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- Mar 7
- 5 min
Abuse on the Job, Part One
I share this humiliating story to make two points: 1) Any family member of someone who has substance use disorder is dealing with so much...
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- Feb 26
- 5 min
The Past Informing the Future
Keven, Anthony, "Kelly" For many years I had a blog called "The Needle and the Damage Done" (yes, I stole that title from Neil Young's...
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- Feb 17
- 3 min
Grief & Mental Illness
Chapter 19 of “Talk to Me I’m Grieving” is called “Grieving the Living” it begins with this: “Sometimes we grieve for a person who’s...
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- Feb 2
- 2 min
Who am I Now?
The loss of my son in 2020 changed me. Aside from the devastating heartbreak, there were some positive changes. The things I did...
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- Dec 31, 2023
- 4 min
And 16 days later, she was gone…
I just found this, I had written it a little over two weeks before my sister, Therese, passed away as a result of her liver disease and...
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- Dec 28, 2023
- 3 min
Grief is Lonely
It’s been 7.5 weeks since I lost my sister, Therese. Last week we had the Celebration of Life for her and since then the pain has been so...
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- Nov 20, 2023
- 4 min
I Knew the End was Near
WOW. I decided it was time to write a blog post about losing my sister, Therese. When I opened my folder to type one, I found this! I...
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- Sep 29, 2023
- 6 min
Grieving Suicide Loss
When someone we love chooses to end their life, we experience all the normal feelings associated with grief, but there are some that are...
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- Aug 31, 2023
- 3 min
Harm Reduction = Opportunity to Live
Here's one of the biggest problems for someone with substance abuse disorder. To begin with, there is a saying that goes like this:...
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