Dear David: Dealing with My Son's Addiction One Letter at a Time

by Martha Wegner

''Dear David'' is author Martha Wegner's firsthand account of how her son David's addiction to drugs affected her family. The book's content comes from the letters Wegner wrote to David after he walked away from a treatment program in 2014 and disappeared.

By turns heartbreaking and humorous, the letters share the ups and downs of David's decisions and how they influence his family, as well as Martha's hopes for his eventual recovery.

Genres: Nonfiction

216 pages, Paperback

Published April 24, 2019

Reviews

[Dawn Graziano · Rating 2 out of 5]

I too had a son who was addicted to heroin and homeless. Thankfully, like the author’s son, he is sober (for today). I felt that the book was a compilation of very sugar coated letters. While I know we all handle and express things differently I was a bit disappointed in, what I felt, were letters written that held back the anger and other emotions present.

[Molly · Rating 5 out of 5]

So difficult

[Tina · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good read. A mother's notes to her son as she deals with his addiction and how it affects her.