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Hey, I know I'm going to sound like a fucking idiot but is Xana pronounced "Zanna" or something else? Thanks!

Yes it’s pronounced ‘Zannah’ (as you can hear in the ending of Mother Love Bone’s ‘Stargazer’) :)

“I was at Harborview in the MICU taking care of Demri on the ventilator during the time she died. I was her Respiratory Therapist in charge of her breathing support. That was a long time ago now but I still remember it like yesterday. I was overwhelmed by the people touched by her. I knew she was a special person. The effects of drug addiction is well known to those of us in healthcare. I knew she was someone very special, with issues that we all face in this life. It’s was remarkable that someone so young had a physical heart so old. I remember we made every effort to save her, and even though there were so many people there that were associated with the band, we never thought she was anything but special in her own right. I forever remembered her name and how she looked in that fragile state where we are totally supporting all her vital functions. My heart went out to her then, as it does now.

If there’s anyone who wants to reach out and talk I welcome it. I’m Doug and here’s my number. 206-536-0362″

Thank you Doug for this very touching story!

Why are you plagerizing me. Reading thru this it is one thing after another I said about my friend. The one that I spent hundreds of hours taking care of and didn't abandon since friendship means you take good with the tough times. If you are offering credit for pictures give credit when you use things I said. Things I know not said by others.

Dear anon, it was never ever my intention to plagiarize anyone! I simply intend to gather all information I can find about Demri because she fascinates me, and a lot of other people. I never wanted to disrespect her or anyone close to her. I state that clearly in my blog bio: I want to give credit to all of the wonderful people that were brave enough to share their stories. If I didn’t credit you or someone else it is simply because I didn’t know or I couldn’t find the source. You can always send me your name so that I can edit my posts concerning your statements. I am very sorry to have upset you: I only have good intentions.

Hey, such a nice blog. Thank you for taking the time and effort to maintain it. How did Demri pass away? What was the cause of death? Overdoes? Multiple organ failure?

Thanks a lot, even though this project has been inactive for a while now. She did not die by an overdose though, she died because of the consequences of heroin use. After having used for quite a while, small particles of cotton balls piled up in her body. I believe that that lead to an inflammation of the heart which caused it to grow too big for her body. She had been struggling with her health for some time leading up to her death. May she rest in peace.

Dear followers,

I have been absent for a few years (!) now and it has been a while since I opened this tribute page. I will take my time to answer your messages carefully. Sadly, I don’t have the time to continue this blog in an active way any longer. I will be checking in from time to time to see what’s new. I’m very sorry to disappoint you.

Hope you are all having a good day!

x L.

americanhighwayflower

#look at those angelic eyes #divine baby

sassyandpunk-deactivated2014083

I think I said this before but will say it again. Before Alice was “signed”, everyone referred to Layne as Demri’s boyfriend she was the one that knew every body and I mean EVERY BODY. You could not go anywhere from Vancouver Canada to LA that she did not run into someone she knew. It bugged Layne a little he said because he wanted to be successful but he was also proud of it too because he loved Demri. When Alice was “Signed”, it was flipped. Demri would not have minded so much except it happened by people close to them that new them prior intentional or not. She was her own person but it seemed to be said in a derogatory way as if she had latched on to him when she was there supporting him and helping him realize his dream. That was back in what was called The Butt Rock Days. Labels were not coming to Seattle to sign bands so it was not even a reality that he would ever realize that dream. There was no one prouder of him. Demri would always say, “Look what Layne drew”. “Listen to what Layne did” as she did with all her friends and family she bragged about you to other friends. She would support you in your dreams and give you fuel to believe in them and go after them. One of the reasons for their “Forever Love” is that he could go out in the world and play Rockstar and date models or actresses but he knew that no one would love him unconditionally Rockstar or dirt poor like Demri did. Demri needed money desperately for rehab or a roof over her head and would never ask Layne for a penny. She was proud that way. She wanted to be the moneymaker and support him, her friends, her family and strangers. She would give someone she did not know the last penny she had because she knew she could finagle it easier than they could or could find a bed or a meal that someone living on the streets could not. Sometimes things were not pretty but when you are young, you do dumb things. The worst thing for her was when Layne would go out of town she would rarely hear from anyone and as it was approaching time for him to come home from tour the phone would start ringing. It was very hurtful. Once when she was in the hospital (she had a zero percent chance to live and I believe the 13th time in), all these people showed up at the hospital. She was so happy and excited until she did not understand why they were not coming in the room to see her. They were waiting out in the waiting room. Then she realized they were waiting for Layne to arrive. She was so broken by that. Once Layne came home from New York and they all saw him she was back to being alone in the hospital. It was not until later that she found out she was not expected to make it and then it was like putting salt in the wound that those “friends” did not care about her. There were always a handful of people there for her good times and bad but to show up at the hospital and ignore her was not cool. It is different from those that stayed away for sobriety reasons or because it was too much to deal with. More than anything, I am so sad that Layne and Demri were good people and had to go through such sorrow; life could be so different and wonderful for them now. I remember when Demri died people were using the phrase, “What a waste”. Kathleen was hurt by that and would say, “My daughter’s life wasn’t a waste”. I felt “It was a “waste” in that Demri did not get all the great things she deserved back in life. I think we all would have loved to see that happen for her. People think of a drug addict wasting their life away, but Demri kept up with me and I do not think she wasted a minute let alone a second she just got derailed.

Amber Ferrano, Demri’s friend (via sassyandpunk)

#this really touched me #wow

americanhighwayflower

littlequeenies

We only want to know when these where taken!

existential-carousel

"Demri On Drums"

Photo Credit: Jack Plasky

#haven't seen this one before!#thanks for sharing

Were Layne and her dating when Demri passed? Love your blog!

No, they weren't, but since they had an on-off-relationship, I'm pretty sure Layne was hoping to get back together someday. I think that played a huge part in why he felt so hurt when Dem died, other than them having a very strong bond of course. Thank you my dear, I'm glad you like it xo

hey! do you know when demri and layne broke up 'for the last time'? I suppose it is by 94. But a lot of people says that in 93 they weren't togheter anymore..

Hi there :)

I believe it was in '94 too. Maybe the beginning of '95, but yes most likely '94. They weren't together in 93 too for a while, but that wasn't the 'last time'. They got together somewhere in between 93-94 too but it's all a bit vague indeed.

In short, I believe it was '94. xo

Happy Birthday, Demri!

First of all, I'm very very sorry I didn't upload this yesterday. Due to personal reasons I haven't been quite active on this blog. But, since I still feel like celebrating our lovely lovely Dem's birthday I wanted to say this:

Happy birthday my sunshine! You're the cutest little beam of light someone could ever imagine and you continue to send us that energy which is so remarkably beautiful. We all love you! xoxo

#demri parrott