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Dad Films Himself Telling Young Son His Mom Died Of Heroin Overdose

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A Youngstown, Ohio man had to deliver devastating news to his young son, telling the boy his mother had died of a heroin overdose.

But when he told the 8-year-old the terrible news, he decided to film it and post it on the internet as a wake-up call to other families.

Brenden Bickerstaff-Clark's 2-minute Facebook video has now gone viral, with more than 650-thousand shares and 27-million video views.

THIS FOR ANY AND EVERY ADDICT WITH CHILDREN. TODAY I HAD TO TELL MY 8 YEAR OLD SON THAT HIS MOMMY DIED FROM A DRUG OVERDOSE LAST NIGHT. THIS IS THE REALIZATION AND REALITY OF OUR DISEASE. DONT LET THIS DISEASE HAVE TO MAKE SOMEONE TELL YOUR CHILD THAT YOUR DEAD BECAUSE OF DRUGS. THIS WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS IVE EVER HAD TO DO. MY SON HAS NO MOTHER BECAUSE OF HEROIN... KINDA HARD TO HEAR BUT U CAN HEAR WHAT WE'RE SAYING. PLEASE GET HELP SO OUR CHILDREN DONT HAVE TO SUFFER. THIS WASNT STAGED. THIS WAS REAL. I HAD SOMEONE RECORD THIS SO ADDICTS WITH CHILDREN CAN SEE THE SERIOUSNES OF OUR EPIDEMIC. I AM A RECOVERING ADDICT MYSELF WITH 94 DAYS CLEAN TODAY... PLEASE SHARE N MAYBE HELP SAVE A CHILDS PARENTS LIFE. #wedorecover #godblesstheoneswhocouldnt

Posted by Brenden Clark on Monday, October 10, 2016

In the video Brenden holds the boy's hand as he says: "I have something to tell you, OK?"

"Mommy died last night."

"What? What do you mean, my mom? How?" the child says.

"From drugs," Bickerstaff-Clark says before his son breaks down in tears.

He then climbs over the picnic table, wrapping his son in a big hug while telling him, "I love you."

Bickerstaff-Clark shared the video Monday with the following caption:

"Don't let this disease have to make someone tell your child that your dead because of drugs. This was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. My son has no mother because of heroin."

Bickerstaff-Clark also revealed that he is a recovering addict himself who has been clean for more than three months.

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