Chemical dependency among the adult population in America has reached epidemic proportion. An estimated 30 million people abuse themselves daily with alcohol and drugs. For every chemically-dependent adult, at least five others are directly affected: children, spouses, parents, siblings, etc. America is intimately involved with a full-blown pandemic. This pandemic is the disease of addiction and family dysfunction. These letters to Sarah represent a strong warning of the insidious nature of this disease and an account of one father's personal recovery from its cunning and baffling ways.