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Finding New Life After the Death of My Son: Grace and Forgiveness in the Age of Counterfeit Pills and Fentanyl Poisoning

Finding New Life After the Death of My Son: Grace and Forgiveness in the Age of Counterfeit Pills and Fentanyl Poisoning

A memoir about surviving my son’s death, finding new life in the wake of this tragic loss, and a new vision for the journey home.

2024

Mark Bodnarczuk

Mark Bodnarczuk

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Mark Bodnarczuk

A True Story about the Dark Crime of Fentanyl Poisoning

This is every parent’s worst nightmare. You go to wake up your 18-year-old son on Sunday morning for church and you find him dead in his…

Jul 27

A True Story about the Dark Crime of Fentanyl Poisoning

Jul 27

Mark Bodnarczuk

Jordan Peterson Is an Honest, Caring, Decent Human Being

For some people, Jordan Peterson is like the hackneyed saying about New York City — they either love his work or hate it, but it’s hard to…

Jun 15

Jordan Peterson Is an Honest, Caring, Decent Human Being

Jun 15

Mark Bodnarczuk

The Essential-Tension between Loss and Vision

Today would have been my son Thomas’s twenty-second birthday. But instead of candles on a chocolate cake that my wife Elin has baked —…

May 16

The Essential-Tension between Loss and Vision

May 16

Mark Bodnarczuk

My Silence about Thomas’s Life and Death Is Over

It’s been three years since my son Thomas died on May 2, 2021, and the absolute and utter permanence of his departure from life has…

Apr 28

My Silence about Thomas’s Life and Death Is Over

Apr 28

Mark Bodnarczuk

Song for Charlie Spotlight on Thomas Larson Bodnarczuk

In May 2020, Charlie Ternan was poisoned by a single counterfeit prescription pill that contained a lethal dose of fentanyl. Since that…

Mar 23

Song for Charlie Spotlight on Thomas Larson Bodnarczuk

Mar 23

Mark Bodnarczuk

The Anatomy of a Dark Crime: The Fentanyl Crisis in Colorado

As I mentioned in a previous article on Medium, my 18-year-old son Thomas was poisoned by what he thought was a single prescription Xanax…

Mar 15

The Anatomy of a Dark Crime: The Fentanyl Crisis in Colorado

Mar 15

Mark Bodnarczuk

The Fentanyl Crisis — It’s Personal

As I mentioned in my last Medium article, my 18-year-old son Thomas was poisoned by what he thought was a single prescription Xanax pill…

Mar 5

The Fentanyl Crisis — It’s Personal

Mar 5

Mark Bodnarczuk

It’s Not Fair — Please Help…

My son Thomas Larson Bodnarczuk was “edgy” and stood apart from many societal expectations, exhibiting an unconventional type of wisdom…

Feb 23

It’s Not Fair — Please Help…

Feb 23

Mark Bodnarczuk

Science as Knowledge, Practice, and Map Making

In a world that’s been powerfully shaped and defined by modern science, it’s important to reflect on its historical and philosophical roots…

Feb 9

Science as Knowledge, Practice, and Map Making

Feb 9

Mark Bodnarczuk

Building a Culture of Creativity

It’s hard to fully grasp the impact that creativity has had on our world. Imagine if you could snap your fingers and make the products of…

Feb 3

Building a Culture of Creativity

Feb 3

Mark Bodnarczuk

Mark Bodnarczuk

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