MARY HAYDAL
Red Ribbon Week
From Someone Who Loved Cassie
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o many people, Cassie Haydal never be able to physically exert herself again seemed like the perfect daughter. In and she would need months of rehabilitation. November of 2000, she was a high As friends poured into the hospital, Mary school honor student who looked forward to learned for the first time that her daughter was attending college. She coached basketball, a methamphetamine addict. Some of Cassie’s attended church frequently, and did after school friends and even boyfriend not only knew this, volunteer work. but also used with Cassie. Friends and some of On November 4, 2000, Cassie did not look their parents knew of Cassie’s drug problem, but well. She has been sick for about three weeks never told Mary Haydal or her husband. and had seen doctors twice. She It was then learned that Cassie had smoked and it was thought she had possibly suffered some serious brain bronchitis. damage. Her brain activity would Cassie went to coach her be monitored and if it continued younger sister’s basketball to decrease, it would mean team. After returning Cassie would be left in a home later that day, she permanent, vegetative coma. went into the bathroom She was soon transferred where she collapsed. to St. Vincent’s Hospital in Mary Haydal rushed to Billings, Montana where her daughter’s side and Cassie’s condition continued had to start performing to deteriorate. She could not CPR on the blue and lifeless breath, eat, or communicate body of her beautiful on her own. daughter while waiting for After nine days in a coma, paramedics to arrive. with no hope in sight, the family After several minutes, knew that it was time to let their help arrived and paramedics daughter go. The next day, Cassie unsuccessfully attempted to restart was removed from her life support and Cassie Haydal Cassie’s heart. Cassie was died. transported to the hospital in Since her daughter’s tragic Miles City, Montana where her heart was finally death, Mary Haydal has spent much of her restarted. time traveling this region of the country When the Haydal’s arrived at the hospital, warning students, teachers, parents and they would be shocked by the news of what had community leaders on the extreme dangers of happened to their 19-year-old daughter. Cassie methamphetamine. suffered a massive heart attack that blew out the Haydal’s emotional and riveting presentation bottom of her heart and left her in a coma. is a story about how sorrow and tragedy can It was initially thought that Cassie would turn into hope and courage. survive the heart attack, however she would
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A Special Presentation on Methamphetamine and Children with Guest Speaker Mary Haydal
“FROM SOMEONE WHO LOVED CASSIE” Mary Haydal is from Miles City, Montana and travels all across this region of the country speaking to school students, parents, businesses, teachers, and community leaders. She is a former national trainer for the National Crime Prevention Council. Mary is a founding member of the Miles City Youth Coalition, the Region 9 Meth Task Force and in 2002, she served on the Governor of Montana’s Drug and Alcohol Policy Board
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