Drug Addicted Couple interview-Casey and Alli

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  • @kayem9909
    @kayem990922 күн бұрын

    I would love to hear their childrens' side of the story.

  • @westcoastxmama

    @westcoastxmama

    22 күн бұрын

    This ‼️

  • @TheAshMcG

    @TheAshMcG

    21 күн бұрын

    I agree, drug addicts not in recovery lie through their teeth. I don't believe one word of it.

  • @8_bruh_8

    @8_bruh_8

    21 күн бұрын

    💯

  • @TheUnitedStatesofAmericaUSA

    @TheUnitedStatesofAmericaUSA

    21 күн бұрын

    Good point

  • @40mrm

    @40mrm

    21 күн бұрын

    They raised them, but they live with other people…right!

  • @Tia.0721
    @Tia.072122 күн бұрын

    You never should judge, because this could very well be you. In my early 30’s I had spinal surgery. I was over prescribed during my recovery, then became overly addicted. Instead of the doctors taking the time to find the root of my problems, it was easier to give me pills then send me on my way. I started taking more; meaning I’d run out faster; which led me to purchasing from whoever had the pills I needed. It wasn’t until I caught COVID in 2021, that I realized how I didn’t want my husband waking up to me dead beside him over an accidental overdose; or worse, have my kids find me dead one morning. It’s been over 2 years of being clean. Getting clean and staying clean was my biggest accomplishment. To all those struggling out there - you can do it. Believe in yourself. It’s hard, but it’s possible. And makes life so much more enjoyable.

  • @N1ka

    @N1ka

    22 күн бұрын

    But what i do if i can’t be happy without drugs that give me pleasure? My brain doesn’t produce the chemicals that did on drugs that let me have s decent life. For this i can’t share the narrative of becoming much happier when leaving drugs, unfortunately. Not me. To me, i am sure that i won’t stop taking opiates. It’s the only vehicle with which i can wake up in the morning and interact and work and etc. have a normal life shortly speaking

  • @marshallmazzarelli8797

    @marshallmazzarelli8797

    22 күн бұрын

    Number 1 if you think you can't be happy without drugs u sadly mistaken......I was once in ur shoes and it's like a pair of shoes that don't fit ur feet will never feel good unless you get the right size and ur life will never be happy until you ourself has had enough and wants the right help there is happiness with out drugs I'm living proof nobody wants or likes change but until you change ain't nothing gonna change

  • @afterthestorm221

    @afterthestorm221

    22 күн бұрын

    Yep, that's how too many of us got started, unfortunately. Congrats on your sobriety it's an incredible accomplishment so few of us have a pleasure of understanding. I'll be celebrating five years in a few months.

  • @jamesplayer4466

    @jamesplayer4466

    22 күн бұрын

    @@N1ka Praying for you. You can be happy

  • @user-myworth79

    @user-myworth79

    22 күн бұрын

    Appreciate you sharing your walk! Thank God that you realized what the problem was and was strong enough to overcome it! Hope everyone can do the same!! 💪🏾 💕 Like this person said ,”it’s hard but it’s possible”!

  • @DarthJunkie666
    @DarthJunkie66622 күн бұрын

    My wife and I lived in our car for close to 18 months addicted to Fentanyl. We would panhandle at an Oasis everyday until we could cop, it sucked! If they go to rehab they could go to a half way house after the 28 days. Thats what we did, it took a while and it sucked ass, but we have our own place n car now and life is way better.

  • @Scuba_Bro

    @Scuba_Bro

    22 күн бұрын

    I’m glad you were able to fight through it and do well. I hope you keep that positive momentum going!

  • @DarthJunkie666

    @DarthJunkie666

    22 күн бұрын

    @@Scuba_Bro Thank you so much, we're never gona stop, my daughter needs me and her step mom. It really sucks being sober sometimes, that anxiety that hits when you want to get high is rough! Lol

  • @treehouse8501

    @treehouse8501

    22 күн бұрын

    How many dicks did y’all end up sucking to support your habit?

  • @crystallc8871

    @crystallc8871

    22 күн бұрын

    Congrats to you both! I’m happy to see two more people get out and ahead of the grasp of addiction. ❤

  • @Flowers-vf4pu

    @Flowers-vf4pu

    22 күн бұрын

    @@DarthJunkie666 there aren’t enough props to give you for dragging yourself out of that situation. I’m sure it takes grit and determination that few of us understand. But people like you prove it’s possible when you put the work in.

  • @mistygreen7559
    @mistygreen755922 күн бұрын

    They are experiencing co-dependence as well. This is a hell of a drug in its own right. Unless they separate and get clean, they will love each other to death.

  • @shyamlynn243

    @shyamlynn243

    21 күн бұрын

    Easy for you to say

  • @jasmynita

    @jasmynita

    21 күн бұрын

    You are brilliant. AMEN 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

  • @claireerodriguez3533

    @claireerodriguez3533

    20 күн бұрын

    This! My thoughts exactly

  • @Xenomorph788
    @Xenomorph78822 күн бұрын

    It’s obvious why their sons haven’t taken them in… imagine the childhood their kids would’ve had with this level of addiction.

  • @keeper6458

    @keeper6458

    22 күн бұрын

    Exactly

  • @baublesanddolls

    @baublesanddolls

    22 күн бұрын

    I’d love to hear from them.

  • @alayahhayala8616

    @alayahhayala8616

    22 күн бұрын

    It’s also likely why their sons are so successful too. Sometimes growing up in these types of environments pushes you to do your best in life, speaking from experience. Doesn’t make it right though.

  • @elvenafae

    @elvenafae

    22 күн бұрын

    Yeah…as someone who had parents who were addicts of different things, I’ve gone “no contact” with them. I have my own business, two kids, bought a home, and a husband who is an Engineer (who also grew up with an addict parent) we don’t associate with the problematic family for a reason. We’re doing very well without them.

  • @sarasmith2429

    @sarasmith2429

    21 күн бұрын

    Nothing is obvious because you haven't heard from them. Don't be biased.

  • @SouthernBelleWW
    @SouthernBelleWW22 күн бұрын

    Our country should give immediate support to a veteran.

  • @ow3wells

    @ow3wells

    22 күн бұрын

    Our country never will, Congress can never come together.

  • @terrytownsend5583

    @terrytownsend5583

    22 күн бұрын

    Eyeroll

  • @Flowers-vf4pu

    @Flowers-vf4pu

    22 күн бұрын

    It depends if they truly want the support. My mother was handed 60 days of inpatient treatment, and went to the liquor store on her way home. How many resources should they take away from disabled vets or vets with PTSD in the interest of hurling resources at addicts that may or may not even want them.

  • @leahbrowning884

    @leahbrowning884

    22 күн бұрын

    They should. But I know someone that who came home from this freaking war. And it’s so sad and angers me how our veterans were treated when they came home. So much red tape to go through just to get the much needed help. The government, our policy makers, need to prioritize this. They see a different doctor at VA almost every visit. Instead, you have fighting between republicans and democrats and they don’t get anything done. Just pushing their agenda. It’s BS. Nothing gets done. I’m sorry for venting. Thank god there are veterans and their families that have opened non profits that help. That’s what saved my friend. This one got to me.

  • @user-bx2yf8sw1t

    @user-bx2yf8sw1t

    22 күн бұрын

    We beat the red armbands and our leaders are now sending money to Ukraine for the Azov Battalion self proclaimed red armbands of today. Our veterans are rolling in their graves.

  • @mustachadon
    @mustachadon22 күн бұрын

    That dude will steal your wallet and help you look for it.

  • @susanriddle9408

    @susanriddle9408

    21 күн бұрын

    It is always so shocking to me to hear people say, I boost, like it is just another way to make money

  • @mattmorganRnR

    @mattmorganRnR

    21 күн бұрын

    Good one😂

  • @MrsM334

    @MrsM334

    21 күн бұрын

    I've never heard that one before@mustachadon

  • @luk3_7

    @luk3_7

    21 күн бұрын

    “Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭11‬:‭28‬-‭30‬ ‭NLT‬‬ ❤️🥰🕊

  • @mustachadon

    @mustachadon

    21 күн бұрын

    @@luk3_7 booooo

  • @craftygirl9666
    @craftygirl966622 күн бұрын

    I am struggling to believe how accountable they really are. If their oldest kid is 20 and that was when she got hooked, he already was, then, they have had 20 years to deal with their addictions. They strike me as playing the victim to their advantage.

  • @TheUnitedStatesofAmericaUSA

    @TheUnitedStatesofAmericaUSA

    21 күн бұрын

    They are a disaster

  • @twerkfromhome

    @twerkfromhome

    20 күн бұрын

    America is a disaster

  • @jackstryker7478

    @jackstryker7478

    20 күн бұрын

    Yeah I tend to see all the free money we give them to just squander it with drugs and stealing all the stuff in your front yard and blame it on the drugs

  • @elannathornton-lindsey2817

    @elannathornton-lindsey2817

    20 күн бұрын

    This 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

  • @shaylaster1607

    @shaylaster1607

    19 күн бұрын

    Yep!

  • @hannahkatie5915
    @hannahkatie591522 күн бұрын

    I feel sorry for their sons

  • @mark-ish

    @mark-ish

    22 күн бұрын

    It doesnt seem like their sons were the type to want pity.

  • @anonymous-dk3um
    @anonymous-dk3um22 күн бұрын

    The lies just stack up, it's incredible.

  • @elgr4489

    @elgr4489

    10 күн бұрын

    Delusional really

  • @raeraestudio

    @raeraestudio

    6 сағат бұрын

    They’re junkies, what do you expect?

  • @MsMeowington1
    @MsMeowington120 күн бұрын

    This breaks my heart to see. Casey was a close friend of my brother when they were teens. I considered him a friend as well. Sweet guy. Alli and I had worked together for a time as well, about 23 or so years ago. To see them like this now... I just don't have the words. Addiction and trauma is a killer. Casey, if you happen to see this, sending love from the Box family. Please get better.

  • @ninaportwoodshields202

    @ninaportwoodshields202

    4 күн бұрын

    I grew up in Dallas as well, in the 70’s. Small world.

  • @michaelzborowskyii4668
    @michaelzborowskyii466822 күн бұрын

    I was given oxycontin (80mg)by a friend daily for years. Then it dried up. Finding percocet and equivelents on the street then going to north philadelphia because $10 bag of heroin was so much cheaper and simpler but got into all the hard stuff down there. 25 years of drug use. Then began rehab stays(4× at 35 days each time) 2 years in recovery house. Im clean 3 years. Employed for 11 years continously. Paying rent with gf. She took me back after those 2 years i was a recovery house manager. I worked the recovery scene hard. Got on my feet and helped recovering people along the way. I was killing myself slowly. Today im picking up the pieces. Im stable and learning how to live at 45. I am grateful for i was/am most fortunate❤

  • @marieneu264

    @marieneu264

    21 күн бұрын

    You are amazing!!! Wish my husband would get help.

  • @Lizabethmoore-ow6mw

    @Lizabethmoore-ow6mw

    21 күн бұрын

    You are my hero!!!

  • @davepowell7168

    @davepowell7168

    18 күн бұрын

    US Schadenfreude .congrats

  • @doubleup63-nv6jl

    @doubleup63-nv6jl

    11 күн бұрын

    Very similar story from the pills leading to the dope to the multiple rehabs in Florida.

  • @eunitapitout3167
    @eunitapitout316722 күн бұрын

    I am not getting a good feeling about these two

  • @user-fc8qg9vx8t

    @user-fc8qg9vx8t

    6 күн бұрын

    Same here.

  • @codiemorgan9648
    @codiemorgan964822 күн бұрын

    I live in a very small town and when I was in active addiction I told my Mom that drug's were everywhere that I couldn't escape it. Now that I am 9 years sober I see my town completely different and realize there is way more good than bad I just had to put myself around it. Prayers for you both and it makes me so mad that there isn't more for our veterans to help them.

  • @danielmayer764

    @danielmayer764

    21 күн бұрын

    The LOA

  • @jasmynita

    @jasmynita

    21 күн бұрын

    He can't get help from the VA bc he was NEVER in the military. Sad lies.

  • @Ch-vl8bg

    @Ch-vl8bg

    20 күн бұрын

    ❤i was in a small town growing up. And ive lived in a city Capital of a State. Drugs are everywhere. Your mayor, dentist and librarian all could be on coke or whatever. Ive had friends use daily and i never touched drugs then. I tried pot and robins eggs(yep im old) and both made me feel horrible. I can not drink because of sulfites. I could see me getting addicted to more than food. Being anorexic or bulimic. Im addicted to ibuprofen for sure. Vets and general public need mental health care. In 20 years my State closed all mental hospitals but one. The VA is overwhelmed. State ran hospitals have few programs. Many people live 60-75 miles from health care specialist. Sad world.

  • @GailGreen-ui1bm

    @GailGreen-ui1bm

    17 күн бұрын

    How do you know these are lies?

  • @daynal9594

    @daynal9594

    12 күн бұрын

    ​@@jasmynita If it's such a simple fix due to one being in the military, then explain the incredibly high number of homeless veterans here in this country.

  • @jvalusmc0331
    @jvalusmc033122 күн бұрын

    Unfortunately his service doesn’t add up. He went in after highschool so with his age he went in 1998. We weren’t in Afghanistan until late 2001. So if he did a normal 4 years he did 3 combat tours one year? Also if he was injured in combat he would be receiving VA disability and every document he has is easily obtainable through the VA. Also most “veterans” who lie about their service claim their DD214 was burnt in a fire. He may have served but this isn’t lining up. Likely he uses the veteran story to get sympathy or money. Either way I hope they get help.

  • @xxxxxx-tq4mw

    @xxxxxx-tq4mw

    22 күн бұрын

    The St Louis National Personnel Records Center fire was in 1973 and only affected Army personnel discharged before 1960, Air Force before 1964. Anybody who uses the fire excuse is full of excrement.

  • @Gram820

    @Gram820

    22 күн бұрын

    I wondered about that story too

  • @StupidShitISpit

    @StupidShitISpit

    22 күн бұрын

    I'm glad to know you are smart enough not to believe his bullshit service story. I'm a navy brat that has lived overseas on military bases for the entirety of my dad's 20 years of service(retired). For the most part, you can tell and figure out whether someone has legitimately served or not based on the information they give you about their service. I never met anyone in the military that didn't state which branch they belonged to, because they are proud of that shit. I also knew he was full of shit when he talked about his "PTSD" and his theory of how we all sort of have it one way or another due to life's circumstances. It sounds like he's downplaying the severity and seriousness of PTSD to make it fit his bullshit narrative. It's pretty offensive and disgusting to true PTSD veterans .

  • @quandaharding2977

    @quandaharding2977

    21 күн бұрын

    I know 2 guys who got put out after boot camp and that was there highest point in life so the inflate the story and even believe it a bit after crafting the story Over the years

  • @lindakindlon2383

    @lindakindlon2383

    21 күн бұрын

    I was thinking the same thing about the fire story! It’s all sad.

  • @shavitasnipe981
    @shavitasnipe98122 күн бұрын

    Casey. Thanks for your service. Mark, I truly appreciate how there is no judgment and you allow them to tell their story. ❤🙏🏾🙏🏾

  • @moparpollack6242

    @moparpollack6242

    22 күн бұрын

    As a veteran I can tell you he's full of shit. He's watched too many movies no one comes home in Class A's. Too many people steeling stories of those who actually served.

  • @estebanperez3931
    @estebanperez393122 күн бұрын

    I don’t know that I believe his military service

  • @agent9973

    @agent9973

    20 күн бұрын

    I thought it was just me

  • @user-fc8qg9vx8t

    @user-fc8qg9vx8t

    6 күн бұрын

    I agree. The VA would never prescribe morphine for him to take at home. Plus he would be entitled to benefits if he served over seas.

  • @AnaFernandez-jp5uh
    @AnaFernandez-jp5uh22 күн бұрын

    So Casey and Alli raised their kids, but not really because they lived with Casey's mom.

  • @AFFTFOMSICHTS

    @AFFTFOMSICHTS

    22 күн бұрын

    I noticed this too..,,like why yall lying then telling on yourselves less than 10 mins later

  • @Flowers-vf4pu

    @Flowers-vf4pu

    22 күн бұрын

    @@AFFTFOMSICHTSfeels better for THEM to twist it up and say it that way. Take the least accountability possible, because it’s not about their kids to them at all. Coming from an abandoned kid lol.

  • @Lilliesandlilacs

    @Lilliesandlilacs

    22 күн бұрын

    @@AFFTFOMSICHTS oh you're so judgmental and smart! They said that their children were much older. Gosh, everybody in this little thread really added to the hopes that this veteran and his wife get better. I hope you all feel better about yourselves.

  • @Scuba_Bro

    @Scuba_Bro

    22 күн бұрын

    I think they probably needed help… it’s probably near impossible to raise your kids under heavy drugs like that.

  • @Flowers-vf4pu

    @Flowers-vf4pu

    22 күн бұрын

    @@Scuba_Bro if they wanted the help, it’s absolutely out there for parents. CPS doesn’t just come in and swoop children up and walk away anymore. It’s 2024, and reunification is always part of the deal. But you have to want your kids more than you want to be high and that’s an internal drive a lot of addicts simply don’t have.

  • @andrewprobst846
    @andrewprobst84622 күн бұрын

    This is a ride or die couple right here despite their issues it was very sweet honestly

  • @anamericanprayer1967

    @anamericanprayer1967

    22 күн бұрын

    Well said. Yep! It is a double edged sword. I’d LOVE to have a soulmate like him. However; codependency is a drug and kills. Both will die together.

  • @Cottonball-gz4cr

    @Cottonball-gz4cr

    22 күн бұрын

    It’s codependency

  • @mylifeasasociopath

    @mylifeasasociopath

    21 күн бұрын

    @@Cottonball-gz4cr Call it whatever you want. They still have another person who is there for them, which is better than total isolation.

  • @user-el2xy7wq4s

    @user-el2xy7wq4s

    17 күн бұрын

    It’s called codependency

  • @kimberlywilliams5537
    @kimberlywilliams553721 күн бұрын

    My husband and I have a similar story. Met in kindergarten, grew up in the same neighborhood, but didn't date until HS. We became addicted to prescription pain meds after he had several foot surgeries. We thought it was safe since a dr prescribed. Didn't know it would lead to a heroin addiction and other substances for 10+ years. We hit rock bottom eventually and got help separately. We've now been in consistent recovery for 6 years. We've had counselors tell us how it's rare for couples to seek recovery together and stay in recovery together. In my opinion, if both truly want it, they'll do what they have to do to make it happen. Completely surrender to be free of that hell ❤

  • @sweetsugarjones

    @sweetsugarjones

    19 күн бұрын

    Why did you take meds prescribed for your husband?

  • @tifKh

    @tifKh

    2 күн бұрын

    @@sweetsugarjonesbecause they’re FUN, until you get addicted. Don’t be an a s s

  • @sweetsugarjones

    @sweetsugarjones

    2 күн бұрын

    @@tifKh I’m genuinely curious about how she thought they were safe when they weren’t her prescription and I’m allowed to address the comment she offered. She didn’t say anything about fun and as a person with chronic pain I don’t find them fun at all. Unless you’re her designated spokesperson you should take your own advice and let her answer for herself.

  • @maggiefisker994
    @maggiefisker99422 күн бұрын

    This is very sad because Fentanyl is often the end of the road .Very lovely couple and i’m so happy your boys are fine and productive in society .I really do wish them both a happier time without drugs .

  • @phoebeb.332

    @phoebeb.332

    22 күн бұрын

    Street fentanyl maybe. All opiates are essentially the same- the thing about fent is it’s SO short acting. The game has changed. I knew I had to get myself out somehow. Still in the road out! Life is much easier now!

  • @maggiefisker994

    @maggiefisker994

    22 күн бұрын

    @@phoebeb.332 Good for you and well done .👍🏽

  • @phoebeb.332

    @phoebeb.332

    22 күн бұрын

    @@maggiefisker994 while I haven’t had it easy, I’ve had it way easier than most. I don’t have a lot of the barriers so many experience. My thoughts are always with the suffering addict because there is no such hell, as that.

  • @sxngkang4736

    @sxngkang4736

    22 күн бұрын

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  • @sxngkang4736

    @sxngkang4736

    22 күн бұрын

    @@phoebeb.332ㅏㅜㅜ

  • @clownrituals587
    @clownrituals58722 күн бұрын

    He says he will stop boosting by selling macrame…mmmmmhhhhhh…he might want to revisit this plan..

  • @Teresa-jj5mo

    @Teresa-jj5mo

    21 күн бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @agent9973

    @agent9973

    20 күн бұрын

    right

  • @mulvaney04

    @mulvaney04

    12 күн бұрын

    It's a better plan than being a thief. I hope his plan works. Macrame is making a big comeback actually. But first they need rehab.

  • @julieplumb4127
    @julieplumb412722 күн бұрын

    I know a family raising grandchildren because their kid can't get sober, those children are in crisis too, they feel resentment and anger for being left behind and it's not right. Just because they are being cared for doesn't mean you can forget responsibility and the love they have for you

  • @user-sk2px6ox7m

    @user-sk2px6ox7m

    21 күн бұрын

    Me and my hubby is in that boat..my daughter is an addict left 3 children behind..😢

  • @celinemccutcheon1988

    @celinemccutcheon1988

    21 күн бұрын

    Well said Julie

  • @TheVersipelis
    @TheVersipelis22 күн бұрын

    I heard the same bs, when I lived in a small town. Despite having massive wilderness recreational areas easily accessible to them (bicycling, hunting, fishing, dirt bikes, swimming, hiking, etc.) the kids in the small town whinnied “there’s nothing to do!”

  • @JMOlsen_

    @JMOlsen_

    22 күн бұрын

    If you are poor, you may not have much of an access to those activities. Also some of them are not very social activities. If you want to meet new people, that can be very difficult.

  • @mattclay513

    @mattclay513

    22 күн бұрын

    And then you move to big city like L.A. and you ending up taking fentanyl

  • @JMOlsen_

    @JMOlsen_

    22 күн бұрын

    @@mattclay513 You can live in a big city and not use fentanyl. There is no real correlation between those two.

  • @Gram820

    @Gram820

    22 күн бұрын

    Exactly!!!!

  • @teejay3272

    @teejay3272

    22 күн бұрын

    I just commented on the exact same thing. You're so right. I now live in a rural mountain town, with access to what you mentioned, and I hear the "nothing to do" shit way too much. There's always something to do. It's just another excuse. Addicts are about blame.

  • @richardhiller3135
    @richardhiller313522 күн бұрын

    That afraid of success and self sabotage talk is just the bullshit of dopefiends

  • @pestlund
    @pestlund21 күн бұрын

    The temporary pain and adjustment to withdrawal is worth long term reward of sobriety.

  • @JeffRebornNow
    @JeffRebornNow22 күн бұрын

    These two need to get away from one another in order to get sober.

  • @user-sn4dt8wh2t

    @user-sn4dt8wh2t

    22 күн бұрын

    Exactly and do it for themselves because if not it won’t happen!! So true

  • @terrytownsend5583

    @terrytownsend5583

    22 күн бұрын

    No s hit

  • @mark-ish

    @mark-ish

    22 күн бұрын

    Their 21 year marriage says your opinion is as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike.

  • @hihowsitgoing2867

    @hihowsitgoing2867

    22 күн бұрын

    More likely than not. There’s also a chance that the only way they get and stay sober is together. If I was him I know I personally would gun for that chance. I couldn’t blame him for trying

  • @sethbelanger8460

    @sethbelanger8460

    22 күн бұрын

    Despite their drug use the marriage seems like a good one. Loving, committed and their communication is great. It seems like they really love each other and having them divorce or separate would be more harm than good. I feel like you’re just repeating stuff you hear in intervention. They can get clean and still be married. Where do people come up with this stuff? It doesn’t seem like a toxic marriage.

  • @annenyberg3414
    @annenyberg341422 күн бұрын

    It would be interesting to hear their kids perspective. Probably not so rainbowie like they are painting it to be. Total denial

  • @celinemccutcheon1988

    @celinemccutcheon1988

    21 күн бұрын

    Was thinking the same

  • @rumham7466
    @rumham746622 күн бұрын

    Just to clear something he said .. not all people who go through a trauma/traumas develops ptsd. It just all depends on how the body reacts. It’s different for everyone and the circumstances. It’s a body physical, psychological, nervous system reaction.

  • @2501me

    @2501me

    22 күн бұрын

    Reminds me of something drDwyer or DrMaté we’d say:)

  • @rumham7466

    @rumham7466

    22 күн бұрын

    @@2501me who’s that ? 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @2501me

    @2501me

    22 күн бұрын

    @@rumham7466 one is a doctor that used to do infomercials back in the 90s to promote the sales of his books about his philosophy of life. He lived in Hawaii & is dead now. The other guy is still very much alive & works with people that have or are experiencing trauma. He’s originally from Hungary, is well known for his work with people addicted to drugs on the streets of Vancouver Canada & was over supporting people in the war in Gaza / Israel/ Palestine area in the last few months, I think.

  • @2501me

    @2501me

    21 күн бұрын

    @@rumham7466 Dr. Dwyer was an author that promoted books he’d authored, based on his philosophy of life, on infomercials back in the 90s. He lived in Hawaii & has been dead a number of years now. Dr. Maté is very much alive & is very well known for his work with people addicted to drugs on the east side of Vancouver Canada. He is also an author & has an extensive knowledge of trauma & its impact on a person.

  • @flashgordon6510
    @flashgordon651022 күн бұрын

    So sad. My husband deals with addiction, which means I have to deal with his addiction. Even when things are good, you're just waiting for the rug to get pulled out from under you. Look at what drugs have done to these two. That woman looks and sounds like she's in her 70s. So sad, so much wasted time and life. My heart breaks for their children.

  • @jeannine3750
    @jeannine375022 күн бұрын

    Great interview, I wish you both peace and safety

  • @RebeccaAnnetteTorres
    @RebeccaAnnetteTorres22 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much, Mark, for creating these videos. My husband is currently fighting stage 3 colorectal cancer, among other health complications, and your content really entertains us and helps keep his mind off his discomforts. We truly appreciate your efforts. Thank you and God bless.

  • @user-mi5cm1cm2z

    @user-mi5cm1cm2z

    21 күн бұрын

    🙏💫💖🕊

  • @user-mi5cm1cm2z

    @user-mi5cm1cm2z

    4 күн бұрын

    Rebecca.....do Google search for 'Pycnogenol +cancer'. Wish I could explain more but I think it would go against YT policy. And, it would just be a huge mother of a comment. I can however say.....after more than 25 years as an addition to the other treatments...I know more than 30 people are still with us today. Even stage 4. Bless you .... tons of hugs and good thoughts your way. 🫂 🤗 👐 Go for the drops, hits the system faster.

  • @KEM85
    @KEM8522 күн бұрын

    Grew up in a small town, always found something else to do that wasn’t drugs. 🙄

  • @helenbartoszek243

    @helenbartoszek243

    22 күн бұрын

    That was you and everyone is different.

  • @tacey01

    @tacey01

    22 күн бұрын

    I grew up in a small town. Everyone, all my elders, drank alcohol. Mostly beer but certainly beer is dangerously addictive. Of course, us kids would sneak a sip of mom’s beer. As I grew up, alcohol was king. Soon, however, some of my acquaintances transitioned to drugs. This was late ‘60s so the drug culture was blooming. I functioned into adulthood, married, divorced, remarried and just continued my alcohol abuse with my friends and family. When I turned age 59, I developed arthritis which led to medication which did not mix with alcohol at all. So I stopped using my wine and beer. That was ten years ago. Upon reflecting on my life, I finally realized that alcohol played the primary part of ruining my life. In retrospect it’s obvious to me. I’m much healthier now and live a much less stressful time. Life begins at 60! Haha! All the best to this couple. God bless them and a big ‘thank you!’ to the creator of this channel.

  • @Just4AZ1

    @Just4AZ1

    19 күн бұрын

    I grew up in a small town as well and doing drugs never crossed our minds. You just need to be a bit creative but there are plenty of positive alternatives. I credit our parents for keeping us on the straight and narrow.

  • @countrygirl366
    @countrygirl36622 күн бұрын

    Sending prayers and lots of good vibes. Ty mark for doing these interviews i think that they help a lot of people ❤

  • @KaiLuck
    @KaiLuck22 күн бұрын

    Thank you Mark for another great video interview!

  • @laciethweatt1198
    @laciethweatt119822 күн бұрын

    Mark thank you for all you do from texas

  • @afoolsjourney4444
    @afoolsjourney444422 күн бұрын

    Good morning everyone ❤ My favorite part of my morning having coffee and watching Marks videos .sending you love Casey and Allie

  • @funkyklunky.
    @funkyklunky.22 күн бұрын

    I don't like the small town, nothing to do line. It exacerbates the idea that the power is out side of us. That ( as adults) we are and should be dependent on something in the environment. True... That babies and kids are dependent on the environment. But the maturation process that is not celebrated and refined in our society... Is where the power shift happens... The power is in you. Wherever you are at you have the resources to get you somewhere else, you just won't take initiative. We are putting the power outside of us. Waiting for some one or something...

  • @Ofthevalleyofthewind

    @Ofthevalleyofthewind

    22 күн бұрын

    Sometimes you do have to wait. I agree with most of this and the essence of that but yeah sometimes part of it is you have to wait for stuff that IS outside of your control

  • @funkyklunky.

    @funkyklunky.

    22 күн бұрын

    @@Ofthevalleyofthewind That's why patience is a virtue and luck is the science of being prepared for the right moment. Relative to your desires, plans, and goals. It's even more difficult to hear that somebody chasing their tail ( no goals no plan) is waiting for something outside of them to stop the madness. Ugh. The frozen tundra of the American mind. Is there still hope

  • @ddz1375

    @ddz1375

    22 күн бұрын

    Seeing so many videos like this about drug addiction and addicts has led you to belive that addicts are the rule and not the exception. The overwhelming superiority in the number of normal people with normal lives is on the wrong end of the microscope. The focus of attention is on the squeaky wheel and not on the three good ones.

  • @agent9973

    @agent9973

    20 күн бұрын

    right

  • @afterthestorm221
    @afterthestorm22122 күн бұрын

    What scares me is the way this man talks about his wife as a possession. He's going to keep you sick and suffering because he's afraid to address his own problems.

  • @TheFunkybert

    @TheFunkybert

    22 күн бұрын

    Have you ever called the woman you are with “my wife” or “my woman”… sane thing.

  • @afterthestorm221

    @afterthestorm221

    22 күн бұрын

    @@TheFunkybert I don't consider calling a woman a wife the same thing as toxic codependency.

  • @wyattlightning

    @wyattlightning

    22 күн бұрын

    I didn't take his manner of addressing her as possessive at all.

  • @mollyswanner1607

    @mollyswanner1607

    21 күн бұрын

    Very good point

  • @caddyv2327

    @caddyv2327

    21 күн бұрын

    She's a grown adult just like he is, her actions are because of her doing them

  • @NatalieDuby
    @NatalieDuby21 күн бұрын

    My Grandpa became an addict due to painkillers he was prescribed after an accident he was in during the late 80s. He was never a drug addict prior to that accident, and he started using other drugs as a result and was eventually homeless. He ended up passing away from a drug overdose in the mid 90s. I'm naturally a very compassionate person but that definitely plays a role in my compassion for homeless people and my ability to see things from a higher perspective.

  • @BeeKay4444
    @BeeKay444421 күн бұрын

    I wish them both better days ahead. My heart goes out to their kids. Having addicts for parents is really hard to deal with.

  • @iKatieUndead
    @iKatieUndead15 күн бұрын

    My dad self medicated because the veteran affairs hospital literally stopped treating him for his bipolar disorder, PTSD, and probably also depression/anxiety when i was like 6 or 7 years old. He served in the army during Vietnam. Thank you for your service and my heart goes out to you, both of you. Stay safe and stay well. ❤

  • @juliell3263
    @juliell326322 күн бұрын

    He said himself, he has an uncontrollable seizure disorder along with war injuries and subsequent addiction. He said fetanyl is the only thing that helps. I have a family member with uncontrollable seizures, its heartbreaking and devastating for the person to try and live with this.

  • @tb1826

    @tb1826

    19 күн бұрын

    Fentanyl isn’t a seizure medication.

  • @CriticalMass-yu1ec
    @CriticalMass-yu1ec22 күн бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your story. Thank you for your service.🇺🇸 May the peace of being drug free come over you both 💜

  • @vii6en
    @vii6en22 күн бұрын

    my heart goes out to these two. It broke my heart to hear their stories and I truly hope that they can rebuild all that they've lost.

  • @tjbrauttigan4841
    @tjbrauttigan484122 күн бұрын

    Even in the interview, he's high. You can tell by the intense vocal fry in his voice.

  • @Heyoudummy

    @Heyoudummy

    21 күн бұрын

    The woman is WAY higher than the man. Doesnt matter, tho.

  • @jasmynita

    @jasmynita

    21 күн бұрын

    They're both high, DUH

  • @jeff503pdx
    @jeff503pdx21 күн бұрын

    Crazy, I'm in Salem. Ya, homeless is a big issues, so much that people have become desensitized. This channel is great at showing the humanity of life.

  • @baublesanddolls
    @baublesanddolls22 күн бұрын

    They’re far into their addiction. She looks much older than him yet sounds like a ten year old child. As someone who’s worked in healthcare most of my life, I cringe when I hear addicts say they’re addicted to fentanyl. I guarantee there’s very little, if any, fentanyl in whatever it is they’re taking, and it’s definitely not medical grade fentanyl unless it’s prescribed by a physician which is almost never now. What a shame they lost their family due to addiction when suboxone is available IF they wanted to get clean. Methadone is useless as far as I’m concerned because you can still use while on it. That’s not the case with suboxone or you’ll go into immediate withdrawal. They’re not ready to quit and sound like basically lifelong users. I’d love to hear from their two sons.

  • @user-sk2px6ox7m

    @user-sk2px6ox7m

    21 күн бұрын

    Suboxne also produces withdrawals

  • @tomkeppler3519

    @tomkeppler3519

    21 күн бұрын

    I agree

  • @JermaineJarmusche-be1my

    @JermaineJarmusche-be1my

    21 күн бұрын

    If it's not fentanyl then what would it be? Serious question. From what I've heard it's all "fetty' these days as the Oxys and even H has long since dried up.

  • @baublesanddolls

    @baublesanddolls

    21 күн бұрын

    @@user-sk2px6ox7m I

  • @supermeansadie6753

    @supermeansadie6753

    10 күн бұрын

    Methadone got me clean. Off fentanyl too… I’ve been clean 4years now. Just hoping to continue putting together clean time!

  • @marybethdugger2547
    @marybethdugger254722 күн бұрын

    It appears to me that help and detox centers have become less available and more expensive. They talked like they were doing so good on the methadone program. I wish them well and hopefully they find the help they need so badly.

  • @dudleyeventer

    @dudleyeventer

    15 күн бұрын

    I am an addictions professional. Insurance is mandated to pay for treatment by law. If someone is without insurance, most treatment centers have staff solely there to get them signed up for Medicaid. If that fails for some reason (rarely) there are many grants and stipends available. Help is here for those who want it.

  • @devontolly1596
    @devontolly159622 күн бұрын

    Life begins at sobriety. This is a fact, you might not realize it while you're doing drugs because addictions play tricks on your mind but it is true. Take care of yourselves and try to get clean. Being together is making this harder for both of you to quit as well. Just so you know. And I know all of this from a lot of experience being a drug addict and massive alcoholic for over 15 years growing up before I finally got clean.

  • @pionteg

    @pionteg

    22 күн бұрын

    Yes, this is a fact.

  • @DeeP-_PerspectivE

    @DeeP-_PerspectivE

    21 күн бұрын

    This is a fact but what I'm struggling with is staying off. Now my routine is clean for a couple months, then use, then clean a couple months then use. I can't stay off!

  • @mikefixac
    @mikefixac22 күн бұрын

    I can't imagine being so trapped in one's addiction, knowing the possibility of never escaping, and having to live in desperation (well, until the next high) for the rest of one's days.

  • @DeeP-_PerspectivE

    @DeeP-_PerspectivE

    21 күн бұрын

    Good, be glad you never got there. It's hell, and stopping ain't a solution. Cuz you can always go back, which is what I've done too many times to count

  • @m5073
    @m507322 күн бұрын

    Stop using drugs do a recovery program and quit making excuses for yourself I did it anyone can

  • @mollyswanner1607

    @mollyswanner1607

    21 күн бұрын

    Yes

  • @Alexandria250

    @Alexandria250

    17 күн бұрын

    I’ve never heard an addict talk like this. This is something non addicts say.

  • @billyjohnson9166
    @billyjohnson916622 күн бұрын

    Excuse after excuse.

  • @Up_Yours_73

    @Up_Yours_73

    22 күн бұрын

    They made not a single excuse for their behavior or path to where they're at there's a huge difference between stating REASONS behind their story and where they're at in life. I'm a substance abuse counselor and work at one of southern Californias largest MAT detox/Rehab center and have heard it all . This couple just hasn't had enough pain yet but they're getting there. I wish more people had discernment to know the difference between making excuses vs telling a story. Get out of here with that bullshit.

  • @billyjohnson9166

    @billyjohnson9166

    22 күн бұрын

    @@Up_Yours_73 here’s some more excuses after excuse

  • @susy590

    @susy590

    22 күн бұрын

    ​@@Up_Yours_73If their children were 8 and 10 when they were on methadone, it indicates that they were drug addicts for some time before. Not judging, but addicts are often in denial, making excuses and blaming others for their problems. You must know this as a drug counselor. Their story is full of excuses to elicit sympathy and money from others. The drug is the enemy, not other people. The drug is killing them. The pain that you say they need to feel is withdrawal. Because they are medicating all their other pain away with the fentanyl .

  • @Unfluencer

    @Unfluencer

    22 күн бұрын

    high since high school. time to quit.

  • @dawnb3301

    @dawnb3301

    22 күн бұрын

    @@Up_Yours_73THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU ladc here too! Thank you for responding to this so i didnt have to, i appreciate what you do. Thank you.

  • @CheTorres1976
    @CheTorres197622 күн бұрын

    Thanks For you service Casey and thanks for sharing your story it takes guts and humility.

  • @shyamlynn243
    @shyamlynn24321 күн бұрын

    I like these guys and appreciate the honesty. I hope you guys somehow find a way to break through this shit that's holding you back. I see alot of good you have inside you . Not something I usually see on this channel. Good luck guys.

  • @heatherpoulsen8780
    @heatherpoulsen878022 күн бұрын

    I watch a huge amount on youtube! But this is my favourite one!! Love from South Africa

  • @jlc928
    @jlc92822 күн бұрын

    Mark, bless you and these people. How tragic, the lady looks in poor health. Those poor kids, thank goodness they were raised elsewhere.

  • @8_bruh_8
    @8_bruh_822 күн бұрын

    Do you want to know how to know a junkie is lying? Their lips are moving.

  • @roy-haroldthompson4650

    @roy-haroldthompson4650

    22 күн бұрын

    😂 exactly

  • @izzydeadyet7336

    @izzydeadyet7336

    22 күн бұрын

    Ok

  • @YourRecoveryDealer

    @YourRecoveryDealer

    22 күн бұрын

    Aw your mommy was a crack head prostitute junkie and you're projecting?boo hoo 😢

  • @Up_Yours_73

    @Up_Yours_73

    22 күн бұрын

    Gross

  • @DeeP-_PerspectivE

    @DeeP-_PerspectivE

    21 күн бұрын

    Not all

  • @TheScotian82
    @TheScotian8222 күн бұрын

    "Not much to do in our little town" ..how is that such a commonly accepted excuse to abuse tf out of drugs. A small town used to be THE place to grow up. Not the reason why you became a problem.

  • @rosannacellini2158

    @rosannacellini2158

    22 күн бұрын

    Right, such a lame excuse, then they have kids on top of it. Not fair to them. Do they really care for them boys? That should be a #1 priority.

  • @xtinamarie_333
    @xtinamarie_33322 күн бұрын

    If nude, decapitated bodies doesn't scare you straight, nothing will 😮

  • @TheFunkybert
    @TheFunkybert22 күн бұрын

    The accountability from these two is commendable. They are blessed and cursed to have their love and support for each other. I just wonder if two addicts can succeed in getting clean together..

  • @shellysbrewing
    @shellysbrewing21 күн бұрын

    I'm so sorry for what you experienced overseas. I can't imagine what you saw over there, thank you for all you did as a vet. For the momma, I too had a c-section and I have degenerative disc disease, so I can relate to the severe pain and I hate wanting pain meds to relieve the agonizing pain yet knowing I'm an addict. It's not fun and really sucks.

  • @knitknack2285
    @knitknack228514 күн бұрын

    You can tell she absolutely loves him by the way she looks at him. I hope they get the help they need.

  • @jeff1130
    @jeff113022 күн бұрын

    It's amazing I hear this over and over again.People going into the military.They come out a mess and the government has a blind eye. What a shame

  • @Toonces666
    @Toonces66622 күн бұрын

    I concur with Casey. Life DOES give you PTSD. Casey and Alli are a cute couple and seem devoted to each other. I hope they can get back on their feet.

  • @RebeccaAnnetteTorres
    @RebeccaAnnetteTorres22 күн бұрын

    Thank you mark for this video..

  • @annalouisaross
    @annalouisaross22 күн бұрын

    I hope he gets in touch with the Veteran's Benefits Administration. There is help for you. Especially being a combat veteran. Thank you for your service. Please reach out to the VBA and VHA. There is help

  • @leahbrowning884

    @leahbrowning884

    22 күн бұрын

    I’m so glad you shared this information.

  • @moparpollack6242

    @moparpollack6242

    22 күн бұрын

    It would be if he ever served he's full of malarkey.

  • @valerieadams5603

    @valerieadams5603

    22 күн бұрын

    He should have a Purple Heart for his injury, and he should be eligible eligible for disability compensation for PTSD with substance abuse, foot injury, seizure disorder and anything else wrong with him. He should get a retroactive benefits after discharge. This man should be 100% disabled getting over $4000 month with his wife as a dependent with free health care. He will need a fiduciary so he and his wife won’t spend the money on drugs. A fiduciary is a person or entity appointed by VA to receive benefits on behalf of a beneficiary. This is where there sons can help them by being their fiduciary.The benefits must be used to support the beneficiary or their dependents. The VA can get him sober. His wife would eligible for CHAMPVA 20:28 insurance to get sober too. He needs to go register for VA Healthcare. Veterans Affairs can get in the database and pull up his DD Form 214. Also, he can request his military paperwork. MARK, PLEASE HELP THEM GET THE NEAREST VETERAN AFFAIRS. He has a lot of retroactive compensation coming his. Even his son can recoup the money they spent on their college education. He should retroactive dependent compensation for his 2 sons. This man should be 100% Permanently and Totally Disabled. I know because I am Veteran that 100% P &T Disabled for PTSD, Heart, Sleep Apnea, Lumbar Strain. benefits.va.gov/BENEFITS/factsheets/fiduciary/FiduciaryFactSheet.pdf

  • @valerieadams5603

    @valerieadams5603

    22 күн бұрын

    www.benefits.gov/benefit/318#

  • @michaelsizemore1398

    @michaelsizemore1398

    22 күн бұрын

    Thank you, this is what I was hoping someone would say. God Bless. Happy Memorial Day Weekend.

  • @JBE608
    @JBE60821 күн бұрын

    Thank you for you’re service.

  • @mddell58
    @mddell5822 күн бұрын

    Casey, thanks so much for your service. ❤

  • @alprofit

    @alprofit

    22 күн бұрын

    For what service? Anyone that claims to be carrying around his military papers that were "destroyed" is likely lying. He could simply go the VA and the would pull him up from his Social Security or whatever. Why would he be carrying his papers? Why would it be relevant that they were destroyed?

  • @kynleechapman7472

    @kynleechapman7472

    22 күн бұрын

    @@alprofitgood point 🤔

  • @michaeldaniel73

    @michaeldaniel73

    22 күн бұрын

    @@alprofitsentimental value. I still have the original copy of my birth certificate.

  • @_Cristina_

    @_Cristina_

    22 күн бұрын

    What kind of service did Americans do in Afghanistan to be thanks to?

  • @moparpollack6242

    @moparpollack6242

    22 күн бұрын

    @@alprofit He is full of shit! Walk off the plane in Class A's? No one does that coming from Afghanistan. You would have to carry them to Afghanistan and no one does that. Typical bullshit street story from people who have nothing to do but make up stories.

  • @michelekinor1018
    @michelekinor101821 күн бұрын

    Love your intros. 👍I can't believe how many AML family loves I recognize. Been a loyal fan forever. Look how many people we're trying to help. Great work. Love my AML family. 💗😊✝️

  • @SoloRenataSavedraBlu
    @SoloRenataSavedraBlu15 күн бұрын

    Loved this so much. A true love story. I hope the BEST for these two.

  • @xxxxxx-tq4mw
    @xxxxxx-tq4mw22 күн бұрын

    Growing up in the 1960s, 70s, 80s, i can’t remember seeing lots of homeless, especially middle-aged couples. What has happened ?

  • @suzannenorth2240

    @suzannenorth2240

    21 күн бұрын

    A big part of it is probably deinstitutionalization. They would've been in a mental hospital or similar place.

  • @JermaineJarmusche-be1my

    @JermaineJarmusche-be1my

    21 күн бұрын

    Dirt cheap street drugs and a general total collapse in civility mixed with lack of economic opportunities and affordable housing is what happened

  • @AmberlyPerez
    @AmberlyPerez21 күн бұрын

    They’re from where I live. Salem, Oregon. Salemites don’t tend to like homeless. Everything they are saying is absolutely true and it is so heartbreaking 💔

  • @matthewramey5677
    @matthewramey567722 күн бұрын

    Why do people like this have children!!? Pure selfishness 😮

  • @towerofresonance4877

    @towerofresonance4877

    22 күн бұрын

    😮 but look at the effort they made...😮

  • @tracymorgan4685

    @tracymorgan4685

    22 күн бұрын

    truly sad

  • @elijahross7472

    @elijahross7472

    22 күн бұрын

    You’re a blundering ignorant moron

  • @jessicajennifer9827

    @jessicajennifer9827

    22 күн бұрын

    6 too bad that these drugs dont render the people that do them sterile

  • @user-sk2px6ox7m

    @user-sk2px6ox7m

    21 күн бұрын

    I agree people should go to jail that have kids and leave!!

  • @Starshineeeeeee
    @Starshineeeeeee22 күн бұрын

    I wish he would let her speak!!

  • @AkiliSanders-qr5pj

    @AkiliSanders-qr5pj

    22 күн бұрын

    I wish she would let him speak😂😂😂😂

  • @Heyoudummy

    @Heyoudummy

    21 күн бұрын

    Shes the one who CONSTANTLY interrupted!

  • @donacatanguma
    @donacatanguma21 күн бұрын

    “ … as long as we can’t see you from a paved surface, then we’ve got no problem.” This sums up perfectly how we treat the most vulnerable among us. 😢

  • @marymckenna6482

    @marymckenna6482

    20 күн бұрын

    there is PLENTY of help available if they are sincere. They lie, cheat, and steal their way through life. They abandoned their sweet children for a life of crime. They are not vulnerable, the children were. And are.

  • @donacatanguma

    @donacatanguma

    20 күн бұрын

    @@marymckenna6482 Not every traumatized child becomes an addict, but all addicts experienced some type of adverse childhood event(s). Not all types of addictions are chemical either, as many are solely behavioral. The absolute worst traumas are the ones that are denied. And, some traumatized children become permanently disabled adults who do not have the capacity for the the self-awareness and ego strength required to change the trajectory of one’s life to a more positive one. If you have survived any childhood adverse event without damage to yourself or others, count your blessings, because many do not. Just go to any lock-up anywhere in the country and listen to the details of any inmate’s childhood for confirmation. The Compassion Prison Project - Step Inside the Circle, started in 2019, made these theories self evident. I know your mind is made up and nothing I can say or do will change your criticisms. But, I just felt I needed to respond. I’m sure you make an excellent juror. Prosecutors must love you!

  • @angelrodriguez5146
    @angelrodriguez514622 күн бұрын

    Thank you Mark good interview.

  • @crashburn3292
    @crashburn329222 күн бұрын

    Hmm. I would've loved to hear if he could provide details about his service: What branch, squad, platoon, company battalion, brigade, division, etc. Where he served in Afghanistan, where he was injured and how. Any details.

  • @roy-haroldthompson4650

    @roy-haroldthompson4650

    22 күн бұрын

    That be to much 😅

  • @izzydeadyet7336

    @izzydeadyet7336

    22 күн бұрын

    The wife said he doesn't even tell her

  • @Lilliesandlilacs

    @Lilliesandlilacs

    22 күн бұрын

    Why because then you would do something? There's plenty of veterans out there that can supply that to you now what you loser

  • @Lilliesandlilacs

    @Lilliesandlilacs

    22 күн бұрын

    Tell me about your service? Because you weren't in the service.

  • @Xenomorph788

    @Xenomorph788

    22 күн бұрын

    @@Lilliesandlilacsyeah something is fishy there for sure

  • @gracehall9199
    @gracehall91994 күн бұрын

    They are both so sweet towards each other. I love how they treat each other with so much love and patience. ❤ wish these two the best.

  • @ladev91
    @ladev9122 күн бұрын

    The sob story is sad and all, but your kids should be enough reason to stay sober.

  • @rosannacellini2158

    @rosannacellini2158

    22 күн бұрын

    Right! I hope they take accountability, and get proper help. It's hard, but they have to want it bad enough.

  • @St.Sebastian80
    @St.Sebastian8021 күн бұрын

    I have alot of respect for you two surviving in LA I was their about 2 months ago and its definitely survivor of the fittest so many dangers and I'm far from a coward or nieve I been in and out the streets for years in different states different cities from down south to the Midwest to the west.And along the way I became a addict breaking the Golden rule never get high on your own supply but I'm 6 yrs clean and you two can do it to.watchin this video reminds me of my ex she was my ride or die and love of my life but i knew us being together we would never get right so I broke things off knowing it would break my own heart but I loved her enough to let her go because she deserved so much more and its not a day that passes that I don't think about her I miss her so much..And to this day she has no idea thats why I broke up with her and now she's been doing great im so happy for her so you two mite wanna think about separation so yall can get yourself together then maybe getting back together

  • @_Cristina_
    @_Cristina_22 күн бұрын

    I can imagine what their children passed through.

  • @leilamb1978

    @leilamb1978

    22 күн бұрын

    Many doors?

  • @_Cristina_

    @_Cristina_

    22 күн бұрын

    @@leilamb1978 is it supposed to be witty?

  • @leilamb1978

    @leilamb1978

    19 күн бұрын

    @@_Cristina_ I couldn't help it

  • @anamericanprayer1967
    @anamericanprayer196722 күн бұрын

    Thank you for your service - sir. The VA and America 🇺🇸 must support you. A new DD214 is a must - someone with connections -help- God Bless you both.

  • @beckywrught8767
    @beckywrught876712 күн бұрын

    Thank you for your service! prayers to you both

  • @aliciagarner2005

    @aliciagarner2005

    5 күн бұрын

    Amen 🙏 🙏 🙏

  • @taniaevans1196
    @taniaevans119621 күн бұрын

    Much love to this couple..love has carried them through 😢

  • @marymckenna6482

    @marymckenna6482

    20 күн бұрын

    Any love for the children they brought into the world and then abandoned to the state?

  • @user-sn4dt8wh2t
    @user-sn4dt8wh2t22 күн бұрын

    Who pays 6 months of rent all at once especially with the bs they always seem to have problems but on someone else’s fault! ???could be true but sounds like their lives have been always a struggle with drugs ,money , and the bs with it! They just doing interview to get the payment Mark gives to his interviewers!! Idk 🤷‍♀️

  • @marymckenna6482

    @marymckenna6482

    20 күн бұрын

    I am sure the story about the house is a lie. Much more likely is that they knew the house was vacant and had an absentee landlord, and they squatted. No way did that addict pay $6000 up front to some fake property manager, That is the oldest one in the books! "I paid the rent, officer, but I don't have any cancelled checks, no rental agreement, and I don't know who I paid."

  • @specialchatter5374
    @specialchatter537422 күн бұрын

    Answer for everything…always getting screwed over….c’mon

  • @noramay4954
    @noramay495422 күн бұрын

    I hope that you both get out of this. I'm around your ages and I got clean a little over a year ago. If I can do it, you can do it. You have each other's support, your sons are doing great, hopefully you will get your ids and be able to get the Healthcare and support you need. It is the story to end all though. Traumatic events, injuries and then prescribed strong meds, mental illness as well. I have all of those in my story so I feel for you both. You seem very strong, withdrawl and dope sickness, yes of course is horrible. But once you get past that, things start to get better!!! Shi* does come back to bite u in the ass trying to get your life back together but it's so much better than being deep in addiction. Wishing you both healing and love.

  • @miranduhbeu
    @miranduhbeu22 күн бұрын

    God bless them and protect them. I wish the best for them and I pray they will have the chance to turn everything around for themselves.

  • @micahlawton
    @micahlawton22 күн бұрын

    The ending was so good

  • @Kayjuneoh
    @Kayjuneoh16 күн бұрын

    It hurts my heart to see this. I celebrate 5yrs of sobriety on 6/20 & i watch this as a careful reminder of what I came from. There is a way out. ❤

  • @Tenacious1952
    @Tenacious195221 күн бұрын

    I love this couple! Mark, i really hope you can help them. There’s so much possibility there.

  • @WendyP1965
    @WendyP196522 күн бұрын

    I wish the best for these two!

  • @tay7366
    @tay736622 күн бұрын

    You both seem really nice. I hope you both find a home and get well.

  • @jeremyrude6883
    @jeremyrude688321 күн бұрын

    I can tell these 2 are definitely deeply in love. I wish you 2 the best. Praying for you both to get clean.

  • @NicoleS98
    @NicoleS9822 күн бұрын

    Casey, You are a Warrior, Sir! Thank u for serving this country. We greatly appreciate ur svc and plz dont be ashamed of not walking off that plane, u came off alive and thats all that matters! And Alli Thank U maam for being the wife of a Veteran! Plz get some help immediately.You're both too loved and too talented to be on the street. Make small goals and meet one daily PLZ ! Sending good vibes, prayers, and tons of Love from NC❤

  • @marymckenna6482

    @marymckenna6482

    20 күн бұрын

    I do not believe his story.

  • @TKmotivation-
    @TKmotivation-22 күн бұрын

    This was probably a very attractive couple 20 rears ago. Imagine the way they would present if they were in good physical and mental condition. Imagine if he would have never gone to war and instead chose a career that he loved. Decisions in your 20’s shape everything.

  • @agirly1503
    @agirly150322 күн бұрын

    That baby voice 😮

  • @mark-ish

    @mark-ish

    22 күн бұрын

    Hard street life has aged them both.

  • @karinreichenbach1689
    @karinreichenbach168921 күн бұрын

    I would LOVE to see an interview with the sons!

  • @Amazingme17
    @Amazingme1722 күн бұрын

    They've been through so much. What a sad sad story

  • @mollyswanner1607

    @mollyswanner1607

    21 күн бұрын

    Everyone has been through crap,very bad crap,and don't take thus route.

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