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Hope Against Heroin Hope for those in addiction & healing
Real stories • recovery • resilience Heroin use has become an epidemic in our country.

The amount of young people who have died from heroin overdose is trumped only by the staggering number of our kids who are using and addicted to this deadly drug. We want all parents of young children to know the facts about this deadly drug. We also want parents of addicted kids to know that there is help. We also want any person who is struggling with heroin addiction that there are options for treatment and that you can recover.

What Hope Looks LikeHi friends. First, I want to apologize for not being very active here lately. After years of talking...
06/13/2026

What Hope Looks Like

Hi friends. First, I want to apologize for not being very active here lately. After years of talking about addiction, recovery, loss, and hope,

I needed to take a step back for my own well-being.

Many of you know this work comes from the heart, but it can also be emotionally draining at times.

Today, I'm asking for a little help.
The photo I entered in the America's Favorite Photo contest is called

"What Hope Looks Like"

It's a photo of my son and his newborn daughter during a season of healing, recovery, and hope that at one time felt impossible.

Currently my son is clean and once again we are in an amazing season of hope ❤️🙏

I've slipped into 3rd place, and only the top 2 move on.

If you'd like to support me and Jimmy you can vote once every day. I'd be incredibly grateful for your vote today.

Voting link in the comments. ❤️👇

Jimmy's Mom

That space called hope.I haven’t posted here in weeks.Not because I stopped caring.Not because addiction disappeared.Not...
05/16/2026

That space called hope.

I haven’t posted here in weeks.

Not because I stopped caring.
Not because addiction disappeared.
Not because the fear went away.

Honestly…
because sometimes living this close
to addiction is exhausting.

Always thinking about it.
Always writing about it.

Always carrying the weight of
what could happen next.

Even in the quiet moments,
part of your mind is still listening
for the phone to ring or that
knock on the door

And after a while…
you realize you haven’t taken a full
breath in a very long time.

So I stepped back for a little bit.

I needed to sit somewhere other than fear.
Somewhere other than survival mode.
Somewhere other than constant worry.

And right now…
my son is doing well.

So I’m letting myself live there for a moment.

In gratitude.
In cautious peace.
In my own sobriety.
In the fragile but beautiful space called hope.

I know recovery isn’t linear.
I know life can change quickly.
Anyone who loves someone struggling with addiction knows that.

But today,
I’m not going to live in tomorrow’s fear.

Today I’m just going to hold onto the good that exists right now.

And maybe that matters too. 💗

There was a time when I could not handle lifewithout a drink. Especially my son's addiction. I felt unworthy. Guilty. Li...
04/28/2026

There was a time when I could not handle life

without a drink. Especially my son's addiction.

I felt unworthy. Guilty. Like I failed him and
I drank over that.

I was connected to him in a very unhealthy way.

I have worked hard on building healthy boundaries and not allowing his issues affect my life, health and my soul.

If you have lived this you know.

It is possible to love him without dying inside.


My life feels different right now.Knowing my son is safe…in a place where he’s being cared for.I can breathe a little ea...
04/24/2026

My life feels different right now.

Knowing my son is safe…
in a place where he’s being cared for.

I can breathe a little easier.
Move through my day a little lighter.

There’s something about that kind of peace.
You don’t take it for granted.

But I also know…
there’s another side to this.

The “what happens after.”
That’s where the fear lives.

And I’ve spent a lot of time there.

But today…
I’m choosing to stay here.

In this moment.
In this breath.
In the peace that’s in front of me.

Sometimes that’s all we can do.

And sometimes…
it’s enough.
💛

This actually happened during one of son's vicious runs 😢 "Lay it down, give it to Him—you don’t have to carry what was ...
04/12/2026

This actually happened during one of son's vicious runs 😢

"Lay it down, give it to Him—
you don’t have to carry what was never yours to win.
Let Him hold the weight you’ve hauled for all these miles.
I’m right here, He’s right here—
listen to the holy in the hush of your wild.
Take His hand… child of mine… it’s time."

Full song in comments if you'd like to listen.
❤️ 🙏

Original lyrics by me - kdh

this 👇 💔 🙏 ❤️‍🩹
04/11/2026

this 👇 💔 🙏 ❤️‍🩹

Oh, how many times we have said these exact words to our loved ones?I'll never stop 💙
04/10/2026

Oh, how many times we have said these exact words to our loved ones?

I'll never stop 💙

Holding onto peace when it shows up. 💛When they are in treatment and you know they are safe...for now 🙏
04/10/2026

Holding onto peace when it shows up. 💛
When they are in treatment and you know
they are safe...for now 🙏

There’s a quiet kind of relief when they finally say yes to help.And you just take that moment as it is… but you still w...
04/09/2026

There’s a quiet kind of relief when they finally say yes to help.

And you just take that moment as it is… but you still worry what might come next.

Loving someone through this changes you
04/08/2026

Loving someone through this changes you

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