Chris and Kelly's HOPE Foundation
Please designate the Chris and Kelly’s HOPE Foundation Fund.
c/o The Community Foundation of Greenville
10 South Academy Street
Suite 350
Greenville, SC 29601
864.233.5925 tel
864.242.9292 fax
founder@chriskellyhope.org
www.cfgreenville.org
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Recovery and Community During COVID-19
I recently learned of a conversation a friend had with a 97-year-old woman. She had survived the Depression, World War II, the loss of two sons, 9/11 and more. She stated that through everything she experienced, there were three commonalities:
- They always got through it
- In the middle of it, they did not believe they could survive
- There was a sense of community – people supported each other
Read more below:
Midwest Book Review – May 2020
I’m very pleased to be included in the Midwest Book Review!
MBR Bookwatch: May 2020
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
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Review:
Don’t Forget Me
Steve M. Grant
Morgan James Publishing
11815 Fountain Way, Suite 300, Newport News, VA 23606-4448
www.morganjamespublishing.com
9781642795486, $14.95, PB, 168pp, www.amazon.com
Synopsis: With the pervasiveness of drugs today and death by overdose as the leading cause of death for people under 50 in the US, almost everyone has been directly or indirectly affected by this drug epidemic. Loving someone with substance abuse can be terrifying.
In “Don’t Forget Me: A Lifeline of HOPE for Those Touched by Substance Abuse and Addiction”, Steve Grant shares what he learned during his own difficult journey to encourage and guide other parents who are living with children who are struggling with substance abuse.
“Don’t Forget Me” tells the story of Steve’s two sons, Chris and Kelly, who took distinctly different paths to the same outcome: death by overdose. Steve reveals not only a highlight reel of the things he got right but takes an honest look at the mistakes he made along the way to help other parents avoid those same mistakes.
Of special note is the provision of time-tested, practical suggestions to assure family members of those struggling with substance abuse they have not lost their mind and encourages them to find hope — even on the darkest days.
Critique: A truly extraordinary, sensitively presented, impressively informative, and deeply personal account, “Don’t Forget Me: A Lifeline of HOPE for Those Touched by Substance Abuse and Addiction” should be a part of very community and academic library Grief & Bereavement, Substance Abuse Recovery, and Drug Dependency Recovery collections and supplemental curriculum studies list. It should be noted for students, counselors, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject and/or who are dealing with substance abuse within their own families that “Don’t Forget Me” is also readily available in a digital book format (Kindle, $8.49).
Editorial Note: Steve M. Grant is an active volunteer in the community, has been a guest on several podcasts, and is a regularly sought-after speaker with the nonprofit he founded: Chris and Kelly’s HOPE Foundation which maintains a web site at https://chriskellyhope.org
Helen Dumont, Reviewer
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WMT Morning Show – IHeartRadio
Thank you, Douglas Wagner and Jeffrey Johnston for the opportunity to join you on WMT Morning show on iHeart radio this morning. (5/20/2020)
Two fathers. Three addiction deaths. They could have collapsed. But they didn’t. Jeff Johnston and Steve Grant joined Doug to talk about how they’re fighting back against opioid addiction.
Listen above, or on IHeart Radio.
Steve Grant Featured Letters from Dabo Pt. 10
Steve Grant Featured on The Epoch Times
Thankful for the opportunity to be interviewed by Andrew Thomas for The Epoch Times. Read the article at The Epoch Times.
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Steve Grant at the Morgan James Red Carpet Event
On March 12, 2020, Morgan James Publishers presented The Winter 2020 Catalog Live from the Red Carpet event to celebrate the authors and launch their new books. This is Steve Grant’s interview for “Don’t Forget Me: A Lifeline of HOPE for Those Touched by Substance Abuse and Addiction.”
Steve Grant on Good Grief with Cheryl Jones
Thankful for the opportunity to be on Good Grief with Cheryl Jones this evening. Thank you, Cheryl for the work that you do to help others with grief.
Steve Grant could never have imagined that both of his sons would die of accidental drug overdoses. Despite the differences in each of their lives, losing both of them to the opioid epidemic demanded that Steve struggle with his own choices in trying to help them. Taking an honest look at what he tried, what he did, and what experts say about how families respond led to a book, Don’t Forget Me, offering hope to all who struggle with a family member’s addiction. Along with the questions Steve needed to answer for himself, there was also the painful process of grief from the unimaginable; the loss of both his sons. As a man of action, grief inevitably led Steve to make use of the experience through his writing and through the foundation he founded to support other people struggling with the same difficulty. In small and large ways, Steve vowed to make a difference, using his business expertise and his personal experience to support young people and families affected by addiction.
Listen to the episode here.
Steve Grant Featured on Livin’ Upstate
Upstate author’s new book offers message of hope and healing
View article and segment here.
2 sons’ overdose deaths inspire father’s book to help others
Thank you, Geoff Hart and WYFF, for having me in the studio today to talk about my new book, “Don’t Forget Me.” I appreciate the opportunity to let people know about the book which shares the story of my two sons who took distinctly different paths to the same outcome: death by overdose. This book is a story of loss and healing, encouraging hope for those who love someone struggling with substance abuse.
2 sons’ overdose deaths inspire father’s book to help others
What a Father Learned After Losing Both Sons to Drug Overdoses
Steve Grant lost both of his children to drug overdoses, his oldest at 21 years old and his youngest, five years later, at 24.
“I used to be known as the insurance guy or the baseball coach at St. Joseph’s. Now I am known as the guy who lost both of his sons to drug overdoses,” says Mr. Grant, 61, a managing director for MassMutual in South Carolina. […]