By Precious D. Freeman
A mother only identified as Mama Sackie has made a passionate appeal to the Liberian government to provide support for her son’s recovery from drugs.
In a honest cry for help, she is calling on officials and other well-meaning Liberians to take action and provide the necessary resources to help her son and others like him overcome addiction.
The emotional plea comes as drug addiction continues to ravage communities across the country, leaving families devastated and searching for solutions.
The mother’s story highlights the urgent need for government intervention to tackle this growing crisis and support those in need of help.
According to Mama Sackie, her 23 years old son got involved into this terrible attitude for two years ago, and it’s now making him to behave abnormal at home and other places.
In a mourning tone, she explained that her son is tormenting her life, because his behavior has gotten out of hands to the extent that he goes to the house and burn all of her properties and even steal her (susu) money to support his habit more.
She added that as a single mother of six children, they all are surviving on LD500 which she takes to the market every day to buy her rat medicine for business purpose and at the same time save the profit.
“I have credited loan USD100, 000 from a financial international institution called Brac in order to help support my children, but this same boy stole the money and brought me down to zero. Am at the same time trying to raise the people money from the profit I get from my rat medicine business but my drug addicted son will not give me the chance,” she wept.
Mama Sackie cried that most of the time her son will threaten to kill her and burn down the house, and when she stops him from uttering such, he will beat on her mercilessly.
“I am in serious torment in my own house because my son is always threatening me and beating on me, most of the time; he will chase me out of the house at night and I will not have any option but to sleep at the nearest carwash,” she lamented.
She explained how her son attempted to stab her one night, and in fear, she had to run to Mayor Jefferson Koijee for rescue in rehabilitating him but his securities never permitted her to go in, so she had to sleep again at the carwash.
She furthered stated that she tried rehabilitating him herself but the amount they requested for his rehabilitation was too huge for her, so she had to bring him back home.
“I want the government to help me take him to the mental home or anywhere that they can remove the drugs from in him, because am not at peace at night and day, am owing people huge amount of money and my son is adding it up with torment,” Madam Sackie wept bitterly.
Meanwhile, Madam Sackie who lives at the Matadi Estate can be reached on this number for assistance #0776151837. FeJAL/USAID Media Activity.
