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Laddar... The Joey Song: A Mother's Story of Her Son's Addiction (utgåvan 2014)av Sandra Swenson
VerksinformationThe Joey Song: A Mother's Story of Her Son's Addiction av Sandra Swenson
Ingen/inga Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken.  kathleen.pooler | Nov 24, 2015 |  inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
By the age of twenty, Joey has OD'd, attempted suicide, quit college, survived a near-fatal car accident, done time behind bars, and been kicked out of rehab. Now manipulative and hateful, the once sweet and charming Joey is long gone. This is the poignant story of a defiant addict and the mother who won't give up on him. She finally realizes that it hurts more to hang on than to let go, and that letting go is not the same thing as giving up. Sandra Swenson beautifully orchestrates a mother's lessons of love and loss, while surviving her son's addiction. Despairing parents of addicts will find comfort in this stark, yet hopeful tale. Sandra Swenson is the mother of two sons. As a member of the Junior Women's Club of Chevy Chase, Sandy created the Bistro Boyz, a program for young men from the National Center for Children and Families' Greentree Adolescent Program. She lives in Austin, Texas. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
LibraryThing-författareSandra Swenson är en LibraryThing-författare, en författare som lägger upp sitt personliga bibliotek på LibraryThing. Pågående diskussionerIngen/ingaPopulära omslag  
 Google Books — Laddar...GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)362.29Social sciences Social problems and services; associations Social problems of & services to groups of people Mentally ill Substance abuseKlassifikation enligt LCBetygMedelbetyg: (4.5)
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As Joey, her bright and talented son who held so much promise skates through high school and prepares for college, behavioral changes signal concern but nothing more than usual teen missteps. In time, as the degree and persistence of the problems escalate, Swenson and her husband start to break through their denial, realizing he has a problem and then set out to do all in their power to save him from himself. Joey becomes her main focus, though she is aware she is neglecting her younger son, Rick. She tracks Joey daily on social media, drives around to find him, pays thousands of dollar for rehab treatment. And Joey gets worse despite all her valiant efforts.
Swenson maps her grueling journey through facing the addiction that has stolen her son from her and awakens to the stark reality that she is fighting an endless battle between the cunning beast of addiction and the undying love she has for her son. She learns to let go in a way that does not mean giving up.
Through the pain and heartache and after years of enduring her son’s lies, manipulations, and ongoing havoc that go along with addiction, Swenson begins to look inward and deal with her addiction to her son’s addiction. She takes responsibility for her own healing while loving her son and not feeding the addiction.
Swenson’s voice is genuine, engaging and powerful. She grabbed my attention from the first page and kept me turning the pages until the end. Her courage in stepping out and sharing such heartache so openly is a source of inspiration and hope for any mother or parent dealing with a child who is struggling with addiction. Her memoir can also serve as an excellent resource for those working with the addicted population.
This is a story that will stay with me as I deal with loving and letting go of but not giving up on my own addicted son. (