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Book Synopsis My Daughter's Addiction - a Thief in the Family by : Marie Minnich
Download or read book My Daughter's Addiction - a Thief in the Family written by Marie Minnich and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping true story of one mothers journey raising her heroin addicted daughter. The autobiographical story also chronicles the murder of the author's mother in 1968; the Youth Culture of the 60's, the author's experience as a battered wife and consequent escape, and the devastating effects of that marriage and personal history on her adult daughter, a heroin addict. On the night of August 18, 2009, her beloved 32-year old daughter died of a drug overdose. Despite all the sorrow, this story is neither gloomy nor depressing, but rather an unflinching and compelling account of one woman's life, and her daughter whom she did not abandon to the bitter end. The story is topical and relevant, and needs to be read by every family trying to cope with the problem of addiction. If you also feel at a loss when dealing with your addicted loved ones, then you must read this book for your own sanity.
Book Synopsis My Daughter's Addiction by : Marie Minnich
Download or read book My Daughter's Addiction written by Marie Minnich and published by Marie Minnich via PublishDrive. This book was released on 2009-03-23 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This memoir is the harrowing story of one mother's journey through the hell of her daughter's heroin addiction. It is also a topical memoir that traces the social history of drug use from the youth culture of the 1960's to present time, and also examines public policy on drug abuse and its impact on our criminal justice system. The author’s story begins as a young woman whose mother, an antiques dealer, was murdered in her upscale suburban antiques shop in 1968; 3 days after the Chicago Democratic Convention where cops and hippies clashed in a historic confrontation. Subsequently, the author emerged into the youth culture of the 60’s, where rampant drug experimentation was the norm. Out of this chaos, the author then examines her personal history from that personal and social historic moment, leading to her subsequent marriage to an alcoholic, and then to the three children who were the offspring of that marriage. From the time her oldest daughter was a teenager her daughter exhibited addictive personality traits, culminating in a serious heroin addiction and consequent enmeshment in the criminal justice system. On the night of August 18, 2009, at 32 years of age, her daughter lost the battle to her addiction and died of a drug overdose. The suffering this addiction inflicted on her daughter, the family, and society at large is examined in an unflinching portrayal of the nefarious forces at work. Addiction is indeed a thief that steals a promising future from anyone who suffers from these compulsive behaviors, and it steals in an indiscriminate manner from all echelons of society. This moving story makes a brave attempt to understand solutions and treatments for drug addiction. Although the subject matter is gritty, the story is neither gloomy nor depressing, and may offer hope to families of addicts worldwide
Book Synopsis The Grief Chronicles: by : Marie Minnich
Download or read book The Grief Chronicles: written by Marie Minnich and published by Marie Minnich via PublishDrive. This book was released on 2016-03-26 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survivors manual to death from overdose. This is the story of one mothers grief recovery after her 32 year old daughter died from a heroin overdose in 2009. In the author's words "So perhaps you thought this was going to be a tale of how I traveled to some exotic land, how I left everything behind, and how I met fellow travelers on some road to Zanzibar to recover from my grief. Perhaps you thought this was going to be a story of redemption, of how I lost myself in booze and then found myself on some street corner or dark alley, and then got my life back together again. No, rather this is the story of how I went deep inside myself and found a reservoir of strength in my day to day existence, in the small motions and rituals of ordinary life. For many of us do not have the luxury of “leaving it all behind”. We must move forward, inch by inch, increment by increment, waking up each day to face a world that seems so empty to us now, climbing an internal mountain every single day, an epic mountain taller than Mt. Everest, a mountain that the outside world cannot view. So to you, fellow grief travelers, I say, be tough in your own little way. Pull on your sturdy grief knapsack with all the sturdy grief supplies in it, ropes and pulleys, and trudge your way up the grief mountain. Because I’ll be waiting for you at the top."
Book Synopsis My Beautiful Daughter by : Vanessa Wales
Download or read book My Beautiful Daughter written by Vanessa Wales and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-11-23 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Beautiful Daughter is an inspirational true story about a daughters fight against drug addiction through the eyes of her mother. Louise goes from a happy contented child, to a self destructive drug addict. The impact that it would have on her family especially her parents is key to it all. The story starts where the mother is looking back over the years to when it began, and how she coped with trying to help her daughter, but at the same time having to come to terms with the fact that she may lose her. It covers the constant battle over the lack of help and advice for parents from the professionals. Whilst dealing with her grief on a daily basis, she struggles to understand why this is happening. Then she has to come to terms with the revelation that a terrible event caused her beautiful daughter to take heroin in the first place, leaving the whole family distraught. Finally as her daughter battles to stay clean, a serious life threatening health problem is diagnosed which is one of the consequences of her years of drug abuse. Every time her mother thinks that its nearly over, another challenge emerges and another fight begins. This is a very emotionally charged account of pure desperation from her parents, determined to get back the daughter they feel is lost to them, never giving up hope and at times barely keeping sane, and while their daughter fights her addiction they have to face up to the trauma that led to her drug abuse.
Book Synopsis Loss of Innocence by : Ronald B. Clem
Download or read book Loss of Innocence written by Ronald B. Clem and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Clems were a perfectly normal, middle class American family until Carren became addicted to crystal meth. Her habit shattered the family's world. Her father almost lost his life try to save hers.
Book Synopsis The Colour Thief by : Andrew Fusek Peters
Download or read book The Colour Thief written by Andrew Fusek Peters and published by . This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Colour Thief is a simple, heart-warming tale which helps to open up the conversations around depression and to support young children whose families have been affected. We follow a young boy who loves spending time with his dad, doing fun things together. When his father becomes sad and distant, he doesn't understand and believes he has done something to make his dad so, despite being told otherwise. Time passes and his father begins to get happier again and they have fun together like before. Narrated from the child's perspective and illustrated with beautiful pictures by the award-winning artist Karin Littlewood, this is the perfect book to read with children aged 7-9 years old who are trying to understand the cause and effects of depression, and reassure them that depression passes and their parents are not lost to them. 'It's crucial kids learn about depression; that it's nothing to feel ashamed about and they are not alone - one fourth of the world knows what it feels like. It's going to be them that break the stigma, not us.' Ruby Wax 'This book brings freshness and vibrancy into a world often portrayed as dark and hidden, and it can help take away the feelings of helplessness and fear that can make families feel so alone.' Marjorie Wallace CBE, Hon FRC Psych, Founder of SANE. 'Vividly depict[s] a young boy's reaction to his father's depression... it's worth sharing this clever and heartfelt book with the kids in your life.' - Elise Moon (6) and Nick Moon (42), Kent - Single Step Magazine
Download or read book One Last Ride written by Kim Jenkins and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-21 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being the parent of a drug addict can be incredibly hard. I know because I did it for 10 years. My book is the story of my daughter and me and how we both coped with her disease of addiction. I share some of the hell that she put her family through and what I would do differently. The book explains how her family dealt (or didn't) with her love of drugs. I attempt to explain the agony that I experienced in the hopes that I can deter others from a life like we had. My suggestions for helping addicts is included but I am not a professional drug counselor. I am a mother with a story to share. A story that I believe my daughter would want me to tell.
Book Synopsis Jennifer Needle in Her Arm by : Bonnie Kaye
Download or read book Jennifer Needle in Her Arm written by Bonnie Kaye and published by . This book was released on 2014-08 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jennifer Needle in Her Arm explores the emotional turmoil that parents go through when they have either lost a child to drugs or have to deal with a child currently addicted to drugs. Bonnie Kaye, who lost her daughter Jennifer in 2002 at the age of 22, suffered the guilt and shame almost all good parents go through in the aftermath of losing a child to drugs. In this book, Kaye talks about the journey she and her daughter went through together, and how in the end, nothing she did changed the outcome. She shares some articles she wrote in the years following her loss to help people understand what parents go through with a drug-addicted child. Kaye has also included a number of heart-wrenching writings that Jennifer gave to her to share with others in hopes that they would read about her pain and not have her daily struggles of survival. One passage includes these words of despair and hope: Dear Addiction, What have I ever done to you to deserve all this pain and agony? You have taken everything from me. My family's trust, my family's sleep, my sleep, my apartment, car, jewelry, etc. But worst of all you've taken my sanity, my life, and me. I think of you every day. I even dream about you at night. I'm sure your only thoughts about me are to totally destroy me. I love you yet hate you so much. No matter how hard I fight, you are stronger. I'm 19 but feel 69 because of you. You have robbed me of my childhood. Because of you I have killed, robbed, sold drugs, sold myself, and hurt everyone close to me. You're a liar!!!! You swore you would make things easier for me. You swore I wouldn't have to worry about anything. You promised fun and heaven. But all you have given me is hurt and agony and a living hell. This is my life and I'm taking it back. I'm going to win this battle. I PROMISE. The book is comforting to parents who continue to suffer from shame, guilt, and feelings of helplessness. They will realize they are not alone--and they are not responsible. About the Author Bonnie Kaye is an internationally recognized relationship counselor/author. She is also an educator working with adult high school dropouts to obtain their high school equivalency diploma. She is the director of the Northeast GED Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kaye also has a book co-op for independent authors at www.BooksofExcellence.com and an Internet radio show on Sunday evenings for those authors. In 2002, Kaye lost her daughter, Jennifer, at the age of 22 to a three-and-a-half-year heroin addiction. Afterwards, she started a local weekly support group for other parents who were suffering with this catastrophe to help them in the healing process. She stopped the group after nearly a year, unable to do her own healing. Instead, she has done personal one-on-one counseling with parents who requested her help over the past decade. Kaye's other books include: The Gay Husband Checklist for Women Who Wonder; Straight Wives: Shattered Lives (Volumes 1 and 2); ManReaders: A Woman's Guide to Dysfunctional Men; Bonnie Kaye's Straight Talk; How I Made My Husband Gay: Myths About Straight Wives; Doomed Grooms: Gay and Bisexual Husbands in Straight Marriages; Gay Husbands Say the Darndest Things and Over the Cliff: Gay Husbands in Straight Marriages.
Book Synopsis Addicted Like Me by : Karen Franklin
Download or read book Addicted Like Me written by Karen Franklin and published by Seal Press. This book was released on 2009-08-18 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Told through the voices of a mother-daughter writing team, Addicted Like Me offers a detailed personal account of addiction and how it affects the entire family. Karen Franklin recounts her own past as a young addict, her struggle with the alcoholism of her parents, and ultimately her husband’s and children’s addictions. Lauren King, Franklin’s daughter, tells of her own spiral of addiction—from marijuana and alcohol to crystal meth. As a valuable complement to their own stories of addiction and recovery, Franklin and King also provide advice and resources for parents dealing with addiction. In this prescriptive section they discuss how to identify the signs of addiction, where to turn for help, and how to understand this disease. Told from the trustworthy perspective of two people who have been there, these hard-won tips are preventative in their efforts to help parents help their kids at an early phase, rather than glossing over what may be calls for help. Addicted Like Me tackles the long-lasting effects of addiction in many shapes, and provides a mother-daughter story of recovery that is sure to resonate with parents and children facing similar issues.
Book Synopsis The Lost Years by : Kristina Wandzilak
Download or read book The Lost Years written by Kristina Wandzilak and published by . This book was released on 2006-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This riveting memoir of survival and transformation reveals the brutal details of the worst that can happen to an ordinary family and how they triumphed over adversity. It describes the true story of a daughter's decline into alcohol and drug addiction, prostitution and homelessness, and her mother's attempts to rescue her yet protect herself and her other children. Written as a dual narrative, mother and daughter give their first hand accounts of the years lost to addiction and despair, and the subsequent recovery and reconciliation. formation reveals all the brutal details of the worst that can happen to an ordinary family and how they triumphed over adversity.
Book Synopsis It Can Happen to Any Family by : Cynthia Doucette
Download or read book It Can Happen to Any Family written by Cynthia Doucette and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire #1) by : Tui T. Sutherland
Download or read book The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire #1) written by Tui T. Sutherland and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling new series soars above the competition and redefines middle-grade fantasy fiction for a new generation!The seven dragon tribes have been at war for generations, locked in an endless battle over an ancient, lost treasure. A secret movement called the Talons of Peace is determined to bring an end to the fighting, with the help of a prophecy -- a foretelling that calls for great sacrifice.Five dragonets are collected to fulfill the prophecy, raised in a hidden cave and enlisted, against their will, to end the terrible war.But not every dragonet wants a destiny. And when the select five escape their underground captors to look for their original homes, what has been unleashed on the dragon world may be far more than the revolutionary planners intended . . .
Book Synopsis Just a Normal Family by : Lynn R. Schechter
Download or read book Just a Normal Family written by Lynn R. Schechter and published by WingSpan Press. This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Just a Normal Family" is a story about the impact of addiction upon a child and her family, told from multiple points of view of the different fictional characters in the story. It includes the point of view of the child herself, the child's alcoholic parent, the spouse of the addict, grandparents, and others affected by the mother's addiction, including the daughter's childhood friend, and school personnel (a teacher, a school nurse, a soccer coach), who were also there to see the damaging effects of the parent's addiction. The purpose of telling the story about the impact of addiction from multiple viewpoints is to show the complex and tangled web that this disease creates in the lives of those affected. It is the authors' hope that this book will help those who struggle with addiction as well as professionals who are working in the field of addiction and mental health. The book also includes an important educational section with useful tips and real-life strategies for helping children and adolescents affected by addiction.
Book Synopsis Self-Help That Works by : John C. Norcross
Download or read book Self-Help That Works written by John C. Norcross and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-11 with total page 611 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously published under title: Authoritative guide to self-help resources in mental health.
Book Synopsis Drinking and Drugs in My Family by : Wendy Deaton
Download or read book Drinking and Drugs in My Family written by Wendy Deaton and published by Hunter House. This book was released on 2002-06-14 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drinking and Drugs in My Family is a creative, child-friendly program designed for use with elementary school children, filled with illustrations and original exercises to foster healing, self-understanding, and optimal growth.
Book Synopsis HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh by : Alak Paul
Download or read book HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh written by Alak Paul and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to show the conditions and behaviors of vulnerable and marginalized people in Bangladesh which put them at risk of HIV/AIDS infection, and what their adopted coping strategies are and how these play out. In addition, the book seeks to gain an understanding of the perceptions of civil society and policy planners with respect to vulnerability to HIV, and the necessary mitigation measures. While there is much published literature on the epidemiology and etiology for the most at-risk groups in the region, there has not yet been any in-depth research concerning the socio-cultural and geographic impacts of HIV issues in Bangladesh. Almost all of the literature shows HIV as an epidemiological problem rather than investigating it from a social or cultural point of view, and still less using qualitative methods. The present work is an endeavor to fill these gaps by providing valuable qualitative field data to demonstrate the causes of HIV risk and vulnerability, and to examine the nature of the social and locational context of HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh and to assist with health care policy planning. The book will be of use to students and researchers, studying public health, health geography, medical sociology, medical anthropology, social psychology and social epidemiology, and to professionals in the fields of development, community medicine, health management and social policy.
Book Synopsis GROW: A Separation in My Family by : Wendy Deaton
Download or read book GROW: A Separation in My Family written by Wendy Deaton and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2002-06-14 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drinking and Drugs in My Family is a creative, child-friendly program designed for use with elementary school children, filled with illustrations and original exercises to foster healing, self-understanding, and optimal growth.
