Fleury: I did not suffer a relapse
Posted Apr 6, 2012 2:58 pm.
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Former hockey star Theo Fleury wants everyone to know he has not suffered a relapse despite the severe emotional strain from the public sentencing of the man who sexually abused him as a teen.
The former Calgary Flame, who has struggled with substance addiction, had written a blog post on Thursday saying the past few weeks have been much tougher than he anticipated.
He initially said the stress of Graham James’ legal proceedings had caused him to begin to seek comfort with people who didn’t have his best interests at heart.
He later wrote a followup blog post saying “let me be clear: I have not suffered a relapse.”
James was sentenced last month in Winnipeg to two years in prison for hundreds of sexual assaults on two of his teenage players, Fleury and his cousin, Todd Holt.
Fleury says he is tired and hurting like every other person who deals with childhood sexual abuse but is focusing on his recovery.
