12-29-2025, 07:44 PM
The true story of a teenager who lost his best friend in a car accident, and who took refuge in drug abuse to ease his pain. His astonishing story takes you from the horrible depths of depression to the glory of triumph over evil.
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When my best friend Kyle was killed in an auto
accident I turned to drugs. Why not? I was already into
so-called substance abuse so it was easy to lean more
heavily on my addiction to cope with my loss.
I was a year younger than Kyle who, at just 19,
was poised for a career as a marine biologist. He had
everything to live for; all cruelly snatched away in a
few hours, leaving his family, friends and lovers
devastated, particularly me.
“Come on, man, let’s party!” he said when he
phoned to ask me to join him that fateful night. But I
was too busy, hoping to get my way with a new
girlfriend, so I declined his invitation. If I’d accepted,
things might have been different, and Kyle might still
be alive today.
My name is Stuart Shaffer and this is the story
of how Kyle’s mentor and soul mate, G, helped me to
escape the depths of suicidal depression, quit the
drugs, and turn my life around… all via email. G was
the only person in the world I could turn to; the only
person I could trust with my darkest of secrets.