A reality of the recovery business - and of life itself - is that one day we'll suffer the loss of our friends and acquaintances.
And during the last week of May we heard about two long-term residents of TLC who passed suddenly -within a day of one another. One succumbed to a heart attack. And the cause of the other's death is still being investigated by the Coroner's office in Colorado, where he'd moved after leaving TLC. Each of them had been at TLC - either as client or employee for around 15 years. Each reportedly died sober.
Such deaths have a strong impact on those of us who lived and worked with them. When we live and work closely with someone for so many years we develop a bond. They become an integral part of the TLC family and are people we count on to show up every day and help keep the program functioning. Those who stay that long become an example to newcomers who see living proof that one can remain clean and sober if they just put forth the effort.
Their deaths remind me that we all should live each moment to the fullest. And live up to our full potential each day.
May they both rest in peace; they will live on in our memories.
No comments:
Post a Comment