Hi, my name is Jade Bell and I overdosed on a lethal injection of heroin, and cocaine, a careless decision I made under the influence of alcohol. I suffered from 15 minutes of oxygen deprivation, and as a result I slipped into a coma for a month.
When I awoke I could no longer speak, walk, or see, leaving me totally dependant on 24 hour care. To this day doctors are amazed that I didn’t suffer any cognitive damage. But I like to believe everything happens for a reason.
And believing is what gives me the motivation to carry on with what I do. I spoke with almost 60,000 students since 1999. This is in effort to not put a scratch, but a huge dent in an only growing epidemic that is plaguing our communities today. |
