Category Archives: Dopefiend: a father’s journey from addiction to redemption

Dopefiend Excerpt: Sunday Celebrations at Rockford

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Tim Elhajj

Each week at Rockford, there was a Sunday celebration: families brought home-cooked meals, girlfriends appeared in tight jeans and teased hair, and sons mended family ties. Aaron (not pictured) and I (pictured, far right) never participated. He had a girlfriend … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Dopefiend Excerpt: Joey and His Mom Celebrate Three Years Old

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Tim Elhajj

More than twenty years ago, I moved to New York City with less tan twenty dollars in my pocket to kick a heroin habit. I was leaving behind my beautiful three-year-old boy, who had his mother’s straw-colored hair and clear … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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