for a sexual abuse.
By Gabriella Korosi4 years ago in Psyche
Lift Your Spirits Up - Bringing Love And Joy Into Your Life
This is a simple meditation practice you can do. I created this practice and I do this practice every day multiple times a day. This practice makes me feel calm and content. You can do this any time, anywhere with slight variation. I even do this in my car while driving. You are welcome to use this practice or create your own. I also created a voice recording that you can listen to if you like. Let’s begin.
By Gabriella Korosi4 years ago in Longevity
Alcohol — Drinking Part 5
Era tells me another story. It was a Halloween celebration. On a party bus. One of her co-workers had a little too much to drink. She had a little too much fun, dancing around the pool, on the bus, flirting, singing, and just acting way more loose than usual. It was very funny. Thank goodness she was amongst friends. Once they got back Era told the co-worker she should not drive. She wanted to, Era said no, she insisted. She took her home. Every minute she would ask Era where she lives. She did a lot of repeating; she would not digest the answers. She never talked to a co-worker about this. The era just made sure she got home safe and watched her walk in the door before she left. Era feels very glad she did this for the co-worker and feels everybody should do this to avoid loss of life.
By Gabriella Korosi4 years ago in Psyche
Alcohol — Drinking Part 4
Chelsea describes growing up with an addiction in her family, her mom struggled with alcoholism. Her mom went to rehabilitation, they have done family counseling. Her mom is doing better now. Chelsea feels like this was a reason she was attracted as a provider to work at an FQHC (Federally Qualified Health Center) where she dealt with addictions, mostly opiate crisis she adds. Growing up with a mom who was addicted to alcohol was a heavy experience. It changed her worldview; she did not fully realize the effects until she was older. She has a hard time finding words to describe the experience. She wanted to help people because of what her mom went through. She became a provider. It was a shameful and isolating experience for her, she did not talk to her friends about it. She did not have any resources and when she went to her high school counselor to talk about it, they did not have anything helpful for her.
By Gabriella Korosi4 years ago in Psyche
Alcohol — Drinking Part 3
Diana describes her mother’s side of the family where all the boys were alcoholics. There were 6 boys, and all had alcohol issues. I asked Diana how this affected the family. She said her grandmother just did what she had to get from morning to night. Diana describes being a young child and spending time on the family farm not knowing what was going on. She said they had a great time everyone was happy all the time (at this point we both laughed). When she got older her mother talked to her about the problems with her brothers. Grandpa loved the family but was not a nice person and he was not nice to the boys nor her grandmother. She discussed the personality changes in people who drink alcohol how they can change from day today. We never know from day to day if they are going to be good or bad and this is hard to live with.
By Gabriella Korosi4 years ago in Psyche
Alcohol — Drinking Part 2
Dr. Tedd Levin tells me a story about his wife’s father who was a brightly functioning alcoholic, who was an engineer. He took care of him as a doctor, his father-in-law just did not trust anyone else. He insisted to see him as a doctor. He died of liver cancer. This condition was related to cirrhosis of the liver that was caused by drinking. He stopped drinking when he was in his mid-50’s, even though it was too late, he developed cirrhosis, he died at age 73. His cirrhosis was treated, but it was a setup for liver cancer. Liver cancer usually develops in a cirrhotic liver. The pre-existing cirrhosis can be caused by alcohol, or infection by Hepatitis B or C explained Dr. Levin. It was challenging at times to take care of him since he was a family member. He died by his choice with assisted suicide, which had only recently become legal in the state of Oregon.
By Gabriella Korosi4 years ago in Psyche
Alcohol — Drinking Part 1
Beth did not realize that her husband was drinking heavily after her brother died. He was drinking a lot, not just on the weekends, but he was drinking every day, missing out on family events, spending a lot of money creating financial difficulties for the family. When he started drinking her gorgeous, beautiful husband lost himself and the ugly come out. He lost control over spending money. His behavior changed. Sometimes we all miss things. Beth was in deep sadness about her brother’s death from opiates and trying to cope herself, she cried a lot.
By Gabriella Korosi4 years ago in Psyche
Can You Accept Yourself The Way You Are?
The image above shows a road toward the beach. There is also a side road that walks along the beach but never gets to the beach. There is a road back to where you begin and a road through the trees that you can not see from this picture. A road can lead toward many places.
By Gabriella Korosi4 years ago in Humans
