Just Keep Walkin'

11/24/2023

Sun rise in St. Augustin before the rain started this morning.

06/25/2022

After a lot of thought and prayer we are in the process of starting speaking engagements and sharing about what got Just Keep Walkin started. In doing some research on grief support groups and grief support in general we are looking at doing grief in a different way. A lot of grief support groups are only for a period of time then your on your own. We believe that grief last longer then a period of time, sometimes for a lifetime. That's why we will have a grief fellowship where you are welcome to come and be a part of a lifelong group. We are in the process of setting up this group and will let you know when and where we will meet.

05/17/2022

Well it's been a while since I have posted on here. After moving from Alton, IL. to Lakeland, FL. a lot has happened. After moving here two years ago the covid 19 hit two weeks after we got here and everything was shut down. I couldn't start my new position at detox till I got my Florida license. 3 months later I finally got my license and started at detox. After 14 months at detox I totally retired. We bought a house in a 55 plus community where we were renting and that keep us busy for almost a year making changes inside and out. So now that things have settled down a bit it's time to concentrate on getting the foundation, Just Keep Walkin' up and running again. This still is and has always been my passion since it's conception in 2016. Grief and drug and alcohol addiction is the same no matter where you live. Some situations and how things are done from place to place may be different, but the stigmas are all the same. After praying and making some phone calls we are in the process of creating a new and exciting chapter in Just Keep Walkin'. Stay tuned for updates and events. We are also looking for people who would be interested in serving on the board. Please let me know if you are interested.

01/10/2020

11/27/2019

Please keep Jack and his family in your thoughts/prayers today on Jack Andrew Wilcox's 4th angelversary. Thinking of you today and wishing your heart moments of peace.

11/22/2019

We are all part of something bigger than ourselves.

11/16/2019

If you want, youWe are participating in this program to help create awareness for local charities and organizations, while involving our community! 1st-15th of Month: Nominations! 16th-End of Month: Voting! The organization with the most votes at the end of each month will receive a $500 donation fr...

11/14/2019

Not only should we willingly confront mental, emotional and physical resistance, we should seek it out. By inviting and contending with resistance we grow stronger.
Things we can do on a regular basis include:
-exert yourself physically (exercise or chores)
-generate mental effort by reading and writing (feed your mind)
-create a gap between stimulus and your emotional response (hold the center)

11/12/2019

Those in withdrawal from opioid addiction can receive medication, follow-up visits with specialist.

11/08/2019

Change is inevitable, but growth requires the careful cultivation of our thoughts, actions and habits now, for they are the seeds which will bear fruit later. Nothing worthwhile in life comes easy or fast. What seeds are you sowing??

10/03/2019

Dr. Joel Smithers was convicted of more than 800 counts of illegally prescribing opioids, and jurors found that the drugs he prescribed caused the death of a woman.

09/24/2019

Fentanyl, a painkiller 100 times stronger than morphine, is showing up on the street disguised as fake Norco and Xanax, with fatal consequences.

09/13/2019

Driven by opioid addiction, drug overdose is now the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get...

09/13/2019

The Marion County Health Department along with the Centralia Police Department and the Marion County Coroner is warning the public that a recent string of overdoses are being attributed to the trafficking of He**in suspected to be laced with Fentanyl. The two departments have released the followi

09/02/2019

Just try not to get emotional as we tell you about this incredibly rewarding volunteer gig: It’s like being a grandma or auntie to some really special babies fighting for their lives in hospitals across the country. These babies are addicted to drugs, and it turns out that snuggles from some very

09/01/2019

08/02/2019

We were told tonight by a security guard that Alton Memorial Hospital doesn't want our grief support group to use the meeting room anymore by the cafeteria. We will make a decision as to what is best for our foundation and the community after some careful consideration and a little time to determine our direction from here. Thanks to all of those who have supported us in the past three plus years.

07/25/2019

07/16/2019

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