The Struggles and Loss of their Son

This is a Heart Breaking story of a mother and father's struggles and the loss of their son due to addiction and mental illness. His struggles, his death from Heroin/ Fentanyl, and the amazing connection she had after his life.  One issue Barbara talks about is how difficult it was to obtain any information about an adult child's progress in treatment or to be involved with giving any information at all.  Barbara discusses her connections to her son in his afterlife! Barbara is a Retired  R.N. and Author of "Bryant's Story".Bryant's Story is a raw, emotional and to the point powerful bookBetsy Wurzel and Barbara Oxenham discussed the stigma of mental health issues and drug addiction in our society today. How our society judges the parents and those who are addicted with very little understanding.  Betsy dedicates this show in memory of  Bryant Oxenham. For more information: https://bit.ly/3yKpmK7Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/chatting-with-betsy--4211847/support.💡 At Passionate World Talk Radio, we believe real conversations matter. Stay inspired and keep listening to Chatting with Betsy at www.passionateworldtalkradio.com.