Linda Creel was living with her family in Japan when informed that her seventeen year-old son had been killed in an automobile accident. Devastated, it was almost unbearable to be told that there had been four boys in the car-only one of whom would survive after a leg amputation-and that her son had been driving while intoxicated. This mother's profound grief was quickly compounded by confusion, anger, and guilt. How could Stephen drive when he was not properly licensed? And how could he have been drinking? Perhaps foremost among these questions was: Would she ever be able to forgive her son the poor judgment that caused three deaths? Letters to Stephen From Mom is one woman's deeply personal story: one year of letters written to Stephen after his death. This book, a gift to all parents and teenagers, serves as an exploration of the many layers of emotions that guide us through the grieving process.