"Rock bottom to me, well, it looked like this: I was physically, emotionally dead. I had nothing left, and I was contemplating suicide. That's what rock bottom was to me," says Crandell.
Todd turned his life around and started "Racing for Recovery," a walk that helps recovering addicts like Matthew Spradlin. "Specifically, I'm a recovering heroin addict... I've been to jail, prison two times actually. I've got felonies in 2 different states," says Spradlin.
With inspiration from Crandell and with his mom by his side, Spradlin has been clean for 5 months now. "I wanted my family back. I have a two-year-old son. I just want a normal life," he says. Crandell has another chance at life, but others aren't so lucky.
Mike Floyd's brother, Eric, lost his battle to alcoholism. "He battled it for years and years, and then one fatal mistake, and it cost him his life," says Floyd.
Racing for Recovery started as a local walk and has grown into a national organization that attracts people from all over the world. It provides counseling, interventions, and mentoring programs to addicts and their families, not to mention hope.
Spradlin says, "[Hope] is actually tattooed on my wrist. This is what we believe, it's what we do, and definitely hope is provided."
To learn more about Racing for Recovery, visit racingforrecovery.com. If you are interested in purchasing Spradlin's book, it's available on Amazon.com.
