Sheer Madness: From Federal Prosecutor to Federal Prisoner

About this book

It will change you. You will never be the same. At just 16 years of age when a grizzled Californian drug dealer spoke those words of warning there was no way Andrew McKenna could know that a few decades later while embroiled in a losing custody battle heroin would become the most seductive and destructive force in his life. Raised in Schenectady New York Andrews upbringing sounds familiarLittle League baseball scraps with boys from the neighborhood parties road trips. But below the surface Andrew always felt differentdetached somehow and constantly wondering how he fit in the bigger picture always just steps from the mire of existential crisis. Then at the urging of one of his older brothers he joins the military. Next is law school followed by training with the Marines and before he knows whats hit him this once aimless boy from modest roots is rapidly rising through the ranks as an attorney for the U.S. Justice Department. But years of untreated emotional distress combined with the physical toll of the military eventually lead him down a dark path one riddled with prescription medication alcohol divorce the loss of contact with his sons and ultimately crime. Sheer Madness is a reflection and a reminder. A reflection on Andrews multi-faceted life one of great ambition and success but also great tragedyand a reminder that regardless of ones personal background life can be a slippery slope and while the ride down can be exhilarating its the climb back up that truly defines us.