Stories
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Rich’s Recovery
After a devastating skydiving accident left me temporarily paralyzed and in chronic pain, I found myself trapped in a cycle of opioid addiction—until one desperate moment, a knock at the door, and my daughter’s plea changed everything. On April 4, 1994, I was in the sky diving accident which broke my back in three places,…
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Joseph’s Story
This is the story of a son, named Joseph. It was Saturday morning, Labor Day weekend, 2017. I went to the gym and took the dog for a walk. Nothing out of the normal from my day-to-day routine. I went to Costco with a friend and we were planning a cookout that night. I received a text…
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Greg’s Story
Here is the story of a son, named Greg. Our son, Greg, suffered severe injuries from a car accident while in college at age 18. His long stay in the hospital resulted in an opioid addiction because of intense pain. He battled the addiction for 28 years, but he lost the war. Even though he…
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The Allure of Relief
Oxycodone is an opioid commonly sold under the brand name OxyContin. This prescription painkiller blocks pain receptors, but it also produces euphoric feelings by altering the levels of dopamine in your brain. In short, it changes how your central nervous system responds to pain by creating a euphoric, sedative effect. Here is one person’s story. Several…
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Jonathan’s Story
“The siblings in a military family are really the only life-long friends these kids will have growing up,” says James Winnefeld III, “LJ” to his family and close friends. Jonathan Winnefeld was the youngest son in a military family. His father, James Winnefeld, a Navy Admiral and the ninth Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs…