Another Christmas is upon us. With COVID still disrupting our lives, it’s been another strange year (they even had to cancel some current...

Happy Holidays once again. I’ll be honest - I’m not a big fan of “the holiday season” anymore. It is nice to see people more joyful, as...

Hi Everyone! Tuesday, December 7, was Keven's birthday. I just happened to be asked to take part in an interview on the topic of grief on...

Found some unused drugs the other day. Keven sure had some good hiding places. I've never once found heroin because if he had it, he'd...

My father passed away a few weeks before Christmas in 1974. Honestly, I don’t remember details of what it was like for my family that...

Today’s there’s no specific topic, but stay tuned, I have a lot to say soon! Last night was the first time Solace for Hope, my support...

The first time I heard a parent say their child was murdered by fentanyl, I thought they were just using it as a term for dying from the...

Life has gotten in the way of my writing for the last few weeks. My sister, Therese, has been in the hospital for over 2 weeks being...

This post is for everyone - but especially for parents of younger kids. Its a sad ugly truth that your children will most likely be...

Stigma is any attitude, belief or behavior that discriminates against people There’s been a stigma toward substance abuse and mental...

I’m grateful for the “awareness movement” because its brought attention to all the various causes out there. I looked at a list and there...

Losing someone to suicide carries a complex type of grief all it's own. Our person, our loved one, chose death. They chose to leave us....

I often wonder, what if Keven stayed on his meds and never started using heroin, meth, fentanyl? Would he still be here today? Keven...

Ten days ago I fell flat on my face, landing on cement. As a result, I was in the hospital for three days, had a brain...

No, not that “F” word, I’m talking about is fentanyl. Fentynal is the most dangerous thing on the streets right now and is killing MORE...

“Good friends care for each other, close friends understand each other, but true friends stay forever. Beyond words, beyond distance &...

A week from yesterday it’s going to be one year since Keven passed away. The 11th of every month is hard, I usually feel out of sorts and...

When Keven was actively using (in other words, almost all the time) my first thought every morning was, “I hope he makes it through...

Maggie Today I’m sharing about a woman who is a genuine hero. One definition of hero is “someone who fights for a cause” and Maggie...