MAMA, I’M COMING HOME
I had some weird times in Boulder. I think that looking back I probably chose an out of state college so I could do my own thing. Let to my own devices “my own thing” was basically get wasted every…
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BACK IN MINNESOTA
Avery called and said they got tickets back to Minneapolis and gave me the flight plans. I was so excited!!!! I called the police to let them know Brett* (not his real name) would be traveling to MN, where there…
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COLLEGE IN CO
Partying in Boulder started way before I actually got out there. I had a friend who had spent time out there who coincidentally became one of my best party friends. I’d heard stories about how awesome it was and I…
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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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