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i said i wasn't going to do this anymore, but my life just took a down slide.
I used to write about a friend of mine name Chris who was fighting against his addiction to drugs and alcohol. I lived with him for a while and was able to finally get him into treatment. At one point he had a relapse and started doing cocaine again, this caused us to get into it a great deal of issues between us and we stopped being as close as we once were... and he knew that. Eventually he went back to into rehab, started going to twice daily AA and NA meetings. After a few months at the rehab, he went into a half way house and then about a month and a half ago into his own apartment again with a fellow recovering friend.
Unfortunately, he slipped again.
On the morning of Sunday June 23rd, the Chicago Police discovered Chris's body, the victim to an overdose of cocaine. He is gone now and i feel like a part of me has died as well.
When i moved to Chicago in January of 2001, i soon thereafter gained employment as the IT Manager for Glenview Systems, Inc. During my first interview i met this tall, aloof man full of idea and excitement that we would be working together. For the first 8 months i lived in Chicago, he was my only real friend, and through everything he was my best male friend here. After my breakup with Renee he offered me a place to live where i worked to help him with his addictions to alcohol. During that time we got into many fights concerning it but he eventually went into treatment. I was so proud of him.
Chris was a good man; intelligent, probably one of the most kind-hearted individuals i have ever met, and always willing to help out those who needed him. But he failed to know how to help himself. I tried, our boss and coworkers tried.. but ultimately it was up to him.. and he learned the ultimate lesson of his disease.
I will miss you Chris and i will always love you.. be at peace my friend, you aren't hurting anymore. I just pray to God that you finally know how very important you are to all of us that were in your life, and that i am a better man just having known you.
Chris B. Day
1969 - 2002
Rest In Peace, My Friend
I used to write about a friend of mine name Chris who was fighting against his addiction to drugs and alcohol. I lived with him for a while and was able to finally get him into treatment. At one point he had a relapse and started doing cocaine again, this caused us to get into it a great deal of issues between us and we stopped being as close as we once were... and he knew that. Eventually he went back to into rehab, started going to twice daily AA and NA meetings. After a few months at the rehab, he went into a half way house and then about a month and a half ago into his own apartment again with a fellow recovering friend.
Unfortunately, he slipped again.
On the morning of Sunday June 23rd, the Chicago Police discovered Chris's body, the victim to an overdose of cocaine. He is gone now and i feel like a part of me has died as well.
When i moved to Chicago in January of 2001, i soon thereafter gained employment as the IT Manager for Glenview Systems, Inc. During my first interview i met this tall, aloof man full of idea and excitement that we would be working together. For the first 8 months i lived in Chicago, he was my only real friend, and through everything he was my best male friend here. After my breakup with Renee he offered me a place to live where i worked to help him with his addictions to alcohol. During that time we got into many fights concerning it but he eventually went into treatment. I was so proud of him.
Chris was a good man; intelligent, probably one of the most kind-hearted individuals i have ever met, and always willing to help out those who needed him. But he failed to know how to help himself. I tried, our boss and coworkers tried.. but ultimately it was up to him.. and he learned the ultimate lesson of his disease.
I will miss you Chris and i will always love you.. be at peace my friend, you aren't hurting anymore. I just pray to God that you finally know how very important you are to all of us that were in your life, and that i am a better man just having known you.
Chris B. Day
1969 - 2002
Rest In Peace, My Friend