Benches in West Kelowna, Lower Mainland help keep man’s legacy alive
A beautiful recovery story came to a tragic end when 20-year-old Ben Baker died of an accidental overdose on Jan. 23.The first bench is to go in West Kelowna, while the other is to go across the street from the treatment facility in New Westminster that gave Ben what his stepdad describes as his best years.“His best friend Jaxsn Cahill passed away, that was a major traumatic experience.
“About five days later he woke up. About five days after that he was speaking a little bit. A few days after that he was able to walk.”Summach and his wife then did everything they could to advocate for Ben to get treatment with the Last Door in New Westminster. “It not only gave us Ben back, it was like the best version of Ben I had ever seen. He was truly happy, he found a great girlfriend, he got a great job that he liked, he was doing so well. We have nothing but good things to say about that program.”
“Ben was trying, he was on track with a lot of things, but at the same time I know… recovery is not going to be a straight line.” Summach says that’s the thing with current street drugs, “it only takes one step back and that can be it and it does not discriminate on who you are.”
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