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Cassie Haydal 
1982 - 2000
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
T h e    F l a m e
  
 

Way down past the sadness,
deep inside the heart,
there burns an ever going flame
from which I’ll never part.

It brightens all the darkness
and dries up all the tears.
It lightens up a path in which to
walk from all your fears.

But if your flame should ever
get blown out by winds of sin,
just stay strong, say a prayer
and light it up again.

Some lives may be broken
and you might have to mend them,
but no matter how intense the pain
it never helps to end them.

You may not have much faith left
from where it all once came,
but as long as there’s a spark of hope you’ll always have a flame.

  
 
By Cassie Haydal©
November, 1996
  
  

Welcome to The Flame Presentations

The "last beautiful fall day of the year" turned to a dark memory - when a Montana family lost their 18 year-old daughter to meth. However, a spark of hope was ignited that November day of 2000.

The Haydals – Dad Greg, Sister Nicki and Mother Mary were stunned to learn that Cassie’s sudden heart failure and coma was due to an addiction to methamphetamine.

Cassie Haydal, an honor student, active in church, sports and her community, was buried just two weeks later.

Mary Haydal has been sharing her family’s story of loss for over five years. Most remarkably, it was one of Cassie’s childhood poems that kindled the words of hope, love and understanding in Mary’s courageous voice.

The Flame has grown from a poem to a powerful message that is being heard by teens, parents, teachers and concerned citizens looking for answers to our nationwide drug problem.

This mother’s story is here for you... to read, to educate, to inspire those tempted, pressured or addicted to drugs.

As a group of volunteers dedicated to the mission of Mary Haydal, we invite you to share the story and information contained on this website.
  
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