Her husband, Mike, had taken his life the day before. She'd let us know if there was to be a public service.
Those us at TLC are sad about his passing because he was a part of us over the years. He was a blue shirt who at times managed some of our big houses. He later returned as a resident. He was last with us a few months ago.
But beyond that he was the same as us. He was in recovery and fought the same battles we all do with our disease. He had his emotional ups and downs. Only this time he didn't make it back up.
His passing reminds me of our vulnerabilities, of the disease that lives within those of us in recovery.
When clients pass on I sometimes soul search about what we could have done differently. But it's a meaningless exercise to do this because we have little power over others.
We offer our program and encourage clients to do their best to take advantage it. Unfortunately, not all of them are able to.
When clients pass on I sometimes soul search about what we could have done differently. But it's a meaningless exercise to do this because we have little power over others.
We offer our program and encourage clients to do their best to take advantage it. Unfortunately, not all of them are able to.
