For those who are struggling with addiction, surviving this pandemic requires constant restraint. And for some, it's proven too much to bear.
For those who are struggling with addiction, surviving this pandemic requires constant restraint. And for some, it's already proven too much to bear.Shon Myers and Claire Hanley grew up in the same, small Maine town. It wasn’t until last fall that they reconnected, at 43 and 37 years old, via the dating app Bumble. When they met up again in October, Meyers revealed to Hanley that he was a recovering heroin addict.
Since Myers wasn’t a “techie person,” according to Hanley, she offered to show him how to use the video conference service Zoom so he could continue participating in his meetings online. But after a couple attempts, Myers got discouraged. “It’s not the same,” he told Hanley.“Shon was a fisherman, a very salt-of-the-earth-type person,” she says. “He relied on that in-person connection, handshakes, hugs. He had a lot of friends in the Portland recovery community. It was almost like his church.
The Saturday before Easter, however, Myers seemed to be in lighter spirits. They’d spent the morning in Hanley’s backyard playing with her son Charlie. She’d snapped a photo of them together, Myers sitting in an azure lawn chair with Charlie perched high on his wide shoulders, the two of them smiling with Ted, Hanley’s 12-year-old terrier mix, curled up on Myers’s lap.Courtesy of Claire Hanley
Hanley laid down for a nap with her son, but when she woke up Myers still hadn’t returned. She texted him, but he didn’t respond. Because he’d been upset, she thought maybe he’d just needed some space to cool off and told herself not to worry.
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