01/04/2026
This is who are drop-in service is named in memory of....meet Carrie 💕
It's been 9 years since Carrie left us. I've been thinking of her a lot lately, wondering what she'd make of it all. I felt her presence when we got the news from the lottery.
Carrie is clear example of why relapse isn't a part of recovery... we lost Cartie in that relapse & why there is no such thing as lapse, a lapse emplys we can get back up , Carrie didn't get back up - she died in that relapse !. I literally cringe when I hear someone say " Its just a lapse" please stop minimising the seriousness of someone picking up a substance again. Carrie had 3 years abistanant & worked at St Mungos when she relapsed.
I miss Carrie , she was beautiful, talented, funny, witty, charming, music-loving & my friend. I still love her just as much.
9 years since she wanted the pain to end, I wont accept she wanted to die. Carries name is mentioned every day, and I'm keeping my promise to be her voice.
I see her name in beautiful art work the women have made, I hear her name in areans that have the government, police, NPS are in & community of practice meetings and amongst our team , her legacy lives on & while I'm around it will continue to. In Carrie's passing, lives are being saved.
Sometimes when it's not been very pleasant at work, I remember her and take a deep breath and remind myself why we do what we do. Sometimes at work, I hear the girls on the phone to someone and I hear "I'm at Carrie's". Carries name is mentioned every day. I'm keeping my promise that I will be her voice, albeit it sometimes feels painful.
Thinking of you today & most days Carrie. Sleep peacefully, God knows you deserve to be at peace💕
