about the author
My name is Jeremy Cross, born in Langley (May 1993). A local boy from a good family and this disease took me, it doesn't discriminate.
I battled addiction for 7 years on the streets of Vancouver, my drug of choice was fentanyl and crystal. I was in and out of the legal system, I became something and someone I didn't know. When unimaginable things happened to me, I would think, I'm going to write about this some day if I ever get out of this rabbit hole.
It was incredibly hard to open "old wounds" so I could describe each event in such delicate detail. Reliving the trauma was difficult and emotional but I felt it was key for my readers to deeply relate and understand my thoughts and feelings.
I BELIeve
recovery is possible
for anyone who wants it
I tapped into making it therapeutic rather then destructive.
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I never thought the things I went through happened here in Vancouver, Canada... it truly shocked me. I felt hopeless, lost and afraid... You couldn't get much lower than I was. I never thought I would get out alive and here I am now, sober and thriving.
I want my story to inspire others, bring awareness and understanding to the addiction community, and help educate the "normies" to really get what we go through and how we sometimes get there and why it's so difficult to just "get out". It's so much more than that.
Yes, technically and physically it's a choice.
But take a ride with me and see for yourself why it's much more complicated than that.
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spreading awareness
I want to bring awareness to the judgement around homeless addicts and how they got there as it may be a story that will break your heart. You may find they were once not much different than you.
I am now a certified Peer Support Worker and I want to prevent others from going through what I went through because unlike me, many don't make it out alive.
For anyone going through a tough time that needs someone to just listen and understand them, I'm your man.
My goal is to help educate families in the community dealing with addiction who don't know what to do or what they can do to help.
Every purchase, every share,
is an opportunity for recovery for those who need it, and an invitation for deeper understanding for their loved ones
Open my book, that's where you'll find me.
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"Jeremy has fought addiction in a battle for his life.
His brave retelling of how he found himself in the grip of drugs and the dark underworld of Vancouver is nothing less than heroic. There are unspeakable nightmares for the people trying to survive addiction that exist right under our noses.
Jeremy's recovery and reunion with his family and his real self is inspiring.
If you or a loved one is looking for hope that recovery is possible, this is where you will find it."
"This book paints a fantastic picture of addiction and what the dark side of that world entails. My heart goes out to Jeremy, he's a survivor. I'm shocked by the events and I can't believe that's right here in Langley's backyard... Vancouver!
I would recommend everyone to read this book. it's beautiful written and will show other addicts that they too can embrace recovery and sobriety!
Thank you Jeremy for sharing your story to help the world!"
"My daughter is an addict and I thought that I wasn't doing enough to try and get her help as she's currently living...on the streets instead of home.
I blamed myself because I maybe don't have the money or resources to help her but after reading this book, I am so grateful for the clarity. I understand addiction or why an addict is an addict and it's so much more than "just a choice". I now understand that my daughter has to want to make the change and there's really nothing anyone can do until she's willing.
It's opened my eyes. Thank you for sharing your story, it's changed everything for me and my family!
"Jeremy has fought addiction in a battle for his life.
His brave retelling of how he found himself in the grip of drugs and the dark underworld of Vancouver is nothing less than heroic. There are unspeakable nightmares for the people trying to survive addiction that exist right under our noses.
Jeremy's recovery and reunion with his family and his real self is inspiring.
If you or a loved one is looking for hope that recovery is possible, this is where you will find it."
"i'm stunned that this is all going on right here in Vancouver... it's a whole other world that none of us know about. I can't believe he went through all of that and came out on the other side, it's incredible.
"I can't believe you're alive, my heart goes out to you and what a trooper you are for not ony surviving that but now choosing to be vulnerable and share your heroic story with the world in efforts to help other people."
"This book paints a fantastic picture of addiction and what the dark side of that world entails. My heart goes out to Jeremy, he's a survivor. I'm shocked by the events and I can't believe that's right here in Langley's backyard... Vancouver!
I would recommend everyone to read this book. it's beautiful written and will show other addicts that they too can embrace recovery and sobriety!
Thank you Jeremy for sharing your story to help the world!"
"So beautifully written! My heart goes out to Jeremy, so incredible that he survived that and has come out on the other side and now has created this book.
Everyone must read this!"
"it's insane. I'm reading this and my eyes are burning from tears and because I can't put it down. I'm suggesting it to a friend that i ache for as she is going through a situation with her adult son."
"My daughter is an addict and I thought that I wasn't doing enough to try and get her help as she's currently living...on the streets instead of home.
I blamed myself because I maybe don't have the money or resources to help her but after reading this book, I am so grateful for the clarity. I understand addiction or why an addict is an addict and it's so much more than "just a choice". I now understand that my daughter has to want to make the change and there's really nothing anyone can do until she's willing.
It's opened my eyes. Thank you for sharing your story, it's changed everything for me and my family!
I LOVE MY READERS
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