To write the story of our grandson’s climb from drug addiction and homelessness to a rewarding life of recovery and freedom would require a book of many chapters. However for the sake of brevity, we will narrow his story down to highlights only.
My wife and I (his grandparents) raised him as our own son until the third grade. His birth dad has never been a part of his life. Our grandson eventually moved in with his mother, our daughter, but still spent a great deal of time with us. Sometime during middle school his behavior began to change. Never having had experience with someone involved with drug use, we never suspected that he was self-medicating with an over-the-counter cough and cold medicine that was easy to obtain in large quantities. Continue reading
