Mother who lost son to addiction shares struggle in memoir

HARDYSTON — Mary Burns watched her son Eric struggle with mental illness and drug addiction throughout his teenage years. She documented the battle and in May released a memoir "13 years in the making" to carry out her late son’s wish.Eric Burns wanted to turn his experiences into a book, but he would never get the chance after addiction claimed his life at age 22 in 2012.Titled "Saving Eric," the memoir chronicles Eric Burns’ battles with [...]