'As a parent, you know your children have their own lives and make their own choices—but you just can't help to feel responsible, of course, for them.'
Etheridge shared that Beckett, who is one of two children Etheridge had with former partner Julie Cypher, was first introduced to painkillers after he broke his ankle during a snowboarding incident. That led to a downward spiral.
"I tried to help… you do everything you can because you're a parent," Etheridge said."He made these choices and he was a young adult. I couldn't save him -- only he could save him."Now, to honor her son's life, the singer-songwriter is moving forward by bringing awareness to the dangers of drug addiction and helping fund research programs through the Etheridge Foundation.
"I'm very intense about raising funds for research into what we can do with this disease," Etheridge said."This scourge that takes so many of our young people every day."Since her son's death, Etheridge has found that music is helping her both heal and grieve. "There's something about singing, something about opening the soul, it's got me through everything," said Etheridge."It got me through being different in the world, it got me through cancer, healing, it gets me through this, because to reach into your soul and open your voice, that part of you that expresses music, it's such a gift."
One song in particular that has helped her gain strength during these challenging times is a song she wrote after her father passed away in the '90s, called"Talking to My Angel."Melissa Etheridge performs on stage at San Diego Pride Festival 2019 on July 14, 2019 in San Diego."That was about connecting to those who have passed to the non-physical," Etheridge said."I've been talking to my angel and he says that it's alright.
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