Jacqueline Perrine plays Monopoly with her grandson, Ryder, on Nov. 20 in Spring Hill, Tenn. Perrine became an anti-drug, pro-recovery advocate after her 30-year-old son died of a heroin overdose two years ago. (Photo by Larry Mccormack/The Tennessean)Fifteen minutes after police told Jacqueline Perrine her son had died of a heroin overdose, the shaken woman walked toward her 9-year-old grandson.
Ryder, the boy her son left behind, glared at his laptop screen. He cut off his grandmother as she started to speak.
"I know, my dad's dead," he said, eyes forward.
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