Meet Frank. He’s a 62 year-old father of four grown kids, and grandfather to seven beautiful grandchildren. Back in the summer of 2017, Frank decided to leave his home in San Diego and spend a week in Denver with his son Tommy, but it was no ordinary trip. Tommy is a homeless drug addict who lives in and around Civic Center Park in Denver, and he needs help. But can a committed father really change the course of life for his son, who’s addicted to heroin and caught in the deadliest drug crisis in American history?

On the Season 2 finale of Paternal, Frank discusses the signs that may have foretold a troubled future for his son and uses vivid detail to recount his experience of living homeless, with endless empathy for his son and his battle against addiction.

Special thanks on this episode to Chris Conner and Denver’s Road Home, as well as Denver Human Services. For more information about this episode please visit www.paternalpodcast.com.

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