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A BOOK OF HOPE! Are you watching your child die from substance abuse? Are you exhausted, financially drained, heartbroken, and hopeless? Matthew Seals was a bright, boisterous, boy. He checked all the boxes parent desire. He earned good grades, had wholesome friends, dutifully attended church, respected his parents, excelled at sports, and adored his baby sisters. Matthew enjoyed an ideal existence until one careless teenage decision to smoke marijuana led him from Sunday school and suburban life to suffering, slums, and day to day survival as a full-blown heroin addict. In Son Down, Son Up, Matthew's mother Brenda Seals opens her heart and home life to reveal the hell on earth she lived as the parent of an active addict. She explains her personal agony, how she contributed to her child's self-destruction, and how addiction affected her entire family. Most importantly, she shares how she found HOPE and how mother and son survived. Through this honest and humble account, Brenda encourages others that addicts can get well and families can heal. Brenda's story includes: - Warning signs of addiction - Coping methods and tips for loved ones - Matthew's first-hand description of the worst and best moments of his journey - Contributions from Brenda's husband, daughters, and daughter-in-law relating their unique experiences during Matthew's addiction and recovery - Poetry by Brenda and Matthew - Discussion questions

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It takes only a few pages...to grasp the riveting detail of a mother's courageous love for a son as she tracks him into the abysses of the unfathomable darkness of addictive insanity. Brenda Seals provides a rare glimpse of a parent's heartbroken terror and ghastly surprise in finding her child in the diabolical grip of The Beast. At the brink of hopelessness, the Grace of God brings special friends and faith-based programs of recovery into Brenda's life that begins to show her that The Beast is no match for the unconditional love from a mother and her Heavenly Father. This is not just a book for mothers, but for any family concerned. --Dr. Gil Smith Retired Celebrate Recovery Director What an accurate description. It gives HOPE to mothers like me who are still praying for their children battling The Beast. Brenda's story of faith has blessed me and I praise God for Matthew's recovery! --Cyndy Mother of an Addict This is a family disease and all are affected. By sharing her pain and mistakes made along the way, Brenda gives hope and healing to other families struggling with a loved one in the grips of active addition. Individual perspectives were captured in a way that truly drives home the concept of addiction affecting the entire family. So many families who have lost someone share their story, but few who have someone in recovery take the time to share the fact that there is HOPE. Thank you for the amazing honor of reading your incredible journey! -- Karen Pershing Executive Director, Metro Drug Coalition Wow! So much truth is now available for all the lost parents of addicts. As a pastor over a Celebrate Recovery, I get twice the number of calls from parents than I do from those struggling. Sadly, most parents do not follow my advice. Now I can hand them this book and pray they follow Brenda's. --Rev. John Gargis The book is insightful, compassionate, brave, and educational. All of us can benefit and gain hope from this family. --Vicky McDaniel, LPC, Clinical Director at Cokesbury Counseling Center Brenda's words will show those parents a way out of the hell they live in. Your story of addiction doesn't have to end in tragedy if you follow the steps that Brenda followed. --Jerry Smith, recovering addict, Founder of Havenwood, Chairman of the Board for Recovery at Ringgold

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