Michael K. Williams And The Tragedy Of The Celebrity Overdose
The recent overdose of actor Michael K. Williams has adoring fans shaken to the core I found out about the actor’s death on a call with a sober friend who was bereft. He was a huge fan and said he hadn’t been this upset since Philip Seymour Hoffman, another devastating actor overdose. He wasn’t alone. […]
Not Prepared For Son’s Life After Overdose
Life after overdose is trauma beyond imagining for loved ones. My son Josh lay there in the trauma room comatose and hooked up to a ventilator and everything else that could be. As a physician, I was used to taking care of others in that situation; now the shoe was on the other foot. Straddling […]