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Today, I have devoted Daily Dose to people who have lost loved ones to drugs and alcohol, the people we have lost, and to all those people who are helping families, friends and carers of those people affected by substance use problems [David Clark, Wired In]
May I encourage the bereaved members of Wired In to use therapeutic writing to express how they feel. I wrote the letter below in October 2008, 4 years after my son died. I realised even after four years how angry I was but writing it down inspired me not to give up hope that I could use my loss, our loss, to help others. Hence I wrote my book and set up my charity DrugFAM. Friday 19th February will be the 6th anniversary of my son’s death [Elizabeth Burton-Phillips, Wired In]
Supporting families, carers and friends affected by substance abuse [DrugFAM, UK]
Never give up hope [DrugFAM, UK]
‘This book left me in tears. Nothing in my time as lead Judge for the West London Dedicated Drugs Court has brought home so clearly the hell addicts and their families go through, It should be compulsory reading… [Amazon, UK]
This video I directed was made during the 2nd annual Merseyside Candlelight Vigil {Deeply moving – Ed} [by Chase Johnston-Lynch on Vimeo]
Their task was to survive in a world that would never again be the same, and they did survive and even triumph, incorporating Jonathan into their lives not as a lost son, but as a living spirit who is with them i a new way [Amazon, USA]
I really thought I was coping well. Many people said I was handling the whole situation well, whilst many of my closer friends said I was acting as if it hadn’t happened. On the whole I felt numb, but able to cope [Susan C, Wired In]
It’s still Monday night and I don’t know what to do. I feel a little bit in control now but so very, very lonely. I know I have many people who love me and my partner would coming rushing down if he knew how I felt. But I just want Michael [Susan C, Wired In]
Tomorrow is Wednesday when my son will no longer exist. I know he will exist in my memories but his body will be gone and I will be left with ashes. Ashes of what once was a vibrant young man – my son, Michael [Susan C, Wired In]
As many of you may be aware today Susan says goodbye to her son Michael. I would ask all of you in the Wired In community to think of Susan and Michael today and to add messages of support below. Thank you [Michaela, Wired In]
What do you if you don’t want to believe something? You can’t bury your head in the sand because once you pull your head out it will still be there. What do they call it, ‘the elephant in the room’ – it took me a long time to actually understand what people meant by this [Susan C, Wired In]
I’m ready, all dessed and smart – so I will leave now and get through today somehow. Thank you for your love, thoughts, readings and prayers [Susan C, Wired In]
So with your pain a life saving message. And Michael will be on the phone in our recovery message, when the still struggling addict calls us in pain. We can not replace your son, but you now have millions of recovery sons and daughters with love and belonging [Verve, Wired In]
Well to all, am up early to send an e-mail and read Sue and her day and just lost it – crumbled to a shell. So Sue this is a poem I was given many years ago when I attended AA. It was by a lady who lost her daughter. I believe, her husband was a policeman high up and she, like me an addict, yet fighting hard to get her life back [Martin Bailey, Wired In]
Over the last few weeks Sue has shared her thoughts and some of her grief. She has also found the time and strength to support others within this community. Today she has been saying goodbye. Sue has been engaged, and will continue to engage, in defining what ‘Recovery’ means to her [Alastair, Wired In]
So why is this a story about recovery? Because we too, as his family, had to recover from the trauma and the gap that he left in our lives… What our experience has done, is to give us a great insight to, and an absorbing interest in, the substance misuse and recovery field [Irene and Ian MacDonald, WIred In]
Addiction affects your whole life. We’d always be waiting for a knock on the door to say that Kevin was dead. Whenever the phone rang, my heart would lurch [Kerry Manley, Wired In]
The horror of addiction… the miracle of survival [Amazon, UK]
A father’s journey through his son’s addiction [Amazon, UK]
A supportive, helpful, practical book for family members of recovering addicts [Amazon, UK]
The authors present a well-developed model of alcoholism recovery, refined through their many years of clinical experience with alcoholic families and adult children of alcoholics, and they illustrate its implications for therapeutic strategies with a rich variety of case histories [Amazon, UK]
