April 17, 2020
One of the things that reminds me most of my daughter Lauren is when I see little kids at what I call “the age of wonder”. It is a time that their lives are filled with innocence, wonder, happiness and Read more…
April 3, 2020
Crisis, that’s a word that we quickly become familiar with when someone we love is trapped in addiction or living with a mental health issue. There is always crisis. Sometimes they may seem insignificant to us but to our loved Read more…
March 20, 2020
The other day I glanced at the picture of my daughter to the right. I was reminded of how her loss still makes absolutely no sense to me. It was pointless and did not have to happen …. But it Read more…
March 6, 2020
A few days after my daughter Lauren passed away I started reading a book entitled Terry: My Daughters Life-Long Struggle With Alcoholism . It is George McGovern’s passionate memoir of his daughter’s life as seen through the lens of her Read more…
February 29, 2020
When you stand at the end of a long battle with addiction or mental health that did not gain the outcome you hoped for there are two questions that loom large: Why, simply trying to answer why did this happen? Read more…
February 21, 2020
Yesterday was our daughter Lauren’s 25th Birthday. This is the 3rd birthday we have celebrated with her in heaven. That last sentence is something that brings all of us: my wife, Evan and myself, lots of comfort and encouragement. I Read more…
February 18, 2020
For the past three weeks we have looked at three categories one of which every person falls into relating to addiction. Those three categories are: Addiction isn’t an issue for me so how can I support those I love and Read more…
February 7, 2020
One of the hardest questions for me to answer is why I did not see signs that would have indicated the battle my daughter was facing with addiction to heroin sooner. I wish I had a simple answer, but I Read more…
January 31, 2020
Last week we were all sadly reminded of the frailty of life. A helicopter carrying one of our world’s superstars with some family and friends crashed killing everyone on board. Shortly after in another part of the world another helicopter Read more…
January 17, 2020
In 2018 for the first time in decades, death from drug overdoses declined by just over 5%. That is the first time that has happened since 1990. While many states showed significant decline some showed a continued increase. Missouri and Read more…
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