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Celebrating, Recovering

Excavating a hurt heart is challenging work

Writer’s Note: Most stories about substance abuse are painful and being secretive about the problem can be dangerous. I have chosen to keep anonymous a person in this story so I call him “Sam.” If I choose to write about this episode in my hoped-for memoir, I will secure permission to share more. I share this from my heart.