Stay Close by Agent Levine Greenberg Libby Cataldi

Stay Close by Agent Levine Greenberg Libby Cataldi

Libby Cataldi was the head of a private school and prided herself on being attuned to the problems her students endured. So how was it that she missed her own son Jeff's descent into addiction, even as he escalated to more and more dangerous drugs? How did Jeff, a loving brother and son, and a star athlete, start using in the first place? And how could Libby help him without risking the rest of her family?

Stagli vicino, an Italian recovering addict told the author. Stay close--never leave him, even when he is most unlovable. This is not a book about how to save a child. It is a book about what it means to stay close to a loved one gripped by addiction. It is about one son who came home and one mother who never gave up hope.

Stay Close is one mother's tough, honest, and intimate tale that chronicles her son's severe drug addiction, as it corroded all relationships from the inside out. It is a story of deep trauma and deep despair, but also of deep hope--and healing.

He told her, Mom, never quit believing. And she didn't.

Cataldi, Libby: - Libby Cataldi holds a doctorate in education and has been an educator all her life, most recently as head of Maryland's Calverton School. She has two sons, Jeff and Jeremy Bratton, and divides her time between Annapolis, Maryland and Florence, Italy. She is the author of the book Stay Close: A Mother's Story of Her Son's Addiction.

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ISBN 13	9780312538781
ISBN 10	0312538782
Title	Stay Close
Author	Agent Levine Greenberg Libby Cataldi
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	St. Martin's Press
Year published	2009-04-28
Number of pages	304
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.