Mistakes

So this weekend my nephew Od'd on Heroin. Yea not a good thing. He is only 17. Still in high school, and still has a whole life a head of him.
I feel bad for him. I know why he is struggling, he lives with his mom, and all she cares about is herself. There is more to it than that.
I feel bad, because his dad hasn't been a big part of his life, we haven't either. I just started seeing his kids the last time my brother came to town. I have tried to have a bigger part in his kids lives since then.
I had the feeling that we should go up and see him. So yesterday Josh and I took the kiddos and headed up to PMC. When I walked in the room I just hugged him, and told him that we loved him.
While talking to him, I said we all make mistakes, the important thing is that we learn from the mistake and move on. Josh told him that he had 2 uncles that have died from the same thing. And how hard it was to watch them.
I do hope that he learns from this, and that he knows we are there for him what ever it might be.