In The Grip: 30 Days Of Life After Getting The Call Every Parent Dreads, Fentanyl Overdose

ABOUT THE EPISODE:
I believe it's important to humanize the faceless statistics you see in the news about those struggling with substance use and addiction - the people are real, the families are real, and each has its own distinct story. The impact is massive and is made up of millions of individual tragedies. 

I'm sharing this special project with you, it's a raw collection of writings called "In The Grip." These are 20 short chapters that drop you directly into our lives, hospital rooms, and conversations during a 30 day period when my son experienced two overdoses in 2017. You'll take part in the sights, sounds, smells and emotional roller coaster we rode in the weeks spent praying for a miracle. 

Spoiler alert...my son survived and is thriving in his new life, so no traumatizing triggers here - this is a story of great hope, strength, and courage. 

Enjoy this important behind-the-scenes view of what millions of families are going through as the opioid epidemic rages on, even as COVID is now retreating.

EPISODE RESOURCES:

• The written story can be found here 

Names mentioned in our story have been changed for privacy

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