By Andy Gordon By the time my dad retired, he had accumulated an impressive resumé… decorated World War II Marine, entrepreneur, founder, successful real estate developer, and loving husband and father.
But here’s the one thing he was that you couldn’t find on his resumé: addict.
One day, some 30 years before he passed away, he went to the doctor’s office seeking help for mild depression. He left with a bottle of pills. The next visit, he was given more powerful pills. The visit after, his dosage was increased again.
This pattern continued. In less than two years, he was hooked on some of the most …read more
