Post by nomi67 on Oct 10, 2007 0:02:49 GMT -5
:(Some of you may remember my story, who have been here quite awhile. A tragedy happened in 2002 when a physical conflict arose between my mother, and my sister, who was staying with her. These were two non-violent women, who normally were on fairly good terms with each other. Both were on Paxil for different reasons. The drug had a horrible effect on my sister. I believe it made both become aggressive, which they normally would not be. She has no memory as to why the tragedy occurred or most of what happened(this proven in court). She does recall our mother slapping her for some reason, and from there they became combative with each other, and our mother died(Blunt Force Trauma). I saw a bruise on my sister's face the next day, where she had been slapped.
It was such a horrible event. She is in prison, and has been, now going into the 5th year. She was very ill before this tragedy, and is even moreso now. I miss my mother every day...but I know my sister never intended such a horrible event to happen. Neither of us will ever get over it. Women's Entertainment picked up the story, and is going to include my sister in a program("Women behind Bars")sometime in 2008. I hope something good comes of sharing the sad story. Every request for an appeal has been denied. Even a Writ of habeas corpus was twice denied. I am in the process of getting together a request for a pardon from the governor of our state. Our state is not real sympathetic to someone in my sister's situation. They have the attitude here, "lock em up and throw away the key". If this should fail(I pray not)she will be in prison until 2011. While what happned was certainly tragic, it was my mother...but I know my sister, and that she grieves all the time about it, just as I do. Altho it has been 5 years, it is just as fresh in my mind as if it were yesterday. I wish I had never heard of Paxil. It "may" help some people, but for others it can, and does created a disaster.
It was such a horrible event. She is in prison, and has been, now going into the 5th year. She was very ill before this tragedy, and is even moreso now. I miss my mother every day...but I know my sister never intended such a horrible event to happen. Neither of us will ever get over it. Women's Entertainment picked up the story, and is going to include my sister in a program("Women behind Bars")sometime in 2008. I hope something good comes of sharing the sad story. Every request for an appeal has been denied. Even a Writ of habeas corpus was twice denied. I am in the process of getting together a request for a pardon from the governor of our state. Our state is not real sympathetic to someone in my sister's situation. They have the attitude here, "lock em up and throw away the key". If this should fail(I pray not)she will be in prison until 2011. While what happned was certainly tragic, it was my mother...but I know my sister, and that she grieves all the time about it, just as I do. Altho it has been 5 years, it is just as fresh in my mind as if it were yesterday. I wish I had never heard of Paxil. It "may" help some people, but for others it can, and does created a disaster.