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Month: May 2019

Running from Pain

With graduation season upon us my mind is flooded with memories of when Evan and Lauren graduated high school. I am not sure why it stands out to me this year. As I think back to 2013 I remember it Read more…


Conversations

I can remember lots of conversations I had with Lauren during her life. All of them are special now, even the hard ones. No one enjoys those when they need to take place, but we know they matter. One in Read more…


A Way I Can Help My Loved One

The other day I saw an ad on TV, it was from www.drugfree.org . The ad was promoting the idea that every family needs to decide which approach they will use to help a loved one facing addiction. Without exception Read more…


The Gift of Time

This week my wife Nereida is sharing thoughts on our story from the very different and unique perspective of a mom. I have been trying to figure out what to write about for this week’s We Chose Love Blog. Should Read more…


Second Chance

One of the worst days we experienced while trying to help Lauren as she struggled with mental health issues and eventually addiction was the day we learned that LaLa was addicted to heroin. That day started like any other Sunday Read more…