STILL NEED HELP!

Taylor has maxed out his insurance benefits for the year - 6 hospitalizations since May.
We need funds for counseling and medications.
If you can help - we would be so, so grateful!
Thanks!

Helping to save lost souls one heart at a time.

"Come to me, all of you who are weary and loaded down with burdens, and I will give you rest. Matt 11:28

I have decided after years of frustration and having my son fall through the cracks with county programs that I am going to go down fighting for my son's life. I refuse to be handed his death sentence by the way of an "I am so sorry but all the County Rehab beds are full and there is a very long waiting list...I wish you the best."

I know that my son's addiction can not be overcome by his own will. He started using marijuana at age 13 - it escalated from there to many other drugs and years of frustration. We exhausted county programs, spent money we did not have on treatment camp and drug rehab schooling. He never received the help that he needed due to our lack of finances.

The County does have programs but all are overwhelmed and understaffed. Drug addiction among our youth is at an all time high. Can we just sit back and watch the children that we love so - kill themselves as they are bound by addictions that they do not know how to stop; because we do not have money to get them help?

My son has been hospitalized now three times. He has been held for 72 hours, let out and it has been left to me to "find help" for him. All the programs that can "help" him cost thousands and thousands of dollars. The free programs are not intensive enough to really help get to the bottom of his addiction. Meeting with a social worker once a week - is not going to help my now heroin addict. California is cutting funding to those who need it most - people like me - who are among the "lower financial class" - just trying to stay afloat in this economic hell.

I never in a million years thought that MY son, the one raised in church, baptized at age 8, the one who wanted to become a minister,a loving big brother to 3 younger brothers, the one who has a heart for elderly and handicapped people would EVER become a DRUG ADDICT.

I choke as I am forced to write those words. I have been forced to watched helplessly as he has begun to slowly kill himself. At age 13 in a middle school bathroom he and his friends devised a scheme to steal food from the lunch line and sell it so they could purchase marijuana from one of the other boys high school brother. Marijuana led to every other street drug you can imagine as well as ones you probably do not know exist.

Now - ALCOHOL and HEROIN. I am confident that my son will be dead if I do not raise awareness - and help others to save their sons and daughters. I can not let the lack of money stand in the way of saving the lives of our next generation. I have done research over the past 5 years and know that successful programs cost $15,000 to upwards of $80,000. I have found one in orange county that is a Christian sober living rehabilitation home. The cost of this program is $6,900. This is my last hope. I will do all I can, sell everything I have left to sell to get my son help.

I have set up this Benevolence Fund - Love the Lost Foundation in an effort to raise funds needed to help my son and others in my situation.

If people would just donate a small amount - together we can help our youth. It is my goal to raise as much money as I can to help as many of our children and save them from themselves. If left to follow their peers, their invincible attitudes and desires to experiment they can and will be left scarred for life, brain damaged or dead.

Would you join me in helping to save the lives of our sons, daughters, nieces, nephews, brothers, sisters, cousins and friends? What these kids do not realize is that their actions impact so many other lives than just their own.

I appreciate you helping to spread the word. Together we can impact our future and those who are our next generation.

This is my cry for help.
I need you to help me save my son and others like him.
Blessings
XoXo
Janean

IF YOU WISH TO SEND A CHECK TO HELP FUND TAYLOR'S REHAB YOU MAY DO SO -
MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO:

Janean Lindner
28715 Los Alisos Blvd. Ste 7-348
Mission Viejo, CA 92692

Memo: JOURNEY REHAB for TAYLOR LINDNER

Transition

I borrowed money yesterday to get Taylor into his REHAB Facility at Journey . Of course he was apprehensive, scared and VERY unsure. I left him with a hug and a kiss and we said goodbye. I still need to raise quite a bit of money to fund his stay. I appreciate all who have already donated, who are praying and helping me spread the word. I know Taylor went to Celebrate Recovery at Saddleback Church last night. I have not heard yet how it went. Keep praying. I will update you when I know more.
Blessings.
Janean

*** UPDATE***
A WOLF IN SHEEPS CLOTHING...
HELP ME ! ! ! PLEASE WRITE A PLEA ON OUR BEHALF -

SEND EMAIL TO -

info@800soberliving.com

TELL THEM THEY SHOULD REFUND $2500 less ONE DAY to the LINDNER FAMILY - I can't believe they can do this..

The end of June these events transpired...
Most of you know our family was featured in the OC Register twice in Handling Hard Times after we became homeless. While we were living in a hotel and the LA Times ran an article on us too. I have 4 kids, my oldest suffered a brain injury a year ago and has suffered with addiction.

My husband was then in a car accident and we became homeless. We just got back into a home - a very small 2 bedroom apartment.

My oldest son Taylor's addictions have become outrageous. He has gone from pot to alcohol and heroin. After he was placed on a 5150 hold for the third time just a couple weeks ago - we were exhausted.

A kind person who read our LA Times Article called around and found a list of REHAB Centers for us to try to get Taylor into. One in particular stood out to her and she called and spoke to Cherie Knopf of JOURNEY CHRISTIAN RECOVERY CENTER.

She then called me and asked that I check this place out because it seemed like they would help us. I called - she was very nice. She then took my cell number and called me several times a day while Taylor was in the mental hospital.

She told me their program was $6900. I told her we could not afford that and she told me they would give us a discount of $2000.

She then told me that when he was ready to be released to let her know as they may not have a bed. She said that they usually house 6-10 people at each home and have 2 homes.

She put the pressure on me - and told me that she would hold a bed $2500. I borrowed the money and she then told me it had to be cash or money order. I scrambled and got that in order.

The mental hospital called and said that he needed to have an "exit plan". He had just had a hearing that was to hold him for 12 days.

It had only been 2 days and they were telling me to arrange rehab. In a matter of hours I had to pick him up and take him to the Journey Rehab Facility.

It was a single family home in Laguna Hills. They told me he was released to HER care - to HER facility and that SHE was legally responsible for him. I took him there at 4:00 pm on Friday.

She brought him to Saddleback Church for Celebrate Recovery Friday night. Saturday morning she called and told me that he was not happy there and that he was giving them trouble.

She demanded $1000 by Monday. She said his meds were "way off" and he needed a psychiatric evaluation.

By that afternoon she called to tell me that he had walked out of the facility. I asked if she called the police and she said - "not yet" and that she felt he would "be back".

We heard nothing from him and Sunday evening Stace called to ask if we got a refund as he did not even stay 24 hours.

She told us NO. We have no signed contract. Last night we got a call from the OC Sheriff's dept to say that Taylor cut himself in an attempt to take his life and that he was back in the hospital on a 5150 hold now for the FOURTH TIME in 2 months - I do not know when we will get help!!!

This place is a CHRISTIAN REHAB Facility and there was no one there other than Taylor - she made it sound as if she was FULL.

They then had him do yard work and wash all of their cars - when he asked if it was "part of the therapy" they told him - "No it is because you are living here now and you do what we say".

I can not believe they can keep our $2500 - this puts us in a VERY bad position...

Can we expose these people so that others do not fall prey to their "schemes" - I feel so violated and taken advantage of. Enough is enough. There is no help for people like Taylor - now this.

They can not charge me this amount - this is outrageous and is not appropriate for "fair and reasonable service" fees. - It breaks down to more than $1000 per hour!

PLEASE HELP - send her an email and ask her to do the right thing...
info@800soberliving.com

OR CALL - 949-636-5268 - cell number
or 800-762-3754

Janean

After Taylor was released from his 4th 5150 hold - he tried to take his life again by overdosing on prescription meds. He nearly died on June 26th and was placed again for the 5th time in a Mental Hospital. He is now out and with us - we are still seeking treatment for him and do not have funds to do so. He has to go to court July 30 for 3 counts that he committed while under the influence during his 2nd attempt to take his life.

HELP ME ! ! ! PLEASE WRITE A PLEA ON OUR BEHALF
SEND EMAIL TO -

info@800soberliving.com