Three Brothers

Episode Three

Three Brothers - Overdose Awareness | The Unhealed. Siblings; Series by Unfiltered. Unhealed;

There are conversations some people never expect to have. Conversations that make people uncomfortable. Conversations that people typically shy away from.

Conversations about addiction. Overdose. Funeral arrangements. Autopsy reports. The call that changes everything. And yet, for so many families, these things silently become part of their story.

Those are the conversations Meme & I have.

This episode of Unhealed. Siblings; is about three brothers: Michael, Stephen, and Pat.

Three different lives. Three different personalities. Three people who were loved long before addiction ever became part of their story.

In our prior episode, Meme shared her middle brother, Westley's story. In this episode, Meme opens up about losing two of her other brothers, Michael and Stephen.

I share pieces of my own brother, Pat.

Different stories, different circumstances, but somehow so many of the same feelings. The guilt, anger and unanswered questions. The wondering if there was something you missed. The replaying of conversations years later.

The moments where you think you've made peace with it, only to find yourself right back in the middle of the grief again.

The conversation in this episode also touches on fentanyl, Narcan, the Good Samaritan Act, and the reality of what families are facing every day as overdose deaths continue to affect communities everywhere. Not because we're experts, but because awareness matters.

Carrying Narcan matters. Making the call matters. Staying matters.

And sometimes talking about it matters.

This episode isn't meant to provide answers. It isn't meant to tie grief up with a neat little bow. It's simply two siblings talking about the brothers they miss.

Still here. Still healing. Still siblings.🪽

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