“…Their light was never not seeking me out.
It’s the only thing I could think.
He said it felt like it was his last chance to change.
If you or anyone you know needs help with addiction issues, help is available.
Visit theSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration websiteor contact SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
“Beau was an unflagging lodestar for me.
“After Beau died, I never felt more alone.
I lost hope,” he wrote, perVanity Fair.
“The first memory I have is of lying in a hospital bed next to my brother … Hunter struggled to cope with the loss and fell off the wagon following Beau’s death.
The relationship raised eyebrows when it was revealed in March 2017.
And it was out of love.
And I thought that maybe that love would bring my brother back.
And it didn’t work.”
The romance not only ended his marriage but put a strain on his relationship with his daughters.
However, his actions during the height of his alcohol and cocaine addiction caught up with him.
At the time, Joe said he would not pardon his son regardless of the outcome of the trial.
President Biden later walked back his statement and signed a pardon for Hunter that rendered the verdicts moot.
It’s too much a part of my story.
I’m only one choice away from being back exactly where I was.”
He added that the same goes for everyone in recovery from addiction.
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available.
Call or text 988 or chat988lifeline.org.
