Dawn of recovery

In his three-year fight with heroin, Pat Terrill has done things to make one applaud — and to make one appalled.  ¶  His story of addiction is one of repudiation and redemption — of loss, perserverance and reawakening.

¶  Since 2004, he has been locked in a life-or-death duel with the drug. He’s healing now, but not before causing many casualties through what was a savage struggle. ¶ “I give him credit,” said his older brother Brian. “I kind of idolize him. You have to really dig deep to get through stuff like that, stuff like he did.” ¶ Pat Terrill, the taciturn one, the helper and friend, has done wonderful things. ¶ But terrible things, too. READ PAT TERRILL’S STORY