Brad Mars????

[meany]

Wheres he at nowadays??

[Brad Mars]

Staying in Middlesboro. Who is this?

[mongo]

i thought you were in knoxville jail

[Brad Mars]

Not for long...

[johnwall]

I thought you were going to school to be a lawyer ? What happened ?

[sister]

dunno who is claiming to b brad on here, but it isnt brad. brad is still n knox co, where he is learning the 'other side' of the judiciary system. his original intent was to b the lawyer and wear the suit/tie, but thru failed attempts at being a weekend warrior, he ended up being the other guy- the one n stripes. what comes around is sure to go around, and it doesnt matter who u r, what ur intentions r, how much u hav goin for u, or how strong u think u r- addiction is not selective, and it knos no limits. i cannot directly imagine life as an addict, but i can understand sum of its hell thru brad. it takes a hold of everything, ur hopes, ur dreams, ur family, ur beliefs, ur morals, ur job, UR LIFE! it gets u, and u end up pacing the floor of a dark room at 2 n the morning, SICK- puking, diarrhea, calling anyone u can, selling/trading/(stealing) whatever u hav left just to feel 'normal.' its so terribly wrenching to hav to watch a loved one go thru this, knowing u cant make him find the strength to beat it. For all of u that kno brad, whether u like him or not, whether u like our family or not, u kno that he had the potential, the will, and the way to being anything he wanted to b... being a dependent to the demon on his back wasnt on his list of shit-to-do. he didnt think this culd happen to him, and didnt kno it had happened to him until after he was nothing mor than a mess and had lost everything he had, couldve had, and stood for. the sad thing is that it culdve been prevented. he CHOSE to get high, and thus he CHOSE the risk of addiction- he was under the same naive impression most other beginning users r under-"addiction wont get me." Im sure he has made some enemies, but i love my brother mor than the world, and im so thankful that he was picked up when he was... it sure beats the other alternative that wuldve surely come for him. now, he is being given another opportunity, and maybe his last opportunity (as horrid as jail is), to come thru his sickness w a clean, clearer mind, and i just hope and pray that he'll use this as a chance to try and beat it- to try and b the person he once wanted to b, and hopefully finally find a handful of humiliation, a soul full of contentment, and life's worth of happiness. i wish this for all the people suffering from addiction. but, yeh, johnwall, thats what happened. <3

[johnwall]

knox tn
or ky

[sister]

johnwall wrote:

knox tn
or ky

tn. i feel like im giving the impression of being a 'regular' on topix; i assumed brad wuld make the headlines, which he did, and now i hav topix alert me when new posts r added to his thread(s).

[Life is short]

So proud of you sister! I am a sister too...except my brother's body rest at Green Hills! I pray your brother turns his life around! I understand what it is like to watch someone you love to take the path of addiction which is destruction! You have a good family...this sickness comes to every class of people, rich, middle, or poor! It has no preference! It hurts no matter who the family is! You have conducted yourself very well! My hat is off to you!

[hopeful]

Sister, I, like, Life is short, am proud of you for speaking about your family problems. When someone is addicted it not only effects them, but the entire family.I have a brother that is addicted, and has been since he was a teen. He has been through so much and put our family through so much that there are those in the family that have seemingly given up on him.I believe that some people get in so deep that they are unable to help themselves, that's where I think my brother is. I can only pray for a miracle to change him, but I still believe in miracles, so I'll keep praying. I'll also pray for your brother as I do for all addicts.I can't help but believe they would all change if they could. After all, who would choose such a life for themselves?Just like you said, your brother didn't think addiction could touch him,neither did mine.Hope things get better soon.

[johnny cakes]

I see he had court today and his mug isnt online anymore. Do you know the outcome of his court today??(sister)

[Jeanette]

Does Brad have an 18 year old son?

[RONNIE]

sister wrote:

dunno who is claiming to b brad on here, but it isnt brad. brad is still n knox co, where he is learning the 'other side' of the judiciary system. his original intent was to b the lawyer and wear the suit/tie, but thru failed attempts at being a weekend warrior, he ended up being the other guy- the one n stripes. what comes around is sure to go around, and it doesnt matter who u r, what ur intentions r, how much u hav goin for u, or how strong u think u r- addiction is not selective, and it knos no limits. i cannot directly imagine life as an addict, but i can understand sum of its hell thru brad. it takes a hold of everything, ur hopes, ur dreams, ur family, ur beliefs, ur morals, ur job, UR LIFE! it gets u, and u end up pacing the floor of a dark room at 2 n the morning, SICK- puking, diarrhea, calling anyone u can, selling/trading/(stealing) whatever u hav left just to feel 'normal.' its so terribly wrenching to hav to watch a loved one go thru this, knowing u cant make him find the strength to beat it. For all of u that kno brad, whether u like him or not, whether u like our family or not, u kno that he had the potential, the will, and the way to being anything he wanted to b... being a dependent to the demon on his back wasnt on his list of shit-to-do. he didnt think this culd happen to him, and didnt kno it had happened to him until after he was nothing mor than a mess and had lost everything he had, couldve had, and stood for. the sad thing is that it culdve been prevented. he CHOSE to get high, and thus he CHOSE the risk of addiction- he was under the same naive impression most other beginning users r under-"addiction wont get me." Im sure he has made some enemies, but i love my brother mor than the world, and im so thankful that he was picked up when he was... it sure beats the other alternative that wuldve surely come for him. now, he is being given another opportunity, and maybe his last opportunity (as horrid as jail is), to come thru his sickness w a clean, clearer mind, and i just hope and pray that he'll use this as a chance to try and beat it- to try and b the person he once wanted to b, and hopefully finally find a handful of humiliation, a soul full of contentment, and life's worth of happiness. i wish this for all the people suffering from addiction. but, yeh, johnwall, thats what happened. <3

Hoping many,many addicts read your post concerning your brother and take your very good advice.You should be a teacher for drug addiction.Bless you and best of luck to your brother.

[RONNIE]

sister wrote:

dunno who is claiming to b brad on here, but it isnt brad. brad is still n knox co, where he is learning the 'other side' of the judiciary system. his original intent was to b the lawyer and wear the suit/tie, but thru failed attempts at being a weekend warrior, he ended up being the other guy- the one n stripes. what comes around is sure to go around, and it doesnt matter who u r, what ur intentions r, how much u hav goin for u, or how strong u think u r- addiction is not selective, and it knos no limits. i cannot directly imagine life as an addict, but i can understand sum of its hell thru brad. it takes a hold of everything, ur hopes, ur dreams, ur family, ur beliefs, ur morals, ur job, UR LIFE! it gets u, and u end up pacing the floor of a dark room at 2 n the morning, SICK- puking, diarrhea, calling anyone u can, selling/trading/(stealing) whatever u hav left just to feel 'normal.' its so terribly wrenching to hav to watch a loved one go thru this, knowing u cant make him find the strength to beat it. For all of u that kno brad, whether u like him or not, whether u like our family or not, u kno that he had the potential, the will, and the way to being anything he wanted to b... being a dependent to the demon on his back wasnt on his list of shit-to-do. he didnt think this culd happen to him, and didnt kno it had happened to him until after he was nothing mor than a mess and had lost everything he had, couldve had, and stood for. the sad thing is that it culdve been prevented. he CHOSE to get high, and thus he CHOSE the risk of addiction- he was under the same naive impression most other beginning users r under-"addiction wont get me." Im sure he has made some enemies, but i love my brother mor than the world, and im so thankful that he was picked up when he was... it sure beats the other alternative that wuldve surely come for him. now, he is being given another opportunity, and maybe his last opportunity (as horrid as jail is), to come thru his sickness w a clean, clearer mind, and i just hope and pray that he'll use this as a chance to try and beat it- to try and b the person he once wanted to b, and hopefully finally find a handful of humiliation, a soul full of contentment, and life's worth of happiness. i wish this for all the people suffering from addiction. but, yeh, johnwall, thats what happened. <3

Sorry just noticed this is an old subject. But now concerned how he is doing this much latter.

[Tiffany n]

Who is Brad that works at a Gym? Is he single? Does anyone know who he is dating?