Friday
January 23, 2015

Epilogue: Tony

Two weeks later, Tony overdosed and died.  He had gone to the casino with his father “just to keep an eye on him.”  Mike, Tony’s father, said Tony ran into someone he knew, and they disappeared for a while. Apparently Tony bought some Oxycontin, but didn’t take into consideration how long he’d been off opiates.  His tolerance was much lower than it had been a year before.

Tony’s father stopped drinking and gambling. He stopped going to strip clubs, lost fifty pounds, and became a familiar sight at local AA meetings. He helped a lot of people get sober.  He just never forgave himself for not getting clean before Tony died.

“I always told Tony I’d stop drinking tomorrow,” Mike said.  “Now I know there’s only today.”

Today

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