He was 34 at the time. Theyre both special persons in their own right, and both should be acknowledged as such. She was vacant, self-serving and morally bankrupt. There would be occasional sightings of Staley after that with open sores on his arms. I wish I didnt wait so long to return.but life gets in the way. "remembering Demri"..? She died at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland, Washington. I was her Respiratory Therapist in charge of her breathing support. See more News You may also like. That doesnt mean I dont care that just means I wasnt aware. You have too many things left to do. I cant say I know much about her, but in the end, I hate the idea of romanticizing two junkies seemingly feeding off of each other. I am good today but I did have to leave Seattle and start a whole new life away from everyone I knew. Nothing would have made her happier than to know her name will forever be attached to Layne's memory. Let this be a good story to stop people from picking up for the first time. I just came across this site, and Im stilled to my core by the haunting beauty in these photos and the story of Demri and Layne, and so many others in her world. Thats probably the biggest lesson her legacy has taught me. i hope all the people who shared their stories here are doing well and i pray for those who have lost their battles and for their families as well. He was usin. Ive been thinking a lot lately about Andrew, Demri, Layne etc, because Im currently waiting for a bed to open up at a detox facility to hopefully help me kick this awful ten-year addiction to painkillers. I also have been a person who had/has major responsibilities and grew up in a household where I was the adult and my parents were the kids and I started numbing myself and on the slow suicide. Ive been writing on this website now for at least 4-5 years and before that I would write about my memories on my personal blogs (Divageekdesigns.com and ibdreamy.livejournal.com) when I was missing them or whateverbut those posts got so much attention.. over the years that I finally decided to create a website dedicated to them. Alice in Chains was opening for Van Halen on tour in 1991 when Staley, prompted by Parrott,. Last Updated on November 8, 2022 by Baib Ngwan, Demri Parrotts Family and Life Before She Met Layne, What to Know About Her Career and Artistic Life, Demri Parrot Met Layne in 1988 and Dated for About 6 Years. layne'i hayatta tutan tek insand belki. Its kinda surreal to read some of these stories from people who were actually there. Since both Staley and Cobain were smackheads and ran with the same musicians, the assumption was he might know something. Adalsteinn, thank you so much for your kind comment so many years ago Oh that thing about walking down a hall and druggies is b.s. I think this is Rachel that made Andys purple hand hat. Its also sad that she took Layne down that path with her. They werent dating at the time, just sharing the apartment. derek died in a car accident. I came across this site while listening to Laynes music on line.I along with many others loved his music and now I see why Layne loved Demri.I never new them but feel such a love from this website and the pictures of Demri and Layne. watch?v=dBZm-_6Qa3k I am so sorry that post was so long. TOM HANSEN Demri ended up getting endocarditis, which is an infection of the lining around your heart. Im all up for experimenting with certain things with responsability but heroine, cocaine, meth and those kind of drugs are out of the question. Mike met with her because when Layne got mad she refused his calls so Mike did it to tell her off and because he wanted to find out why he was ejected from the band and figured it was from Melinda and Sean breaking up. He adopted her and her birth name became Demri Lara Parrott. But it is possible with hard work and TIME. They went down to QFC and he asked her to wait in the car while he ran into the store to buy a few things. In turn, Silver called Staleys mother, Nancy McCallum who called 911. If I had been in that same situation, my own mother, who I love dearly, would not have been so loving. It will take a different catalyst for every addict to finally take that leap off the cliff and get helpsome will need to be love bombed, some will need tough love jail is not the answer but ALL will need the help of people who understand them and wont judge them and a very strong and loving support system, also time away from their old friends, sometimes family and the places theyve used in is crucial and they all need to want it at least enough to try it one day and then hopefully one more day and they will need to learn new tools to cope with their new reality and how to live their new life clean without the old faithful emotional and physical buffer of opiates. Mainly, he holed up in his apartment, gaming, playing with his cat and doing drugs. Heroin doesnt turn you into an asshole. Haha! I know Im near death, Staley continued. But she went one way for love, he another. I started writing about her online about 12 years ago now and some of the pictures I posted can still be seen floating around online like the one of them kissing taped to my wall or the black and white ones of her in the coat and hat.. all print outs I received from Darin from her memorial. Heroin usually either ends in jail, life long opiate replacement programs like methadone or suboxone or death. I also like to believe that there is an afterlife where we get to see our loved ones who have passed before us and we get to watch and protect the ones who are still here on earth. I just had to say it. It tries to steal your life and the sparkle or energy that flows within us all. No problem. To their shock and dismay, the two addicts discovered there was almost an excess of cocaine to be had in Brazil but no smack. I am here to support if I can but a simple chat is as far as Ill go. ~Kat. Mike Starr said he was going to be best man at Layne and Demri's wedding. Love you Barb, I totally agree and share the love and respect I am a recovering addictthis month I got my 6yr 6mo clean time!!! I stumbled across it by chance. I know thats super personal n i thought i remember Barbara saying she didnt know specifics on what exactly happened. We tried to before but couldnt really connect with Nancy- too much focus on Laynes addiction and Heroin, and yknow there was a lot more to those times than just that. Thanks Dave! After she died, in 96, it seemed like Layne went into a darker place. However, a report claimed that a friend of the former couple named Amber Ferrano alleged that it was Layne who introduced his 5 feet tall petit ex-girlfriend to drugs. I hope and pray that youre ok today, to live and tell more of your story. Friends report that she was incredibly skinny and her face was sunken in during this time. SORRY, but no one Ive known has ever STAYED clean for someone elses sake, because theyve been shamed or guilt tripped into getting clean. And their angel wings. They are not my friends.. We grew up together and we lost her 9 months after Demri. I knew Andy before her, but I started getting a lot closer to Xana than I ever had with him. She has been an extremely impressionable part of my lifeand it warms my heart to see her honored. Of course we all make mistakes for Gods sake and so what?! Omg, those TIGHTS! And Layne tried it, and he said that was the first time he really thanked God. Rosheen and Demri RIP Rosheen Raugi June 19th 1997 Rosheen was my best friend. Thank you so much for sharing your stories. Its too late. Love and support to you and your family, God bless to you! My mother overdosed and died 2 years before Layne. The statistic for heroin addicts who get clean and stay clean are actually depressing and shocking. Its such a shame that these 2 talented people were taken from their families and friends at such young ages. If you put him in rehab, he could check himself out. Layne knew this and its why her passing just crippled him. I have no clue where or how that rumor ever got started but it is for sure not Demri. Kathleen, Im so sorry for your loss, I cant even imagine, but please know there are many of us who adore Layne & Demri. I think she, Nancy, and Mike Starrs mom have been through hell. He was not her boyfriend he was older than her parents, but he was in love with her and thought the were going to get married. Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland Why did Demri Parrott die? For opening your heart with all of us, for sharing your love and passion for Demri, for making her not being forgotten One of Layne Staley's friends who spoke to NME revealed that he was placed on a 24-hour suicide watch after he had learned that Demri Parrott died from an overdose. The Koa story has her at Laynes place until about 8 days before she passed. Sure looks like Demri. You were like a mom to them,making sure they were eating and breathing. Im a long time AIC fan and think Layne was the most underrated ARTIST of our time. Demris story haunted me when I first learned of it a few years ago. I hope that you come to this site again. I go to ER find out i have endocarditis again because after u get ur valve replaced it can EASILY get infected again. When he came out, he assumed that she was asleep. *, I will pray for you and your family, God bless you Susan. I will forever cherish our short time together. Would love to hear & read your insights on them. But not in a slutty way. There was nothing about her that was so special that it would have stood out all on its own. made up, its like she takes on real situations and then adds ugly false details here and there.. yes I have read several times that Layne and Mark Lanegan lived together for a time. Many say she was his initial gateway into heroin. Check it out and let me know. "I was honored to talk to a very close friend of the late Demri Parrott (who passed away in October 1996), Layne Staley's ex-girlfriend, in Paris just recently. WTF are you talking about? He was getting more and more into one of his favorite hobbies too, which was anime (which he helped get me into. *sigh*. One day she fell unconscious in his car while he went into a grocery store. I think there's so much to love about her. The EMTS never did anything but save your friends life. Do you know if you have the first version or the second? For my own sobriety I need to stay away from addicts. Marian Leahy, 91, of Poulsbo died Oct. 29, 1996 at Martha & Mary Nursing Home. I think he lived with Ian at the warehouse on (then going to work on my singing. No clue.. maybe they didnt even know Rosheen was as important as she was to Demri. In October of that year, his former girlfriend and fellow drug addict Demri Parrott died of bacterial . 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