PAIN PLANTS THE SEEDS OF LIFE LESSONS
I Lost My Best Friend To Alcohol — Important Lessons Destroy the Stigma of Addiction
He died and I miss him, but I learned important life lessons that broke through the stigma of addiction that guarded my heart
It was late afternoon. A cold and dreary November 2020 kind of day. I was zoning out on the bus, waiting to depart — when my Facebook Messenger dinged.
Nothing could have prepared me for the message I received.
“Hello, Claire,”
“This is J’s Mom- I have some very sad news to pass on to you. J passed away this morning after having a heart attack while in the hospital. They tried for over an hour to revive him but were unsuccessful. I’m so sorry to have to tell you this. I am having a very hard time dealing with it. It is very difficult to accept. Thinking of you and praying for you.”
We have a lot going on in our lives. Life can be tough. Life can be unfair. Life can be downright cruel.
With so much to figure out and muddle through, I think people are just trying to cope as best as they can. Unfortunately, alcoholism and alcohol consumption are not…
