A paramedic's harrowing shift from lifesaver to bereaved mother in the fentanyl crisis

Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic

03/20/24 • 38 min

As a seasoned paramedic, Shani Reisnour has seen the painful impact of our nation’s drug crisis up close. But she never expected it to hit her family. Unfortunately, fentanyl doesn’t discriminate.
In this episode of Grieving Out Loud, Shani opens up about her daughter’s struggle with substance use disorder, shares the lessons she’s learned, and what she wants every parent out there to know... before it’s too late.

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03/20/24 • 38 min

Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic - A paramedic's harrowing shift from lifesaver to bereaved mother in the fentanyl crisis

Transcript

[00:00:00] 911 Call: Okay, tell me exactly what happened. I don't know. I just got woke up by my son. He said his daughter's not breathing. How

old is she?

Twenty.

Are you with her

now? Yes.

[00:00:20] Angela Kennecke: As a paramedic, 911 calls are nothing unusual for Shani Reisenauer. But this call in particular sends shivers through her soul.

[00:00:29] 911 Call: Okay, does anyone have Narcan there? <

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