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  • The Rehab Journals of Amelia F.W. Caruso (1989-2009)
  • By: Melissa M. Weiksnar
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  • Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
  • 2.7 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)
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Summary

Amy Caruso was a junior in the nursing program at Boston College and seemed to have everything going for her - brains, beauty, athleticism, career goals, a loving family, and many wonderful friends. But in November 2009, she admitted she was a heroin addict and voluntarily entered treatment. Five weeks later she died from an overdose at the treatment facility on the day after Christmas, weeks shy of her twenty-first birthday.

Melissa Weiksnar attended Wellesley College and is a graduate of MIT, Harvard Business School, and the University of Houston. After 20 years in the high-technology industry, she changed careers to high-school teaching. Since Amy died, Melissa has been telling Amy's story to school, college, community, and religious groups to help others understand how addiction is an equal opportunity disease. She and her husband have two older children and live in Massachusetts.
©2012 Amelibro Press LLC (P)2012 Amelibro Press LLC
Biographies & Memoirs Mental Health Psychology
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"Melissa Weiksnar's detailed and bravely honest account of the years leading up to her daughter's tragic death brings true insight into the challenges and angst of parenting a child suffering from addiction. Amy's words and spirit can be felt through her journal entries and allow readers to immerse themselves within the mind of a person struggling to get sober. This story is ammunition towards fighting the stereotype of the 'typical' addict and is evidence that neither a loving family, education nor socioeconomic status can save a person from the powerful grip of addiction. May this book help others to find meaning in their losses and increase awareness about the most effective ways to support a loved one with an addiction." (Sarah Allen Benton, M.S., LMHC, therapist and author of Understanding the High-Functioning Alcoholic)

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Too fast & too much irrelevant detail

I had to change the settings to slow down the speed of the narrator. The book had too many irrelevant details that made me loose interest. It literally covers details such as got a cup of coffee at 8.46

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very good

a very good book howrrowing you feel for this lady but learn a lot i didnt know some things good reshurch book as well

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