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How an Overdose Map is Helping Grieving Families

October 23, 2017 By Lynn Shattuck 4 Comments

23 Oct

 

I’ve been getting more and more messages and emails from people who’ve lost brothers or sisters to drug and/or alcohol related causes. This new essay I wrote for The Fix talks about the stigma of losing someone this way.

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  1. Jennifer Gallahan says

    October 17, 2018 at 11:23 pm

    I 2 know how u feeling about ur brother I lossed mine to drug over dose in 2017 the pain still hurts deep and feeling loss😢

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    • Lynn Shattuck says

      October 18, 2018 at 8:56 am

      I’m so sorry to hear this, Jennifer. Hugs to you.

      Reply
  2. Shawna says

    February 8, 2019 at 1:17 am

    In 2013, I lost my little Brother to an opioid overdose. Once being a big Sister, and now to being an only child to Divorced Parents, the feeling of loneliness as you’ve described still hits here and there… it’s definitely a long journey of finding your inner strength to keep moving forward in the most positive ways possible.
    Thank you for sharing all of your beautiful heartfelt words. I know many of them all too well… right down to looking for a flickering light and waiting in the stillness of the night for a sign or answer showing he’s still with me…
    Your words let me know I’m not alone in more ways than one ❤️

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    • Lynn Shattuck says

      November 13, 2019 at 8:53 am

      I’m so sorry, Shawna, for your loss. Thank you for your kind comment (and I apologize your comment took so long to get to– it went to spam for some reason!). Be well, and big hugs to you. <3

      Reply

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