I also taught them that some people will reject you and people push you to the side, but we can never do that to anybody. We want to make sure that we always embrace people, no matter how they look or what's happening.
"I always grab an opportunity to chat with someone who may be caught up in the stigma surrounding addiction. I know I won’t change everyone’s mind, but I at least try to open people’s eyes just a little wider to the realities when possible."
"I am so very proud of the fight he carries on daily."
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"So, I just held him. I said, "We probably could have beat this but we just ran out of clock,” because that’s what I always used to say whenever we lost a football or lacrosse game."
"If I could give advice to other people going through this and trying to be supportive of a loved one suffering from substance abuse disorder, I would say to pray, never give up, and stay in their life."
"You never know who’s going to come around and be that person who could help your son or daughter one day if they end up in the same situation."
"Being able to speak openly and publicly about my struggle with opioid use disorder has given me great strength."
"I am honored to know that I defended the country with many of these women, and I am proud to know that there is hope – and with a good fight anything is possible."
“I hope to be the counselor that I needed back then.”
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