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Diane - GRHostDianeF
Hello, my name is Diane Feeney. I am an Enrolled Agent/Tax Preparer, as is my patient, loving and
ever supportive husband of 12 years, Larry. We are life-long residents of Maryland. I am also a bereaved parent.
My only child, Sarah, battled variously diagnosed mental illnesses since she entered her teens and eventually
began using street drugs as a way of coping with her pain. Her initials are: S. C. R., and there were many times
she caused me to yell, hence, my nickname when I’m not hosting is “scream.” On November 23, 2005, when
she was only twenty years and twenty-five days young, she took a fatal combination of drugs and passed forever
from this world.
Devastated, distraught, and desperately seeking answers on how to survive this unimaginable journey called grief,
I searched the Internet for help. I originally found another site and from there I was introduced to GROWW.
After visiting the Main Room, I eventually found “My Room:” Fallen Angels or Angels of Addiction. I knew then
and there - this was the place for me.
There are unique circumstances surrounding the death of a loved one when the cause is related to substance
abuse. Often there is a stigma or prejudice, whether intentioned or not. In FA/AA, our special, password-protected
room, I found others who have experienced the unthinkable. It is through the telling and re-telling, through sharing
your pain and love, that healing begins to take place.
Late in 2006, I was asked to become a Host. What an honor! GROWW is so important to me: my sanity
(what little there might be) and my survival have greatly depended upon this site. I dedicate my efforts here
to my love for and in the memory of my precious daughter, Sarah.
 Host for Heavenly Angels, Host for Angels of Addictions
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