Christine Naman (pictured left) celebrates her
daughter’s recovery every day. In a story that plays out in far too many
households, Christine’s daughter, Natalie, became addicted to heroin in spite
of a loving family and a comfortable life.
Christine traces her daughter's
years-long battle with addiction — and her own struggles with denial — in About Natalie, a gripping, cautionary tale of how a child can suddenly end up on the
wrong path, meet the wrong people and get lost in the unthinkable.
About Natalie takes readers deep
inside Christine’s emotional and mental turmoil as she grows into her new,
unfortunate role as the parent of an addict. She steps on syringes left on the
floor and wrestles one from the family dog’s mouth. She lives the nightmare of
finding an unresponsive child on the floor and uses Narcan to revive her. She
chases away a drug dealer and stays up all night waiting for her missing child
to come home. She rejoices during periods of recovery and hope and is
devastated during relapses. When her daughter suffers, Christine suffers right
along with her.
Interwoven with Christine’s
reflections are Natalie’s compelling poems that share her personal pain and the
unvarnished truth of her struggle.
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Full of compassion, understanding
and hope for addicts, About Natalie is a story of fighting for — and right
alongside — the ones we love, no matter how difficult the circumstances. It is
a story of keeping the faith, battling hard and never giving up.
Bestselling author Christine Pisera
Naman is a wife to a beautiful man named Peter and a mother to three fantastic
kids named Jason, Natalie and Trevor. In her free time, she enjoys crocheting,
which she does poorly; painting, again poorly; and volunteering at her local
hospital, which she hopes she does well. She is the author of the Faces of Hope
series of books that are now housed in the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York
City. Her other works include Caterpillar Kisses, Christmas Lights, The Novena
and The Believers. About Natalie is her heart poured onto paper.
She hopes that by sharing her
family’s difficult story she can bring understanding and knowledge to those who
do not know the problem firsthand as well as provide comfort to those who know
the nightmare of addiction all too well.
For the About Natalie Addiction
Comfort Community, please visit www.aboutnatalieaddictioncomfort.com.
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