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Ride or Die: Stories from a Man, His Dogs, and the Long Road Back - Letters to My Son… If I Had One By Fred Ferguson

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Fred Ferguson (GeezerWise)
May 14, 2025
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Dear Son,

Before I found peace, before I found love, and long before I found words,
I found Cody.

He was a rescue—half Pekingese, half pug—but 100% ride-or-die.
And he came into my life when I needed him most.

Not at rock bottom—I'd already climbed out of that.
But in that quiet, fragile space after you’ve sobered up,
when you’re alive again… but still learnin…

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