A Louisiana mother is mourning the loss of her son, Brian Dijon Knox, after he died "of a drug related death."
Gwendolyn Watson Knox wrote her son's obituary in THand used it to be honest about her son's drug addiction and its impact on her as his mother, according to WWL
Brian Knox was 40 years old when he died in his apartment.
"He was blessed with intelligence, those gray eyes that turned to a beautiful hazel, a caring heart for the underdog and wit. He never met a stranger that he didn't find the ability to strike up a conversation with, he was always the life of the party, he burned the candle at both ends and to know him was to love him," she wrote. "But, he was a tormented spirit trying to deal with all of his past choices and the consequences.
"He started experimenting with drugs in his teens and came to think that the only solution to whatever he was dealing with was drugs. They became his go to solution for every problem. He would say, 'I can stop using anytime I want to stop,' and there were times he did, but those times never lasted because when he was drug free he had to deal with all of the thoughts going through his head. Coping with life was not a skill that he ever acquired."
Knox said she is mourning her son's loss, but she was aware of what might happen. "As his mother I will miss him so much, but as his mother I will also no longer have to witness his pain or worry about this day coming because it's here," Knox wrote.
His mother ended the obituary with advice for others who have family or friends dealing with addiction.
"If you have any loved one's who are fighting addiction, do everything possible to be supportive, and guide them to rehabilitation before it is too late."
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