When a Child Dies
From Drugs

Book Summary.
When experiencing the ultimate tragedy of a child's death from drugs and alcohol, parents find themselves isolated in a fathomless, dark void, wondering whether they will ever resurface into the real world again.

This book is written by parents who have been there.

From first learning of their daughter's passing, through forming an outreach program, “Jenny's Journey”, that seeks to deter other young people from a similar end, to establishing a grief recovery program, they speak to all the emotions that will be familiar to those parents in similar circumstances.

BOOK EXCERPT

Review. “I work every day with parents in this field and the book represents an enormous
help to other families in need of support and guidance. Passion and dedication have been
put on to every page. Having personally been through this tragedy, the writers, unlike most
in their situation, come forward with unique insights and suggestions on how to cope and
move ahead.”

K. Konkle,
Director of Outpatient Services, Phoenix House of San Diego .

PREFACE

“Even one child's passing due to substances is too many, but as long as they're happening, we, the parents who have to survive, finding a way through the mazes of agonizingly missing them, must reach out in sharing and caring for one another.

When grief first strikes, everything is perceived as though you are in a darkened room. Everything outside and beyond your present challenges and emotions does not exist.

Then you realize that if you raise up the shades and let in even a sliver of light, you become more aware of your immediate surroundings and the room itself.

Slowly lifting up the shades, a few inches at a time, you see that the light begins to illuminate the entire room…..

So it is with grief. In our devastation, we can only be aware of the immediate needs, the demanding pressures and the pain of the present.

Eventually…

You will lift up the shades and step out of your darkness.”

Chapter 10. Promises #1.

“I promise you that eventually the physical pain will lessen and become an occasional hurt.

You will smile more.
You will laugh.
There will be gentle tears, not a flood.
That time will pass and days go by.
That you will heal into a peaceful time.
That you will learn.
That you will love.”

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