September 13, 2019
This week I had the privilege to be on a cruise. It has been an enjoyable and relaxing time. It has also been a week where I seem to be thinking of my daughter quite a bit. The boat correctly Read more…
September 6, 2019
I live in a small, rural community of just about 10,000 people. In 2016 our town hit the radar in the ongoing Opioid Crisis in America. Oxford, CT became the number 1 per capita death by overdose town in Connecticut Read more…
August 30, 2019
A father holds his little girl for the first time. Instantly his heart is owned by her. He wants to cherish her, protect her, and fill her life with only joy. Soon she grows, she courageously walked, then ran, then Read more…
August 23, 2019
It happened again. I stood at the front of a strange room designed to be comforting but never quite hitting the mark. For some reason these rooms always feel old and out of style. People are huddled in tiny pockets Read more…
August 16, 2019
“What If” is a question that gets asked a lot in life, even more so when a loved one is lost unexpectedly. What if Lauren had never made the choice to try heroin, or any drug for that matter? What Read more…
August 9, 2019
Last week I posted about an opportunity that slipped through my fingers. Honestly, when you have lost someone deeply special who is a part of you, you think of that a lot. So many events, experiences, and moments have slipped Read more…
August 2, 2019
Below is a letter that Lauren posted to her Facebook page 18 days before she passed away. I was very proud of her when she did this. I know it was a big step for Lauren, and it was evidence Read more…
July 26, 2019
The other day I saw an interesting meme on Face Book. It said “We never understand the value of someone until that someone becomes a memory.” WOW, that is profoundly true, and something we all should think about. It brought Read more…
July 19, 2019
I had two very interesting conversations this week with two unrelated people and situations. One regarded a failure in the medical treatment system that caused a great deal of pain in people’s lives. The other related to the various styles Read more…
July 12, 2019
One of the most insidious characteristics of addiction is that it hijacks your brain. My daughter, LaLa (Lauren) once made a statement in a Facebook post that said “I chose to do drugs, but I did not choose to be Read more…
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