NO LOOKING BACK
I got her to the Emergency Room at the hospital nearest to the treatment center in suburban Chicago and she was admitted. It took a few hours and then she was admitted to the detox center across the parking lot.…
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A SECOND TREATMENT CENTER
In the following days I went to Avery's apartment to help her clean up. I was not prepared for what I saw. There was blood everywhere. On the walls, furniture, floor, bedding, pictures on the wall. Broken items, knives, holes…
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BATTERED AND BRUISED
After Avery went to the recovery center, I went to a weekend family program there. It was really eye opening as we all came in with different beliefs: "I am not the problem, if only they would stop drinking everything would…
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DRINKING DANGEROUSLY
She would borrow my minivan occasionally and bring it back the next day. One night I realized I needed my car first thing in the morning and called her to bring it back. I could tell she was really messed…
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