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‘You May Lose Half a Finger, But It’s an Experience’

July 15, 2026 · 1 min read

”Alcohol use disorder,” to use the formal term, has always existed in America. It’s often hidden among the housed and visible among those on the streets—or half visible, as it was with Barry, a 50-year-old at the Watered Gardens homeless mission I visited on a reporting trip to Missouri.  On a beautiful day when he was Read more...

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Élodie BernardC’est triste de lire ça pour Barry. Perdre la moitié d’un doigt à cause de l’alcool et dire que c’est « une expérience », ça montre à quel point la dépendance peut tout brouiller. J’ai vu des cas semblables à l’hôpital, on prie pour qu’il trouve une vraie issue à Watered Gardens.
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