EVERYDAY “Nobody stays recovered unless the life they have created is more rewarding and satisfying than the one they left behind.”
- Anne Fletcher
We have written about addiction many times. The effects of someone’s struggle with drug addiction stretch out far beyond them. Their immediate family also feels the impact when their loved one has a drug or alcohol problem. Whether it is a child, parent or spouse, addiction alters the lives of anyone who loves the person. As we begin 2022, we share a plea for help for a neighbor whose life has been rocked by addiction. Everyday Angels would love to assist this sweet couple during a difficult season. We will accept grocery and gas cards to help with the costs of caring for extended family and to help with the daily commutes for treatment. We pray for healing for both the grandpa and daughter and for strength for the sweet wife and grandmother. We look forward to sharing a victorious followup story.
Everyday Angels is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving Cherokee County since 2000. To make a tax deductible donation, visit www.everydayangels. info to donate via Paypal, or send your donations to: Everyday Angels, PMB 380, 1025 Rose Creek Drive, Suite 620, Woodstock GA, 30189. One hundred percent of your funds will go to the family you specify. If you know of a special need in your community, email aaeverydayangels@gmail.com.
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AROUND WOODSTOCK | February 2022
Dear Everyday Angels: I write to you out of concern for dear neighbors and friends who have been dealt with more than their fair share over the years, especially recently. Throughout the past 20-plus years, I have lived a few houses down from a wonderful couple with three children. One of their kids struggled with serious addiction issues that created turmoil in what was supposed to be the golden retirement years. They tirelessly tried to get help for their daughter over the years and kept her children while she spent months in and out of rehab facilities, and then, long term when their daughter was incarcerated. During this time, this wonderful Christian couple reverted back to parenthood while in their late 60s, praying that this time, things may be different when their daughter returned. I have always admired their dedication to their family no matter how unfair it seemed. I recently learned that the husband, dad, grandpa was diagnosed with prostate cancer, stage 3. His treatment began before the holidays. A group of neighbors got together and are planning to assist with meals for them, since the grandmother is busy caring for her husband and two young grandchildren. She is tired and weary. It saddens me to see such wonderful people having to endure this all at once. They are allowing us to help them but would have never asked. We are doing as much as we can for them, but I would love to do more. We would love to help pay some of their bills, groceries, gas, etc. and relieve some of the stress from their hectic lives. They do not deserve all they have been through and continue to go through. Any little bit of assistance you can provide would be great encouragement for them.
