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Giving Hope

12/9/2017

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After connecting with countless people affected by addiction, I returned home exhausted yet rewarded.

Then a young woman recovering from opiate addiction living in one of Ohio’s counties where I’d just visited messaged me, “Your book is inspirational… it’s given me hope and shows me I’m not alone.” She’d missed my presentations but had seen a posting about SAVING JAKE in her doctor’s office where she gets a Vivitrol shot every month.

She wanted to know if Jake was alive… said she’d cried after reading the first page… she was on Chapter 8… that it was the first time she’d read and understood her parents’ perspective.

Such ripples in a pond! My emotions swirled around—tenderness, optimism, empathy, and gratitude—in connecting with this young woman. I get how reading stories helps. Reading and learning helped get me through the worst. And support groups.

After she finished my story later that same night, she sent another message. “I’m gonna keep reading it over and over… I’m becoming immune to the Vivitrol shot… Your family has truly inspired me to not give up.” Then the following day she wrote, “Your book saved my life.”
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It feels like pure joy to give hope to someone in need when they most need it. Clearly, addicts and family members alike are desperate for much-needed hope. 

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Teisa bieber
12/9/2017 04:18:52 pm

Saving jake was a strong motivator in helping me deal with recovery. With everything that happened in saving jake, it helped my parents understand addiction and everything i went through and continue to go through...##team jake ##

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D'Anne Burwell
12/9/2017 05:37:13 pm

Teisa, I am so glad our family story has helped you (and your parents too). I can only imagine how difficult it has been and continues to be for you, but I know Jake understands that. Latch on to those things that motivate you, surround yourself with ongoing support, and know there are miracles in recovery. p.s. I love that team Jake!

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Danna Yelton
12/9/2017 10:22:54 pm

I'm embarrassed to admit that I have been trying to think of a gift for.my daughter who is fighting her addiction while she is completing 120 days in DOC. Your book will be perfect.

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D'Anne Burwell
12/10/2017 10:43:45 am

Danna, When mothers write telling me my story is their same story too, they often include that they passed on the book to their son or daughter. One recently sent it to her daughter in jail who then passed it among other inmates. Another read a few excerpts to her son in residential and he asked to keep the book. You're right, it's the perfect gift. I'm sending you and your daughter positive vibes of of courage and strength!

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Maya Wardle link
12/18/2020 05:11:18 pm

Nice blog thankks for posting

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D'Anne Burwell
12/19/2020 07:33:49 pm

You're so welcome. Glad you found these posts!

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    D’Anne Burwell is the author of the award-winning SAVING JAKE: When Addiction Hits Home, a memoir about her family’s struggle with addiction. She speaks nationally about the impact of drug addiction on  families. She mentors parents struggling with addicted children. D’Anne believes that treatment not only works, it saves lives.

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