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Shock and Denial
Shock and Denial: Story 2
Shock and Denial: Story 1
On a sunny summer day a few years ago, I found out that my beautiful, intelligent, love of my life daughter was an addict. It came out of the blue as strange as that sounds and I thought that I would die. But here it is years later and I have survived.....
Shock and Denial: Story 1
Shock and Denial: Story 2
Shock and Denial: Story 1
I remember one day very vividly when I was cleaning Natalie’s bathroom. It was early on in my journey to realizing that my daughter was an addict:
“Ugh!” I groan crouching down and balancing on my knees. “There is no way that I should be doing this at her age!” I grumble.....
Shock and Denial: Story 2
Shock and Denial: Story 2
Shock and Denial: Story 2
On another day, I am standing in the entry of a diner getting ready to grab a bite to eat. I cannot hear what the other person is saying because I am too busy making a mental list of all of the ways Natalie is “super.”
“Oh, she’s great!” I say. “Natalie is super!”
I haven’t gotten very far. So far, there are only two things on my list. Number one: She is still alive. (I know this because I checked her breathing this morning when I crept into her room before I left the house.) Number two: She is not missing like she was last week. She is home.....