THE PEDERSEN RECOVERY RODCAST: CBC’S SCOTT OAKE
“If you fight against Addiction daily and are successful, I think that makes you a hero.”
– Scott Oake
The star of CBC’s Hockey Night In Canada Scott Oake tells his family’s Recovery story on the latest Pedersen Recovery Rodcast.
Oake’s son Bruce died of a drug overdose in 2011 in Winnipeg and while the Oake family will always struggle with that loss, they are working hard to ensure Bruce’s death wasn’t in vain.
In this month’s podcast Scott talks about what got Bruce on the wrong path, how he struggled even in Recovery, the stigma facing both active and recovering addicts, and what the family is doing to attack the Addiction Crisis in Winnipeg.
A huge thank you to our sponsors Fine Foods, Milk2Go Sport and CJ Evans Home Designs for bringing you another edition of the podcast, and for sponsoring my speaking tour on Substance Abuse Prevention and Recovery.
The next stop on the tour is Saturday, May 12 at the fundraising gala for the Oak Tree Place centre in Moose Jaw. We’ll be raising funds for the opening of the facility and the speakers are Billy Cuthbert and me. For tickets email jody.oakes@sasktel.net.
Please give the podcast a listen here:
