Farewell

First thing this morning I was doing my morning search through facebook. I get on to check what is new with everyone as well as to check my farms and cafes. You know basic stuff. When the first thing I see is "Corey Haim found dead of an apparent drug overdose" I am taken aback! Did I read that right? The 80s heartthrob? So I clicked on Popeater (yes I'm a fan) and there it was. I was astonished. I couldn't believe it. I actually felt kind of numb. I remember watching movies like "Lucas" and "Lost Boys"and thinking wow he is a hottie! I was young though probably 8-9 New Kids on the Block were big as well as Kirk Cameron. Just name a couple. What are hollywood actors thinking these days? They think they can do drugs and are invincible! What about River Phoenix? I found out he had died YEARS after it had happened. I honestly think he died the year I was born and it still bothered me. Not because I knew him but because here is the public figure in a movie I adore and he's gone. Stand By Me was one of my favorite movies and I watched it over and over again. I actually own the DVD now. A couple of years ago we lost Brad Renfro who was big during my Jr. High years. He played along side Jonathon Taylor Thomas in Huckleberry Finn. He died of a drug overdose. And in the early 2000's we lost Jonathon Brandis to suicide. That crushed me. This was the boy I was going to marry darnit! Well as soon as he broke up with Tatiyana Ali! And discovered me. Jonathon Brandis played in a movie called Ladybugs with Rodney Dangerfield. I'm pretty sure I wore out that tape. He was also on Seaquest and was a success for a while. He killed himself I believe because nobody wanted a washed up child actor. I could be wrong though but I remember reading in a magazine he battled depression. Life is short. We can either embrace our hardships and trials and learn from them or we can escape into another world that includes drugs and alcohol. I grew up around drugs and alcohol. My mom and dad suffered from an addiction that could only be cured by getting a hit of Heroin. Most people will read my blog and will wonder why I am writing this. I am writing to say its not too late! Get help! Whether you are depressed or are an alcoholic or addicted to drugs there are treatments and programs to help you over come them! It won't be easy! The road will be long and difficult but I have faith! So here is my farewell to all the great and promising actors who have passed before their time. I hope wherever they end up they are at peace! And also my farewell to the uncle and two aunts I have lost to addictions.
Much Aloha,
Amber