Work towards ending substance use disorder by bringing awareness to the community through education, advocacy & fundraising.
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We will also reach out to families that have lost loved ones to this horrible disease.
08/31/2025
đź’śIan Nicholas-Gunnar Nelson
đź’śRichard Carl Nelson Jr.
Today, August 30th, is National Grief Awareness Day. The Compassionate Friends supports families grieving the death of a child, grandchild, or sibling. It's important that everyone has a place to share their grief, no one should feel isolated or alone. It's our vision that everyone who needs us will find us and everyone who finds us will be helped.
08/20/2025
Thank you Mayor Marciano and the City of Ocala.
Congratulations to to all of you for all that you do. It doesn’t go unnoticed. You’re a vital part to this community.
08/04/2025
Happy birthday baby boy 💜💜💜💜
07/21/2025
If you have not registered for this memorial motorcycle run, please register at your earliest convenience.
Here is the ride’s route
07/08/2025
Our Narcan boxes are starting to go out…..please send in your photos Angel Moms along with your donation for the month
06/28/2025
06/17/2025
06/06/2025
My mom empowered my life journey by signing my birth certificate. I honored her legacy by signing her death certificate. My mom chose my first outfit with love. I selected her last outfit with reverence. My mom witnessed me take my first breath with joy. I sat with her and watched her take her last with gratitude. I celebrate my mom's life. I miss my mom every single day.
Take the time to enjoy being with your parents absorb every little memory you can get because one day that’s all you’re going to have .
05/26/2025
Happy Birthday Dad❤️We miss you
05/26/2025
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M​y daughter and I created a page named Picking Up the Pieces in the hopes that it will give those who have been affected by the opioid epidemic a place to unite. I lost my son, Ian, on April 20, 2018 to a deadly combination of Fentanl, Carfentanyl, and Methamphetamine. My son was never a m**h user and we were led to believe that he overdosed on he**in.
​We were wrong, once we received the toxicology report we found that cause was not the case at all. The loss of our son was devastating and we knew that som**hing had to be done. His death is now being treated as a homicide and currently under investigation.
​As time went on, I started to join groups to help deal with grief. I chose to utilize by pain for the good of others. I became involved within the community volunteering at different events associated with recovery. Lucky for me, I had experience. My daughter just celebrated 4-years of sobriety this past September. She's seen the worst, and she's seen the very best. To watch her grow into the person she is today is absolutely amazing.
I wanted to created a safe support team so my daughter and I made "Picking Up the Pieces." Our primary goal is to reach out to the community and offer support, resources, and inform those who don't know anything about that is really going on in the streets. It is also a place where we can connect with one another and share our experiences.
As a mother who lost her son, I feel that it is my duty to bring awareness to those who may think that this won't happen to them. I was that person.
