Earlier this week the news came out from Amy Wino’s father, Mitch, that his 24 going on 80 year old daughter had emphysema and could die if those pesky crack dealers didn’t stay away:
Mitch has urged her drug dealers and addict friends such as rocker Pete Doherty – who has been spending time with the 24-year-old since his release from prison last month – to stay away from her.
“I’m saying to those drug dealers, and they know who they are, if they are supplying crack to Amy, then they’ve got to take responsibility. I don’t want her hanging out with her mates like Pete Doherty either,” he said.
What a stern warning to drug dealers everywhere! Well anyway, turned out that Amy isn’t dying of emphysema as Dram-O-Dad had indicated. The very next day she left the hospital and enjoyed a cigarette on the way to the car. Take that lung disease!
I can’t imagine what Mitch Winehouse will come up with next, but I’m thinking it should be some sort of League of Extraordinarily Dramatic Dads, co-hosted by Michael Lohan.
Posted on: Thursday, June 26, 2008
July 1st, 2008 at 11:12 am
Amy’s dad did what he did to try and save her from death. You, by making a fool of him, are effectively condoning the use of drugs and by saying stuff like ‘take that, lung disease’ you are sending out the wrong message about cigarettes to young people.
July 1st, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Wrong. He said she was dying from emphysema. She wasn’t.
He then told drug dealers, sternly, to “stay away”. That’s like telling cancer to “cut it out” and hoping it works. He should actually do something rather than letting his daughter kill herself.
July 7th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
he did what any loving father would do. sometimes lying can be used for good. he lied cause he didnt wanna see his daughter die of drug overdose or whatever… so he made up a story and tryed to scare her so she would stop. but then again shes the stupid one that got addicted in the first place.
September 2nd, 2008 at 3:36 pm
It has been reported that Amy has been readmitted to hospital after an overdose of ‘medications’. True or false, or is this the results of her chronic addictions to Class ‘A’ drugs and alcohol. She may have already damaged her brain and other internal organs. Sadly, she like any chronic addict/alcoholic is in total denial about their condition.
Nobody can help the addicted person to get well (clean & sober) unless the addict themselves wants that help. Nobody can ‘Do this For Her’. She has to do it herself, there is help out there, but it appears that she does not want any help.
It may already be too late now for her. At the recent Chelmsford ‘V’ Festival, she sounded under the influence, and she has pulled out of another concert and is being threatened with legal action. She really appears to be on her last legs. All very sad for someone with talent! Her life is totally unmanageable that is for sure.
July 23rd, 2011 at 2:59 pm
I hope you feel good about this post. Now she is dead. And it’s because people like you laugh and poke fun about her drug use instead of condoning her drug use and helping her see that this would ultimately kill her. Drugs kill, cigarettes kill.
July 23rd, 2011 at 3:03 pm
I’m not that into the current debate going on already concerning Amy Winehouse, but like you, I found out she’s dead, which is horrible. She was a fantastic singer, and probably a neat person as well.
I looked around the web and found some really wierd stuff, so I felt I had to post my thoughts somewhere.
One thing I’ve thought about since I watched videos on youtube, is how seriously _cold_ people act about her death. It’s like they’re saying “Hey, she had it coming!”, then turn the other shoulder. I just really can’t grasp how people can be so cold. She was a _person_. As are we all, gettit?
I won’t mention a lot of comments I saw that saddened me, but one, for example, was “R.I.P JUNKIE”. Really, what is that?
So she did drugs, so she had a hard time coping with the world. Seriously, don’t we all, at times? So she wasn’t “perfect”. Oh, yeah, let’s make it all worse, let’s call her “junkie” and hope she feels better… !
I just wonder what people hope to gain from that kind of bullshit attitude… and yes, it obviously does bother me.
I know this might be a bit out of the topic, since you were all debating whether or not her father did the right or wrong thing, but I just had to get this off of my chest, because seriously… I was so saddened by all the comments I saw.
Too many people are just too vain, prejudicial and cold.
Thank you.
July 25th, 2011 at 1:52 pm
For you to say that she was not dying, that is a lie. She was obviously dying from repeated drug abuse, and you should really be ashamed of this article. She is dead now, is that enough proof for ya?
July 25th, 2011 at 2:16 pm
This article is more than 3 years old and the point was her family wasn’t doing enough to try and help her with her drug problem.
Work on your reading comprehension skills.
July 25th, 2011 at 6:25 pm
RIP Amy.
July 27th, 2011 at 11:23 am
The problem with the addicted person is that they often don’t want help. No matter what help is offered, even by their nearest and dearest, the active addict/alcohol is only interest in one thing - “Where am I going to get my next next ‘hit’ of drink/drugs!” (Those are the facts)
Active addiction IS and Illness, pure and simple. It makes the addicted person incredibly selffish and self centred. They care nothing for others around them (including family), nor do they think about the consequences of their drink/drug fuelled raddled lifestyles. It is a form of insanity.
Sad Amy is at rest now.