A photo of a family standing together in a moment of fear has gone viral after it was shared with an important message about drug addiction.
“It’s a 3am phone call that we knew was coming, but prayed it never would. It’s a doctor having to tell another family that their loved one is legally brain dead.
Pennington, a father-of-two, had a long history struggling with substance abuse dating back to his teens.
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