Stay Close: A Mother's Story of Her Son's Addiction
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (830 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312638396 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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"An important book for families in crisis." according to Michael G. Sengstack. Hearing about a family torn apart by drug abuse is not unusual, but what is unusual is how this family's story is told. This is a candid revalation of a family in crisis told from the perspective of the mother, her addicted son, and his other sibling. Each has a dinstinct perspective and tone of voice. This is a heroic story of how courage and persistence in love and support can slowly bring a family to healing. The struggle is not short, and the mistakes are admitted freely on all sides. This is a story for anyone who feels helpless in their struggle and wants to know what their loved one in need is feeling.For me this story is more. Dr. A. D. Smith said Intense but Heartfelt. It is hard to read how a person struggles to recover from alcohol and drug abuse. The addiction is a disease, and recovery is a process. Friends and families are affected by the addiction, but they must learn how to help without enabling. I thank God for Libby's strength and determination to stagli vacini to her handsome son Jeff.. Dawn Jerger said Transformative. A hard read for a parent dealing with a child in the throes of addiction; familiar and yet infused with comfort and hope for the future, in circumstances that ofter defer hope. I am stronger for having read it.
From Publishers Weekly For every drug addict there are at least four people affected, a depressing assertion by some experts that is clearly borne out in this soft-spoken, utterly honest account by educator Cataldi. Taking an Italian expression to heart, stagli vicino, she learned to stay close and let Jeff find his way, and while her love proved steadfast, a safe outcome was never assured. Entering Boston University seemed to give Jeff a fresh start, yet he was soon enmeshed in the party scene; in debilitating health, he dropped out and bounced around among halfway houses and rehab centers. The mother of two sons, Jeff and Jeremy, Cataldi became head of the Calverton School in Maryland in 1987, where the boys attended; she recounts chronologically how
Libby Cataldi was the head of a private school and prided herself on being attuned to the problems her students endured. It is a book about what it means to stay close to a loved one gripped by addiction. It is about one son who came home and one mother who never gave up hope.Stay Close is one mother's tough, honest, and intimate tale that chronicles her son's severe drug addiction, as it corroded all relationships from the inside out. "Stay closenever leave him, even when he is most unlovable." This is not a book about how to save a child. So how was it that she missed her own son Jeff's descent into addiction, even as he escalated to more and more dangerous drugs? How did Jeff,