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What happens next for a mother of an addict? Is there a next? Is there ever an after? Our children will always be our children, but who are we? We know too well crisis and danger, desperation and betrayal-but what about hope and healing? Our darkest experiences can strengthen us. And we can reclaim our stories. Reclaim our lives. We can redefine ourselves beyond our child's addiction.
Sandra Swenson shows us that the recovery journey continues. We have our own recovery stories. In the pages of Just Dandy, she picks up where The Joey Song: A Mother's Story of Her Son's Addiction leaves off, sharing her pain, struggles, strength, and determination, as crises continue to unravel her family and her world in unexpected ways. Through her child's continued addiction, a divorce, a mid-life career, aging parents' needs, and being alone as she gets older, Sandra shares her heartache along with her journey of growth, acceptance of what is, and finally being "just dandy" and (usually) meaning it.
An established voice for women who are suffering, she is a source of support and comfort, putting into words what so many feel and helping us to move forward. We can move forward while holding our heartache and wishes at the same time. We are not alone. We have learned from the path we have been forced to take. We are empowered. We can-and will-be just dandy.
Sandra Swenson shows us that the recovery journey continues. We have our own recovery stories. In the pages of Just Dandy, she picks up where The Joey Song: A Mother's Story of Her Son's Addiction leaves off, sharing her pain, struggles, strength, and determination, as crises continue to unravel her family and her world in unexpected ways. Through her child's continued addiction, a divorce, a mid-life career, aging parents' needs, and being alone as she gets older, Sandra shares her heartache along with her journey of growth, acceptance of what is, and finally being "just dandy" and (usually) meaning it.
An established voice for women who are suffering, she is a source of support and comfort, putting into words what so many feel and helping us to move forward. We can move forward while holding our heartache and wishes at the same time. We are not alone. We have learned from the path we have been forced to take. We are empowered. We can-and will-be just dandy.