To lose a parent at an early age is a heart-breaking experience. When Brenden Bickerstaff-Clark learned that the mother of his son had died from a heroin overdose, he was faced with the task of delivering the worst news imaginable to the young boy.
A recovering addict himself, he was forced to sit down with his son and explain that his mother had passed away after taking a lethal amount of heroin.
Drug abuse doesn’t just affect the user
In the video, Bickerstaff-Clark is positioned across the table from his son. Holding onto the child’s hand, he briefly tells him the circumstances of his mother’s death. Both father and son are visibly traumatized, with the latter crying in the arms of the woman seated next to him.
Photo: Brendan Bickerstaff-Clark sits down with his son to break the tragic news.
Photo: His son collapses with grief into the arms of the woman next to him.
Bickerstaff-Clark chose to record his son’s reaction as a stark warning to addicts everywhere. It has been viewed more than 14 million times. He has sent out a plea to all addicts via his Facebook page, urging them to “…get help so that our children don’t have to suffer.”
Featured photo credit: Brenden Bickerstaff-Clark via facebook.com
