Noreen Brownlee DOnofrio

Noreen Brownlee DOnofrio About substance abuse,addiction, overdose awareness,our kids,our angels, Life on lifes terms. Angel parents,healing hearts,private intimate retreats in the N.
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Ga.Mountains. CrystalsHeart.org Keeping the faith. -Isaiah 40:31 Those who Hope in the Lord… Born and raised in Miami, Fl. Lived in Broward County for 30 years, and Marietta, GA. For 10. I’m an Angel Mom, list my precious daughter and only child to a drug overdose Nov. 22, 2017 I started a Retreat for parents who have lost children to addiction CrystalsHeartHealinhHouse.com in the N. Ga. Mount

ains.it is a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization. To help parents with broken hearts begin to heal, meeting face to face , doing activities, groups, art and music therapy. We are parents helping parents, and I’m proud to say it has been a blessing to many. I’m an advocate for Angel parents, people struggling with addictions and try to fight this drug deadly epidemic. , educate and change the ugly stigma attached to beautiful humans being who become trapped in the stronghold of addiction. I do this in memory of my beautiful daughter Crystal who tried so hard to fight this disease and all the others who ultimately lost to the disease. I am a Christian and have a loving relationship with my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I have a lighthearted grieving group on Fb called GOOD TIMES REMEMBERED, a public page to help spread awareness. I’m an animal lover, compassionate empath and believe in paying it forward and helping others by sharing my experience, strength and Hope. No man is an Island, and we need love, compassion and empathy not judgement. Addiction and loss can happen to anyone, please never say never and never judge another, I never dreamed I would be where I am and it too can be you. Please feel free to reach out if you need to talk, cry, scream or pray. Check out our website and donate to our cause if you feel compelled, the loss of a child is the most devastating and difficult loss ever and healing is truly a lifelong of slow growth and acceptance.
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” - Philippians

Sending Love and Light to all🙏❤️🙏

06/11/2026
Truth! The promises do come true!
06/10/2026

Truth!
The promises do come true!

Well said and so true
06/06/2026

Well said and so true

In 50 years of my existence, I never understood this until now….
There’s no English word for a parent who loses a child.
We have words like:
• Widow (a wife who loses her husband)
• Widower (a husband who loses his wife)
• Orphan (a child who loses their parents)
But nothing for a mom or dad who has to bury their son or daughter. The grief is so deep that no English word was ever found worthy to explain it.
Some people use the Sanskrit word “Vilomah” — it means “against the natural order.” That’s exactly what it feels like. Kids aren’t supposed to go before their parents. It breaks the way life is supposed to work — the order the Lord set in place for families.
That’s why this grief cuts so much deeper. It’s not just losing someone you love — it’s losing a part of your future, your heart, and everything you hoped for. It’s completely unnatural. It’s confusing. It takes your breath away. The Bible shows us this kind of sorrow, like when David wept bitterly for Absalom or when Job lost all his children in one day. It shakes a parent to the core. The pain doesn’t really go away. It just changes.
But thank God, He is close to the brokenhearted and He binds up their wounds. If you know a parent who’s been through this, just love on them, sit with them, and give them grace. They need it more than you know. 💔

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