Medical Explanation For Diane's Death

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Diane’s husband, Daniel Schuler, and her sister-in-law, Jay, were deeply affected by her death. They reject the official police explanation for the car crash that Diane was severely intoxicated. They are in denial and do not want to believe that Diane was under the influence. A lot of times, families of addicts refuse to comply with the addict’s actions. Daniel and Jay were just convincing themselves that Diane was not “the kind of person” and there was no way she could have possibly been on drugs while driving and that it had to be a “medical” explanation for Diane’s actions and that she was a “good mother”. Even when the toxicology tests conducted by the medical examiner revealed that Diane was heavily intoxicated with both alcohol and