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If You Love Me: A Mother's Journey Through Her Daughter's Opioid Addiction by Maureen Cavanagh - 4* - My Review

In this memoir of the personal impact of the opioid crisis, Maureen Cavanagh recounts her painful experiences as the mother of a heroin-addicted daughter, Katie. Maureen initially knows very little about what to do. Maureen and her ex-husband repeatedly must track Katie down and send her to rehabilitation clinics, but Katie leaves the programs, relapses, and overdoses multiple times. Maureen shares her guilt, sorrow, and frustration as she attempts to get Katie the help she needs, while still trying to keep her own life together. During these three years, Maureen connected with others in the same situation and founded a non-profit (Magnolia New Beginnings) to help those suffering from addiction find assistance and begin the path to wellness. This is an emotional and heartbreaking story.