Life Rolls On: Moving on After Losing a Child to Addiction

By Angie Gillette

Unimaginable. Heartbreaking. Shattered.One moment she was sitting next to her precious twenty-six-year-old son talking and watching movies, the next she found him lying on his bedroom floor, another victim of the opioid crisis in America that is shattering families. In this book, a mother will celebrate the life of her son and share how her family has faced the challenges of trying to keep moving on. Angie hopes to let others know that they are not alone in their struggles with addiction and loss. Through knowledge, understanding, and kindness we can all come together and provide support to each other in a world of difficult times and sorrow. Angie's goal is to help someone every day. She chooses to wake up and be positive while enjoying life to its fullest. She can do this because she has the support of her family, friends, and her angel Cody, who is always near.You will read about her tribute to her son, but also her honest trials, feelings, and ways of dealing with the loss of her son. Answers to questions like...Why? Could we have done more? Guilt. Living life with a person who suffers from addiction is like a roller coaster ride. One minute you are smiling and having fun as a family and the next your worst fears come true. Losing a child leaves a permanent hole in your heart. How do we overcome this trauma? How will we ever survive? Hope.In Life Rolls On, Author, Angie Gillette celebrates the life of her son and tells you about how her family pulled together to find the strength to move on and live life the way that they knew their son and brother would have wanted them to. They now live for him and themselves until they see him again.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0863TW7M8
• ISBN13: 9798625936286
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"