shiz702
10-04-09, 12:05 PM
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2229294.html
Good read but a sad story.
Good read but a sad story.
Northern California - Local Chad Gerlach back on the streets
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loopybunny
10-04-09, 12:12 PM
I totally just read that. Breaks my heart. I was really pulling for him to stay clean. What a waste.
JoelS
10-04-09, 05:06 PM
Very sad. It's up to him though.
caloso
10-04-09, 05:11 PM
Aw geez, Chad.
(Well, at least this story kept at least one cyclist in recovery sober one more day....)
(Well, at least this story kept at least one cyclist in recovery sober one more day....)
jacobsdad
10-04-09, 05:15 PM
Just read the story and yes, while sad and a waste of someones talent; you can only help someone who wants to be helped. His own strenth(being a fighter) is also his achilles and shortcoming. We saw the Intervention show and towards the end of the follow-up show, wasn't his wife pregnant? He needs to get it together for his child- hopefully he'll realize that soon.
brentley
10-04-09, 06:44 PM
Addiction is an awful demon to have on your tail.
A really good friend of mine from college just lost his battle to addiction at age 43 this summer.
It is not an easy thing to do under most circumstances and it is really awful to fall back into the old (wrong) ways. My friend had been clean for 5 years, was a conselor in a rehab facility, slipped off the wagon and in less than a year was dead.
I hope that somehow Chad can be helped.
A really good friend of mine from college just lost his battle to addiction at age 43 this summer.
It is not an easy thing to do under most circumstances and it is really awful to fall back into the old (wrong) ways. My friend had been clean for 5 years, was a conselor in a rehab facility, slipped off the wagon and in less than a year was dead.
I hope that somehow Chad can be helped.
taxi777
10-04-09, 07:19 PM
Addiction is an awful demon to have on your tail.
A really good friend of mine from college just lost his battle to addiction at age 43 this summer.
It is not an easy thing to do under most circumstances and it is really awful to fall back into the old (wrong) ways. My friend had been clean for 5 years, was a conselor in a rehab facility, slipped off the wagon and in less than a year was dead.
I hope that somehow Chad can be helped.
Hey sorry to hear that Brent...You're right, addiction is a Demon. The reasons and the triggers that cause someone to "Fall off the wagon" are quite complex and only through an individuals commitment to ones self, plus intense cognitive therapy and support, it's very hard to beat. Genetic proclivity has a lot to do with it too...
Chad really needs to find and confront himself honestly...
A really good friend of mine from college just lost his battle to addiction at age 43 this summer.
It is not an easy thing to do under most circumstances and it is really awful to fall back into the old (wrong) ways. My friend had been clean for 5 years, was a conselor in a rehab facility, slipped off the wagon and in less than a year was dead.
I hope that somehow Chad can be helped.
Hey sorry to hear that Brent...You're right, addiction is a Demon. The reasons and the triggers that cause someone to "Fall off the wagon" are quite complex and only through an individuals commitment to ones self, plus intense cognitive therapy and support, it's very hard to beat. Genetic proclivity has a lot to do with it too...
Chad really needs to find and confront himself honestly...
Beaker
10-04-09, 07:29 PM
Very sad. Hopefully he can pull through this relapse.
Lanceoldstrong
10-05-09, 11:39 AM
9/1/85 - today.
25 years and counting without a drink.
There but for the grace of God go I.
My heart goes out to Chad and his family.
25 years and counting without a drink.
There but for the grace of God go I.
My heart goes out to Chad and his family.
Mhendricks
10-05-09, 12:19 PM
9/1/85 - today.
25 years and counting without a drink.
There but for the grace of God go I.
My heart goes out to Chad and his family.
15 years and counting without a drug only by the grace of God and NA.
25 years and counting without a drink.
There but for the grace of God go I.
My heart goes out to Chad and his family.
15 years and counting without a drug only by the grace of God and NA.
calamarichris
10-05-09, 12:27 PM
"I told him that just what you have done already has helped a lot of people," said Velasquez, who has been clean for three years and co-owns an auto repair shop. "Your story and your struggle give other people strength, and you're letting a lot of people down."Sounds like a terrific way to put pressure on someone and make them feel terrible at the same time. It's only 10:26am and this paragraph made me crave a drink.
caloso
10-05-09, 12:49 PM
15 years and counting without a drug only by the grace of God and NA.
Trudging the road of happy destiny since 12/28/98. Keep coming back! (You too, Chad.)
Trudging the road of happy destiny since 12/28/98. Keep coming back! (You too, Chad.)
rumbutter
10-05-09, 08:05 PM
Thats really sad.
taxi777
10-05-09, 10:29 PM
>>>9/1/85 - today.
25 years and counting without a drink.
There but for the grace of God go I.<<<
>>>15 years and counting without a drug only by the grace of God and NA.<<<
+1
25 years and counting without a drink.
There but for the grace of God go I.<<<
>>>15 years and counting without a drug only by the grace of God and NA.<<<
+1
Beaker
10-12-09, 10:40 PM
An update tweeted from Velonews - a ray of hope?
http://www.velonews.com/article/99129#
http://www.velonews.com/article/99129#
JoelS
10-12-09, 10:47 PM
Who knows? It's all in his hands. If he wants to stay clean, really wants it, he will find a way to do so. Otherwise he'll return to the streets.
kaiserboy
10-13-09, 12:52 AM
I have no sympathy for the guy. He knows enough about addiction at this point so he can make the right choice. He is not getting any younger.