When All Seemed Lost, PAL Offered Us Hope

When All Seemed Lost, PAL Offered Us Hope

  My wife and I have been married for 55 years and sadly, addiction has been a part of my family for much of that time. I have two sons, my youngest died in 2002 from septic poisoning from a dirty drug needle. I also have four 4 grandchildren, two of whom live with...
Finding Understanding Friends and Greater Peace

Finding Understanding Friends and Greater Peace

  My wife and I wanted to have children, but we had infertility problems. We lived in Europe for over a year, and many people were praying that we might be able to have children. It was incredibly exciting when, on the very day we returned to the U.S., we discovered...
Finding Strength, Boundaries, and Hope Through PAL

Finding Strength, Boundaries, and Hope Through PAL

  I am the mom of three children, one son, one daughter, and one baby in Heaven. I also have two stepsons and four grandchildren, with one in Heaven. My first child, Justin, was a bright, talented child with lots of energy! Early on in grade school, he had some...
Love Transforms Through Understanding and Faith

Love Transforms Through Understanding and Faith

  I am a proud father and grandfather of three grown children and four beautiful grandchildren. I was raised in a major city in the Midwest.  My family was deeply affected by substance use disorder. My father battled alcohol addiction for years, but he finally stopped...