FENTANYL KILLS: Kooper Campiti's Story

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  • Опубликовано: 7 фев 2024
  • A mother, father, and daughter share their story of losing their 18-year-old loved one to illegally manufactured fentanyl. Illicit fentanyl is a dangerous, life-threatening drug frequently found in other illicit drugs and results in the death of 200 people per day in the US. This is just one of those stories and delivers an urgent warning to avoid all illicit drugs.
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Комментарии • 663

  • @skylercampiti1410
    @skylercampiti1410 4 месяца назад +1100

    Im the other brother talked about in the video. Kooper was defiantly one of a kind. He would drop anything he was doing to lend a helping hand. One time my phone died and I was stranded. Koopers phone number was one of the only ones I had memorized so I gave him a call from a gas station phone. He was at that gas station in 10 minutes to pick me up. Just the kind of person he was. His death was and is the hardest thing me and my family has ever dealt with. Its still hard not to tear up when I think about him. He's a bright light in a dark world. Im currently deployed so I couldnt be there for the making of this video, but thank you to texas pictures for making this! Very well put together. May his memory and story live forever!

    • @HoosiHerHillbilly
      @HoosiHerHillbilly 4 месяца назад +73

      This is your cousin Brandi
      I love you! Praying for you all

    • @juliechandler8695
      @juliechandler8695 4 месяца назад +37

      So sorry for your loss! I lost my 18 yr old bother when i was 9 and at 58 the pain is less acute, but still in a deep part of my heart!! Keep his memory alive!!!

    • @sonyanimtz4341
      @sonyanimtz4341 4 месяца назад +32

      God bless you all you have a beautiful family can feel the love 💕

    • @mariamarshall6116
      @mariamarshall6116 4 месяца назад +40

      Hi there Cooper’s brother , thank you and your family for sharing his story , thank God for your beautiful family. 🙏🏽

    • @louern123
      @louern123 4 месяца назад +21

      i am so sorry 💔🙏🏻

  • @mattheers7007
    @mattheers7007 4 месяца назад +256

    Terrible he died on his momma’s birthday. Sorry for your loss

    • @loristone9242
      @loristone9242 4 месяца назад +11

      As a mother, I cannot even imagine this gut wrenching loss.

  • @Leefuentes5058
    @Leefuentes5058 4 месяца назад +237

    I've OD'd on fentanyl a handful of times and I understand I'm just one pill away from it being my last OD. 6 months sober today 🙏.

    • @TexasPictures
      @TexasPictures  4 месяца назад +17

      We have a series of Recovery stories in our playlists that you might find interesting.

    • @Rjshadow11
      @Rjshadow11 4 месяца назад +8

      Addiction is a lifelong battle. It's a matter of "im not gonna use today" (every day) rather than "im never gonna use again". Congratulations on making it this far. People who don't understand the struggle will say things like "Well duh, drugs are bad. Nobody should be praised for not doing drugs". But our brains are wired differently, and the reality is that it's just as hard for us to resist our substance of choice as it is for regular people to resist food. Our brains literally think that we need the drug to survive. So every day we stay clean should be celebrated, no matter what an ignorant person says. If you're not involved with an NA support group, please join one. They understand what you're going through. And even if you have a slip-up, they don't care. You don't have to say "im clean for X amount of days", you can literally just say "I'm clean today" and that's perfectly acceptable.

    • @THAT21
      @THAT21 3 месяца назад +4

      Please keep it going. People care about you❤️

    • @kimnaff1153
      @kimnaff1153 3 месяца назад +10

      6 months is AMAZING 👏please stay sober your SO worth it! You have no idea what’s ahead for you but it’s gonna be good, I just know it! I’m clean for 8 years and each day is a gift. Your a gift😊

    • @Rocko1990
      @Rocko1990 3 месяца назад +4

      Don't ever go back brother

  • @Globelle
    @Globelle 4 месяца назад +254

    PLEASE pray for my son Geno. He is currently in rehab for the 2nd time for Fentanyl. I have already lost my stepson Sullivan, my niece Kiersten and countless friends. Please pray for all who are struggling. It's the worst!!! God Bless you all. I am SO SORRY to Koopers family and may God Bless you all.

    • @AlisaDean
      @AlisaDean 4 месяца назад +9

      Praying for Geno!

    • @TexasPictures
      @TexasPictures  4 месяца назад +13

      We also have a series of recovery stories that you might find useful. They’re in our playlists.

    • @ericamiller3585
      @ericamiller3585 4 месяца назад +3

      Stay in the fight... Prayers Lifted

    • @loristone9242
      @loristone9242 4 месяца назад +2

      Prayers for your son and for you

    • @Ms_Krissy
      @Ms_Krissy 4 месяца назад +2

      Prayers for Geno and your family 🙏🏽

  • @ayedee2036
    @ayedee2036 2 месяца назад +54

    Loved ones of addicts: PLEASE don't feel guilty about "missing the signs". Being an addict turns you into the best liar you can imagine.

    • @shadowgamez98
      @shadowgamez98 Месяц назад +3

      It’s just so hard not to blame myself.

    • @ayedee2036
      @ayedee2036 Месяц назад +3

      @@shadowgamez98 I have so much guilt about what I put my family through as an addict. It wasn't their fault at all. Please don't punish yourself for someone's choices.

    • @darlenepreston3739
      @darlenepreston3739 Месяц назад +5

      And even if you do know, you can't stop people from making their own choices! Our kids won't ever listen to us!

  • @Jorr235
    @Jorr235 4 месяца назад +145

    Every 16-18 year old thinks they know more than everyone else. They all think they are invincible.

    • @deithencry4564
      @deithencry4564 4 месяца назад +11

      I wish kids could watch this series to learn the dangers of substance abuse

    • @hollowskull4666
      @hollowskull4666 4 месяца назад +4

      So true. I think it's important to be honest and open about all drugs by the relative dangers and not by the classifications because they don't make sense and are politically motivated. I don't know much about Fentanyl but it seems more dangerous than other illegal substances.

    • @Jorr235
      @Jorr235 4 месяца назад

      @@hollowskull4666 The problem is buying drugs on the street or from the internet. You don’t know if it is a real pharmaceutical drug or a fake one which more often than not is laced with fentanyl. These kids pop one like candy thinking no big deal and it is. There is no second chance.

    • @Avocadomushroom
      @Avocadomushroom 4 месяца назад +4

      I was the same as a teen. I’m 41 now and look back like WHY did I do those things holy shit 🤦🏼‍♀️

    • @kendrahansen1175
      @kendrahansen1175 4 месяца назад +6

      Almost every one....some of us had plenty of wild and crazy siblings and cousins and we learned not to be like them.

  • @Rjshadow11
    @Rjshadow11 4 месяца назад +89

    It's devastating how the most gifted kids are often the loneliest kids.

    • @KevaFlores
      @KevaFlores 3 месяца назад +7

      So true my son was gifted and became a prescription pill addict at 17. He’s 34 now and will be clean for two years in May.

    • @CharlotteD-sh1co
      @CharlotteD-sh1co 29 дней назад +2

      ​@@KevaFloresAMEN!

    • @donnaperagine5965
      @donnaperagine5965 27 дней назад +1

      That is so true.I was thinking the most gifted intellectually, physically and otherwise are the most tormented. We and they need the Lord.

  • @Jesusisking2
    @Jesusisking2 4 месяца назад +23

    I had a 7 pound tumor removed and had been prescribed painkillers for months at age 16. I still remember my mom taking the pills and locking them up after I had access to them freely for a long time and would go through them quickly.
    Pain medicine is addictive and parents need to recognize that even if it’s introduced for a legitimate cause it can lead to a deadly addiction.
    rip

  • @TheBernice1
    @TheBernice1 4 месяца назад +69

    I cannot express how sorry I am for the loss of your beautiful son and brother. May Kooper rest in peace and you all find comfort and peace in time. Keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers, from Ireland 🇮🇪❤️☘️

    • @5campitis
      @5campitis 4 месяца назад +2

      ❤ thank you!

  • @Goodkidjr43
    @Goodkidjr43 4 месяца назад +62

    The, "never intended" part toward the end is sadly brilliant. God bless that family.

  • @kendrahansen1175
    @kendrahansen1175 4 месяца назад +104

    Thank you to the Campiti family for sharing your story and thank you to Texas Pictures Documentaries for another quality (but sad) video. I wish you all the best.

    • @mikegarippo7815
      @mikegarippo7815 4 месяца назад +1

      A "quality" video? You failed to state what level of quality: high, low, mediocre?

    • @Kendra-vm5us
      @Kendra-vm5us 4 месяца назад +3

      Yes, sharing is caring, thank you to the family.

    • @kendrahansen1175
      @kendrahansen1175 4 месяца назад +3

      @@mikegarippo7815 You failed to understand that the word "quality" by itself is a compliment. The adjectives you stated can add more but are not necessary. You may want to read comments more than once before attempting to respond so that you do not make yourself look like a fool.

    • @sdeee3842
      @sdeee3842 4 месяца назад +3

      I am so sorry 😢

  • @mael2039
    @mael2039 4 месяца назад +30

    I cant tell you, everyone who is working on these and participating in the interviews, how important this video series is. Not just because it's important that we know about fentanyl, about the dangers, the warning signs, etc. But also because every single person in these videos deserves their lives to be honoured, their story told. These videos do an amazing job at showing that. We hear about who these people were, their childhoods, their lives, how loved they were. Sadly we know how many times people with substance abuse disorder aren't always seen as valuable or important anymore. I really feel like your series helps with that. And I think that is just as important as making people aware of the dangers.

    • @TexasPictures
      @TexasPictures  4 месяца назад +4

      Thank you so much for your comments.

    • @PaulaSanders-tp1wr
      @PaulaSanders-tp1wr 2 месяца назад

      @@TexasPicturesWhy aren’t you telling these people who is bringing in the Fentanyl? It’s China 🇨🇳 and Our open boarders, The Drug Cartels from Mexico READ THE BOOK BLOOD MONEY BY PETER SCHWEITZER AND OPEN YOUR EYES 👀 THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE.

    • @PaulaSanders-tp1wr
      @PaulaSanders-tp1wr 2 месяца назад +2

      Help those who don’t know. Waking up American people one at a time. God bless you all!

  • @habanerolife
    @habanerolife 3 месяца назад +15

    How devastating to lose your child on your birthday 😢

  • @Rocko1990
    @Rocko1990 3 месяца назад +10

    God that mom crying telling the story of how she heard the horrific news breaks my heart.

  • @7h7o7p
    @7h7o7p 4 месяца назад +26

    Kooper's beloved dad's words at the end of this documentary pierced like bullets. They loved him, they contended with him. His dad's point was: BE VIGILANT. It's always heartbreaking to hear loved ones talk about losing their own to this pill from hell. Thank you family!

  • @lislevollgraaff1236
    @lislevollgraaff1236 4 месяца назад +16

    One thing is for sure, Kooper was incredibly blessed to be part of a family like this. What amazing people of strength and resilience. He was fortunate to have experienced such love from his whole family during his lifetime. What a loss for them and the world.
    All love and hugs from South Africa 🇿🇦❤

  • @rogal6661
    @rogal6661 4 месяца назад +35

    Very sad. I'm a fentanyl addict of a little over two years. Its very hard to quit. Plus It's absurdly cheap to buy for the strength it carries. As little as $2 a pill around where I live. Sometimes I have thoughts of wanting to give up on life but I know that's not the answer. This video gives me a reminder of the destruction that it could cause. Granted, I probably like a lot of addicts, don't think anybody would care if i died. The main thing that has me hold on is my dog, i wouldn't want to just disappear from his life as i know he'd miss me tremendously. Hopefully one day I will find my way out of this vicious cycle.

    • @alicee5270
      @alicee5270 4 месяца назад +5

      It is hard to get out of the cycle because your brain chemistry changes. Best to you.

    • @Eplovesjesus
      @Eplovesjesus 4 месяца назад +12

      Turn to Jesus my friend. He helped me overcome my addictions.

    • @AlisaDean
      @AlisaDean 4 месяца назад +9

      So glad you have the love or your dog- valued that statement so much about hanging on for your pup. Praying for your comfort and peace from Oregon

    • @TexasPictures
      @TexasPictures  4 месяца назад +9

      There is help out there, and hope. We also have a series of recovery stories in our playlists that you might find interesting, helpful.

    • @shayisenor6896
      @shayisenor6896 4 месяца назад +9

      Thanks for sharing a part of your story here. Full disclosure, I have never used fentanyl and I only know what I see on tv but I hope things get better for you. I know I’m just some random person on RUclips, but you can absolutely reach out to me if maybe you need someone to talk to. Your pup needs you. You’re never alone friend .

  • @sandriagutierrez2605
    @sandriagutierrez2605 4 месяца назад +23

    There is nothing more frightful than when our children rebel, and choose a path that we know can lead to ruin! What a sobering, and heart wrenching tragedy for this family! I’m so sorry for your loss.

  • @marymiles9922
    @marymiles9922 4 месяца назад +51

    No, Kooper never intended to leave you this way. A family heartbroken, never to be the same. Thank you for sharing your story and helping to educate young people about the dangers of experimenting with ANY drug. I pray this trafficking is stopped. 🙏

  • @GentlRebel
    @GentlRebel 4 месяца назад +32

    As a bereaved mother, I cry during every one of these videos. But with every video I am more and more angry. Why is this issue not the first story on every news media in this country?! Our young people are under attack. Thank you, TPD, for educating me and so many others on this terrible problem. And to this family, I am so sorry for the loss of your son.

    • @TexasPictures
      @TexasPictures  4 месяца назад +5

      Naloxone is the drug in “Narcan” and many equally effective competitors.

    • @TexasPictures
      @TexasPictures  4 месяца назад +3

      Thank you for your comments.

    • @CharlotteD-sh1co
      @CharlotteD-sh1co 29 дней назад

      I am So sorry for the loss of your wonderful Son.😢❤.God Bless your family and friends. 23:54

  • @mtnshelby7059
    @mtnshelby7059 4 месяца назад +42

    This family. My goodness, my heart breaks.

  • @cathrinewhite7629
    @cathrinewhite7629 4 месяца назад +15

    My son lost his best friend at 20 to this epidemic. And his dad the same year. Drugs are a scourge.
    Then he lost another friend...and another..and another. This weekend, we are going to another funeral- another best friend he grew up with. This is in a small farming community.
    I almost lost him as well. It was a razors edge situation. I quit my job to be his fulltime, glued on bodyguard. I had reached the end of the rope with losses.
    He finally hit bottom & got it. He has been clean for over 6 years now. But he is living for so many others in his circle now, who are no longer with us.🙏🏼

  • @barbaramcastro
    @barbaramcastro 4 месяца назад +14

    The silence of the news media about the fentanyl epidemic is very telling. I’m truly sorry about the loss of Kooper and the many others shown in this channel. To the families: know you’re saving lives by sharing your stories.

  • @executivewoman678
    @executivewoman678 4 месяца назад +18

    NO PARENT, SISTER OR BROTHER, COUSIN, FRIEND, SHOULD EVER HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS KIND OF PAIN!!!😭😭😭😭😭UNBELIEVABLE 😢😢😢

  • @alisonbeckles5191
    @alisonbeckles5191 2 месяца назад +8

    When one mother cries all mothers cry.These videos are helpful & emotional at the same time,I pray for your family that you’ll will find strength & comfort to face each day without your loved one🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

  • @geylekinfraire8596
    @geylekinfraire8596 4 месяца назад +34

    I'm so sorry for this precious life lost, for the family left behind by this tragedy. May God bring Comfort to the mom,dad & siblings. ❤

    • @k9khodi363
      @k9khodi363 3 месяца назад

      God brought fentanyl to the world and decided their child should face consequences for his actions. Perhaps if you believe in God, spread his message that illegal drug use is an abomination.

  • @j2wilson2000
    @j2wilson2000 4 месяца назад +24

    Thank you so much for telling your story. We are all in this together.

  • @tonyaray6498
    @tonyaray6498 4 месяца назад +30

    Your story is very much like mine, especially when you talk about how smart your son was. How your son was smoking pot and he was telling you about how it was legal in different places around you, my kids said that same thing to me multiple times when I would come home from work and smell it in the house. I finally told them both they were not to use it in the house and I didn't want to know about it. If I had only known...I lost Andy January 16th of 2020 and I had no idea he was using anything, I had noticed something was off with him here and there, but he was so smart, he had a genius IQ and I didn't think he would be doing anything that could harm him. He took what he thought was a pain pill that obviously was not, Andy was 29.5 years old when he passed away, he was living with me and his brother Adam who found him that day when he got home from school. Adam was very similar to Andy, he also had a genius IQ, he was devastated by the loss of Andy. We both had a very difficult time dealing with it. Adam overdosed 3 times in the 6 months leading up to his death. He knew what he was doing, he had been self hurt himself for a long while before he passed away, cutting his arms, legs and torso to the point of mutilation. He barely had a spot on his body that he hadn't cut, it was awful. He promised me he would never do anything again to hurt himself the hours before he passed away. I found him slumped over on the floor in his room with his face in a pool of vomit and blood, he was blue and frozen. He was my baby boy, my everything and my purpose to keep going every single day since January 16th when Andy passed away. Adam was 17 when he passed away May 21st, 2023. I can't close my eyes without seeing him that day, I never in a million years thought I would lose one child, but now I have lost two 💔 😢. God, I want to be with them now. It doesn't seem to get any better than it is. Their dad passed away October 18th 2023 from the same damn thing. We were divorced and did not live together, but we had become friends after the loss of Andy, but the loss of Adam was more than he could handle, and he decided to join them. I am now here alone, no family living at all...I am so very sorry for your loss of your son! You are so right when you say it doesn't discriminate, this is a chemical warfare of massive power that is going to take an entire generation if we can't find a way to stop it. Bless you both and your family!!!😢

    • @5campitis
      @5campitis 4 месяца назад +6

      I’m so sorry. Thank you for sharing. I hate the fact we are part of this terrible club. God bless

    • @tonyaray6498
      @tonyaray6498 4 месяца назад

      I too wish anything in the world would be other than this. I feel it is a weapon of mass destruction being used in our country to eliminate the entire future. It's in everything, pot, Adhd medication, xanax, pain pills, whatever you can think of. The hospital dismissed him as if he sprained his toe. They didn't have anyone come in to talk to him, me, nothing, and he was taken to the same hospital 4 times in 5 months for overdose. The last time we went, I asked to speak to the doctor when he was being released after 45 minutes in the emergency room, the doctor came in, handed me a bag with two hypodermic needles and two vials of narcan, saying that I need to keep it close to me since Adam was overdosing so often, then told him that he wouldn't always be so lucky to live. That was it! Well he was right because exactly 29 days later he was gone. Never had to use the narcan. He did it all the last time, knowing what he was doing and what the end result would be.
      I watch the stories of others who have lost their child, I made Adam watch the videos as well, I told him if he ever wanted to use it again, get enough to take me with him because I honestly can't survive without him. Now here I am all alone with both of them gone. Parents are not supposed to be here when their children pass away, it's not the natural order of life. Prayers for you and everyone else who is in our shoes, unfortunately we are only 1, or 2 of thousands upon thousands of parents who lost their child to the same damn thing ...

    • @1annemwalters
      @1annemwalters 4 месяца назад +5

      This is beyond. I am so sorry. I pray that you find your way and find the strength to get through the grief as best you can.

    • @user-xo2od1cd1j
      @user-xo2od1cd1j 3 месяца назад +2

      omg this is crazt, losing 2 sons to this and now your husband is gone. I could barely believe my eyes reading this. All these poor people losing their kids over this ridiculous drug and it KEEPS on happening.

    • @shirleypoplo-ej7lz
      @shirleypoplo-ej7lz 3 месяца назад +2

      Absolutely horrible to lose two sons I’m so sorry !! This evil fentanyl is intentional!!

  • @lauriekreider1109
    @lauriekreider1109 3 месяца назад +8

    God bless your family. This drug is horrible. My son actively fights addiction to this drug. I have lost 3 brothers to this. I will pray for your family and thank you for what you do. He is with you always.

  • @maryellenmonk3481
    @maryellenmonk3481 4 месяца назад +22

    These parents are amazing. Thank you for your strength and transparency. I can't imagine what you are all going through. My heart goes out to you. Good for you for sharing your story and enlightening us all on this horrendous drug. XX

  • @ted1091
    @ted1091 Месяц назад +2

    I'm watching this on April 21st, 2024. I'm so sorry for your loss.

  • @Blackcatt704
    @Blackcatt704 4 месяца назад +24

    God Bless this family. So many families share this same story. It’s heartbreaking 🙏🏾

  • @sergiolewes
    @sergiolewes 4 месяца назад +86

    I’m from Spain, never ever heard a case like this happening to anybody, not in Spain not in France or Italy.. Portugal.. something’s wrong in the United States, drugs… violence involving guns… I am so sorry for your loss

    • @DarkEnergyHealer
      @DarkEnergyHealer 4 месяца назад

      It's big pharma Sergio.. Money and corruption are responsible, not guns or violence...

    • @ohionaturegirl7686
      @ohionaturegirl7686 4 месяца назад

      It is because of the open borders. It allows the drug cartels to bring these drugs into the country. America cannot be destroyed by external forces. We are too big and protected by large land borders. We can only be destroyed from within. That is the plan by our enemies.

    • @robinh8416
      @robinh8416 4 месяца назад

      Yes, you are right. Our government is complicit. I actually believe this is by design. I’m not usually a conspiracy theory type, but this administration is not just doing nothing; they are facilitating this crisis.

    • @rebeccamesser382
      @rebeccamesser382 4 месяца назад +8

      Unfortunately this is a everyday occurrence. Some one dies from fentanyl poisoning every 11 mins.

    • @NoseyFloridaGirl
      @NoseyFloridaGirl 4 месяца назад +9

      Open borders for one .

  • @jimbo1959
    @jimbo1959 3 месяца назад +8

    After 4 days on DR. prescribed pain meds, your body gets addicted to them! It;s so hard to stop taking them because your body NEEDS them, and the withdrawl is BRUTAL when you don't have them! RIP KOOP!

  • @barbarazirkle1028
    @barbarazirkle1028 3 месяца назад +8

    I know how you feel im been though it lost my son 4 26 2022 my prayers are with you and your y God bless you sending prayers 🙏🙏

  • @patriciathomas1252
    @patriciathomas1252 4 месяца назад +21

    I am so very sorry for your loss.

  • @karenyoxheimer1164
    @karenyoxheimer1164 4 месяца назад +18

    Heartbreaking... 😢 My son was poisoned with fentanyl too. My only son, he was the heartbeat of my life! I'm so very sorry. 🙏 Jordan's Mama forever!

    • @vimbaipreston6762
      @vimbaipreston6762 3 месяца назад

      So sorry for your son's passing. Sending you love ❤️

  • @pixiesmama8807
    @pixiesmama8807 4 месяца назад +11

    Thank you for sharing your story. Kooper made a simple mistake like we all did back in the day. Take a pill. Chill. It’s all good…
    But there is a huge difference now!! It can take your life. Please all of u kids watching this!!!! It’s not like olden days!! These pills are not safe. It’s not worth it. Look at these parents’ pain. Please learn from this. RIP sweet Kooper. 💕

  • @deeshorter2582
    @deeshorter2582 4 месяца назад +21

    Thanks for sharing your story...so sorry for your loss. Prayers for you and your family.

  • @EVIESECOND
    @EVIESECOND 4 месяца назад +24

    Lord Jesus have mercy! 💔🙏🏽 I’m so sorry for your loss.

  • @sharky2105
    @sharky2105 4 месяца назад +9

    Thank you for honoring your son's memory by helping others with this video. I am so sorry about your son"s death. I try to learn from these videos, and I so often hear, "we knew that he was smoking marijuana". People don't understand how deleterious marijuana can be--it affects judgment and can cause or worsen mental illness. It can be laced with fentanyl. I am curious about what his goals were--was he going through a time of confusion that caused him to seek out similarly confused people?

  • @MissTracyish
    @MissTracyish 4 месяца назад +7

    I've watched so many of this videos but for some reason this one felt so sad I couldn't hold my tears. I am so sorry that this family had yo go through this.

  • @karinaguadarrama6395
    @karinaguadarrama6395 4 месяца назад +8

    I cry with these parents as they’re telling their story and wish I could do something to reverse their losses. I’m so sorry to all that have lost someone like this.

  • @reginahaley3723
    @reginahaley3723 4 месяца назад +15

    What a beautiful family. Thank you for sharing your painful, heartbreaking story. And, for going out to educate others. I’m sure you will absolutely save someone else’s family from experiencing the heartbreak that you have had to endure.💝🥰🙏🏼

  • @SweetTee04
    @SweetTee04 3 месяца назад +5

    This is devastating. I have a lump in my throat. So sorry for your loss 🤍

  • @janetr5929
    @janetr5929 4 месяца назад +7

    I’m so very sorry for the loss of your precious son. As a mom who lost a daughter it breaks my heart because I do know what you’re going through and it truly is devastating and life altering. There are no words.
    Thank you for sharing your tragedy to help save lives and bring awareness to this epidemic.
    I don’t know what the answer is but something must be done about this poison . Something someone said in one of these videos really stood out to me. When previous generations experimented with drugs or smoked pot just for fun they weren’t taking the chance that it would kill them. Now it really is like Russian roulette and it’s terrifying.
    Your family will be in my prayers.

  • @ashantapovey4590
    @ashantapovey4590 4 месяца назад +22

    May he walk peacefully with the lord i pray the lord comfort you all god bless your family

  • @patchesblack7490
    @patchesblack7490 4 месяца назад +8

    I'm so sorry for your loss. It sounds like Cooper was a great young man. Thank you for sharing your story. I'm praying for your family 🙏

  • @jeanenewright7555
    @jeanenewright7555 4 месяца назад +14

    Im so sorry. Such a handsome young man.

  • @beckyleslie4091
    @beckyleslie4091 4 месяца назад +5

    I'm so sorry for the loss of your beautiful son🙏

  • @woodylaura44
    @woodylaura44 4 месяца назад +8

    These stories are all so heartbreaking. Sometimes these videos are hard to watch as I feel the pain of the loved ones left behind. Sometimes I say sharing our pain is like sharing the weight of carrying a sofa. It's too much for any one person to bear but when we carry our losses together we can survive them. I'm so sorry for this whole family. How amazing that you began turning your pain into purpose so soon after your loss. I often say if I'd stopped at the grief support groups I would have drowned in a lake of my own tears by now. Turning my pain into purpose and fighting the supply of illicit fentanyl every day is the only way I am able to survive it. God bless you all.
    Jimmy's mom
    Forever 29

  • @terriekurney6548
    @terriekurney6548 4 месяца назад +6

    I'm a mother who's son is in recovery 🙏 it traumatizes the ones trying to help. We are in this together ❤

    • @TexasPictures
      @TexasPictures  4 месяца назад +1

      We have a series of Recovery stories in our playlists that you might find interesting.

    • @PaulaSanders-tp1wr
      @PaulaSanders-tp1wr 2 месяца назад

      FENTANYL IS COMING OVER THE BOARDERS FROM CHINA, AND THE DRUG CARTEL IS BRINGING IT IN, READ THE BOOK BLOOD MONEY BY PETER SCHWEITZER.. Time to wake up America..

  • @skdoremi6666
    @skdoremi6666 4 месяца назад +15

    18yo.........i still remember my 18.

  • @melissaprice9307
    @melissaprice9307 4 месяца назад +6

    Oh my heart breaks for every single family that I listen and watch on your documentary series. I’m so glad you’re doing this. I will say this hits Home twofold am a recent retiree after serving 27 years as a juvenile delinquent probation officer I feel like when you work in the field as a parent, you should see the signs and I can’t imagine what the father’s feeling and I’m sure that he is blaming himself and I hope this message gets to him ….We are like every other pair out there. We want the best for our kids and we see the best in our kids And we talked to our kids had an early age and we educate them unfortunately this crisis it doesn’t really matter who you are what you do how much money you got where you live what private schools you go to it doesn’t matter because it reaches everywhere, and I will be praying For every family out there and I just don’t know when the world is gonna put an end to this

  • @UncleDuTheWatchman
    @UncleDuTheWatchman 3 месяца назад +2

    I have so much admiration for these families who share these stories so vividly and vulnerably. This takes a level of strength that I haven't developed yet. I would be completely unintelligible trying to do these recaps. God Bless All of you who share to save lives!

  • @Whippy99
    @Whippy99 4 месяца назад +5

    I’m so very sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing Kooper’s story - it will help other families. God bless you all.

  • @michelleprice5945
    @michelleprice5945 4 месяца назад +4

    Thank you for sharing your beautiful son's story. May it help others. 🙏

  • @myreasonforlife.9511
    @myreasonforlife.9511 4 месяца назад +12

    I'm sorry Mom that tragedy happened on yr Birthday.
    My deepest thoughts are with u all. 🕊️🤍🕊️ Love from the city

    • @mikegarippo7815
      @mikegarippo7815 4 месяца назад

      The word "birthday" doesn't get capitalized.

  • @Barracuda73handful
    @Barracuda73handful 4 месяца назад +12

    I’m so sorry for your loss. 🌹

  • @hollyfish5645
    @hollyfish5645 4 месяца назад +25

    What a beautiful little boy...just is so heart breakinh.
    .

    • @kendrahansen1175
      @kendrahansen1175 4 месяца назад +3

      Isn't he? The whole family is actually very good looking. The mother has such pretty eyes.....but I feel so bad for her.

  • @betsy6422
    @betsy6422 4 месяца назад +21

    Lost my son too

    • @Barracuda73handful
      @Barracuda73handful 4 месяца назад +2

      I’m so sorry for your loss. 🥺🌹

    • @patriciathomas1252
      @patriciathomas1252 4 месяца назад +2

      I'm so sorry for your loss. May God comfort you, bless you and give you peace. 🙏

    • @reginahaley3723
      @reginahaley3723 4 месяца назад +2

      Condolences to you for the loss of your son. I wish you comfort and peace.❤️

    • @Ddaniels9014
      @Ddaniels9014 4 месяца назад +2

      Condolences to you Sweety

    • @AlisaDean
      @AlisaDean 4 месяца назад +1

      My heart goes out to you

  • @michellesouthflorida9682
    @michellesouthflorida9682 4 месяца назад +6

    I agree with Kooper's dad.. never put blinders on when it comes to your children. Don't ignore signs and think "not my kid". Don't assume it is just "kids that have drug problems". You could have a daughter/son in med school and are secretly taking street drugs.

  • @katherinetreiman9480
    @katherinetreiman9480 4 месяца назад +4

    Thank you for sharing your heartbreaking story and helping to educate others.

  • @rachelkay8354
    @rachelkay8354 4 месяца назад +4

    Oh my. This was heartbreakingly beautiful. I am so sorry for your loss. I greatly admire your strength and courage picking up the pieces and trying to educate the rest of us on this terrible epidemic. Yes Kooper never intended for this to happen but you are marching on sharing his story and hopefully saving lives. Blessings to your entire family. ❤️

  • @atis9061
    @atis9061 Месяц назад +1

    I’m so sorry. I wept immediately after hearing that he passed on your birthday. He sounds like a beautiful soul. RIP

  • @Welovesoccer71
    @Welovesoccer71 Месяц назад +1

    Family- Thank you for your honesty -you're in our prayers.

  • @lynnecarroll9953
    @lynnecarroll9953 Месяц назад +1

    Thank you for sharing your son's story. Never stop!!

  • @robineppinette4056
    @robineppinette4056 4 месяца назад +2

    Thanks for sharing this video..I'm so sorry for the pain and grief this family has had to endure..video's like this should be mandatory for the schools to show ..

  • @mattiewilliams579
    @mattiewilliams579 4 месяца назад +4

    Praying for this family and a the families that share their stories may God give you all the continuing strength Thank u so much for having the strength to share your stories

  • @colleenwilliams1452
    @colleenwilliams1452 2 месяца назад +1

    My daughter was addicted to drugs and had 18 suicide attempts. It was really hard. I cried for years.

  • @gretchenhamlin4282
    @gretchenhamlin4282 4 месяца назад +12

    Dear Campiti Family , I watched & cried a few times.Kooper was born in the Deep Beautiful Fall Season & Passed in the Deep Beautiful Spring Season. Your kids all have very awesome Cool names. Kooper , Kami , & I presume Skylar ? 1 don't know you guys , never met , but I will pray forever , for you all. Little Boys at the age of around 10 are Amazing & the pic of Kooper with the blue T-shirt on the Bmx bike shows that. A Math & Science kid who got hit in the mouth with a flying baseball , is one Tuff little man. His grave site is beautiful. The Glowing Cross is Comfort & Hope. Your Advocacy Project is so very Decent & Commendable. Your Loved Son was Poisoned , with Evil. YOUR story is Powerful & Courageous. Thank you ALL. ❤😢
    .

  • @moongoddess238
    @moongoddess238 4 месяца назад +8

    😢😢I’m so sorry mom and to the father I’m seven years clean my onset was Percocet as well I had three c- sections and that started my addiction and then before I knew it I was doing chyna white and heroin I was in a very dark place so sorry for your loss rip too your beautiful son 😢

  • @BR17117
    @BR17117 4 месяца назад +1

    Thank you for your courage in such tragic circumstances to share your story. I'm so sorry for your loss. Rest easy Kooper. Much love from Australia .🇦🇺

  • @steinervision7643
    @steinervision7643 2 месяца назад +2

    Sorry for your loss. You have a beautiful family.

  • @jessicabonilla5060
    @jessicabonilla5060 2 месяца назад +1

    Ever since my friend lost her son to Fentanyl, I’ve watched many many videos about this drug. Prior to this one was ignorant about this epidemic. I have three boys and I can’t imagine what these parents are going through. Breaks my heart 💔

  • @KyongG1970
    @KyongG1970 4 месяца назад +5

    So Heartbreaking. mom and dad, do not blame yourselves. Our kids in our eyes can do no wrong. And our kids are too good at hiding what they don’t want us to see.

  • @kristyann9641
    @kristyann9641 4 месяца назад +7

    Father of Kooper, please forgive your self. 🙏

  • @CM-wf2uo
    @CM-wf2uo 4 месяца назад +1

    Im so sorry for this family and the pain they’re going through. Thank you for sharing your story. I hope this reaches a teenagers and changes their mind on trying anything. Prayers.

  • @Ablank2011
    @Ablank2011 Месяц назад +1

    When my son was in 8th grade we went to his high school’s open house and a counselor spoke to us and suggested we randomly drug test our kids…including for nicotine. She told us to start when they were still innocent enough to look at us like we’re crazy for even thinking they’d do drugs. She told us it could deter them and, probably more importantly, it gives the kids a reason to say no to offers and still look cool because their reason is because their parents drug test them. I did it all four years and he was always negative, but I’m very glad I did. Doesn’t matter how amazing your kids is…it happens to the best of them. Prayers for all the parents going through this senseless loss. Testing kits are on Amazon. 🙏

  • @mariacperez-fondon543
    @mariacperez-fondon543 8 дней назад +1

    My two brothers died from an overdose....26 and 30 years old...i think of them both often. ❤

  • @anitahernandez8045
    @anitahernandez8045 4 месяца назад +8

    God bless you, mother, this is so heavy. A horror story of the worst kind 😢May God give you a comfort for your loss. Blessing.

  • @jenniferthompson6280
    @jenniferthompson6280 4 месяца назад +9

    So very tragic😢

  • @magnus1001
    @magnus1001 4 месяца назад +2

    What a beautiful, loving family. I am so sorry for your loss.

  • @mariclaretpatton9412
    @mariclaretpatton9412 4 месяца назад +4

    Mom and Dad, be kind to yourselves. Forgive yourselves for loving hard. Keep telling his story, your story. This shit sucks and the devastation to this family is beyond comprehension.No sibling, parent, cousin, or human should have to do this. Kooper loved you guys. Kooper lived. Kooper loved.

  • @lucaamari5794
    @lucaamari5794 4 месяца назад +9

    I’m so sorry for your loss. He shouldn’t still be here 💔 The government needs to do something about this. These people selling it knowingly need to be in prison

    • @DarkEnergyHealer
      @DarkEnergyHealer 4 месяца назад

      Maybe the government is the cause of this drugs epidemic? Big pharma, money and corruption would be the cause...

    • @drintx5734
      @drintx5734 4 месяца назад

      The government is ALLOWING it and are complicit!

  • @deniseroddy4298
    @deniseroddy4298 4 месяца назад +4

    April 21st is my birthday also. I am so sorry for your loss

    • @TexasPictures
      @TexasPictures  4 месяца назад +2

      It is also the anniversary of Texas Pictures

  • @shontee-v
    @shontee-v 4 месяца назад +2

    Her birthday will never be the same ever! She needs all of our thoughts and prayers! Sorry about your loss mom!🥹

  • @elisavalero9604
    @elisavalero9604 4 месяца назад +7

    Campiti Family. I am very sorry to hear of your son's death. The way they describe it, it's a huge loss for his parents, siblings, the rest of the family, friends (the real ones) but, above all, it's a loss for himself, because he had a bright future ahead of him. The fact of being a policeman and being prepared to see or seek or know, implies, in a way, that, when we get home, we "hang up" our uniform and be parents, not policemen. Not because I don't want to see or seek or know, because at home we want to be parents and leave behind these things that can end up seeing, unfortunately, almost as something routine. They want to be parents, without their children feeling like they have the cop at home, controlling their every move. And that's the way it is. It is ok. We can be cops and parents. But the truth is that at home, so that they don't feel "watched or controlled" we relax. And as they've rightly said, fentanyl doesn't discriminate. He kills wherever he goes. I accompany you in your sentiments.

  • @bacaworld7095
    @bacaworld7095 2 месяца назад +2

    My brother od’d on the day before my birthday- we found out on my birthday. He died 6 months and one day after his older brother, they died of the same thing, in the same room. Funerals were 6 months and one day apart. Needless to say last year was rough for our family. 💔 Fentanyl is EVIL 😢

  • @WaismannMethod
    @WaismannMethod 4 месяца назад +36

    It's infuriating and heartbreaking that society seems to turn a blind eye to the daily tragedy unfolding at our doorsteps. Every day, hundreds fall victim to fentanyl, a deadly crisis exacerbated by its unchecked flow across our borders.

    • @stevemorris6790
      @stevemorris6790 4 месяца назад

      Don’t blame the border, it’s a cheap shot because big dealers don’t need the border to bring drugs like tunels, boats , airplanes, trucks etc. and besides if we didn’t have America hunger for drugs, anything like that wouldn’t happen. USA consumes more drugs than any other country!

    • @TexasPictures
      @TexasPictures  4 месяца назад +2

      Illicit fentanyl is also manufactured in the US.

    • @kathybailey436
      @kathybailey436 2 месяца назад

      They're turning a blind eye to anything the media doesn't want us to believe or want us to ignore.

  • @yellowpink9962
    @yellowpink9962 4 месяца назад +1

    Beautiful Family in so many ways. I wish you Peace beyond understanding.

  • @tropipalms1
    @tropipalms1 13 дней назад +1

    I lost a son also. I blamed myself not noticing the signs also. before he passed. Please don’t blame yourself. I know it’s difficult. You are wonderful
    parents and he loved you.

  • @wendywozniak6360
    @wendywozniak6360 4 месяца назад +2

    What a beautiful family. I'm so sorry for your loss. Wish I could give mom a huge hug! So heartbreaking.😢

  • @nilsanarvaez7947
    @nilsanarvaez7947 4 месяца назад +7

    Can’t stop my tears! 😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @branevans3705
    @branevans3705 4 месяца назад +8

    So sad and scary. I'm sorry your beautiful son had to pass in this way. Nowadays, kids can't experiment or make mistakes anymore. My daughter told me that there is only fentanyl on the street-no real heroin nor real oxy pills. Even cocaine is either laced with it or almost totally fentanyl. Bottom line...kids CANNOT get high anymore.

    • @michellecogdill6128
      @michellecogdill6128 4 месяца назад

      She's right unfortunately and they are also putting fentanyl in weed also. It's so dangerous and there's no room for any error or experimenting. It's in EVERYTHING now! I hope and pray that all the young kid's out there realize if they try anything it may be their last. Don't take any chances period! 😢🙏🏻

  • @zoezoe6444
    @zoezoe6444 4 месяца назад +3

    😢praying for anyone struggling with any substance 😢. Sobriety is possible

  • @Ohio_Hippie
    @Ohio_Hippie 4 месяца назад +1

    This family has so much love ❤ I’m very sorry for your loss 🥲

  • @davide.b8027
    @davide.b8027 26 дней назад +1

    It had been a while since I had one of these come across my feed. Jeez, always so powerful and so dang sad. And so many that have that surgery background. I hope the best for this family. ♥️

  • @martyliming6171
    @martyliming6171 4 месяца назад +1

    I’m so sorry for your loss💔 I know words don’t help and wish there was something more to ease your pain. Bless all of you🙏🏼❤️

  • @ashleyy_444
    @ashleyy_444 2 месяца назад +1

    God, wrap Your arms around this family. So very sorry for the loss of your beautiful son and brother.