In the Grip
A child’s addiction. A family’s journey.
My hope is that telling this part of our story will open a conversation with someone who needs it. My words here are real, written through pain but told so we can start to unshackle ourselves from the stigma of addiction.
The most important thing to know is you're not on this path alone. There are thousands of people exactly where you are and if we put our voices together we can help each other through.
the amazing body
I tried to swallow the panic that kept rising up in my chest when I thought about what the rest of John's life might be like - what the rest of OUR lives might be with him like this. It was only the first day out of ICU, I kept thinking, things will get better.