Eric Bolling Opens Up About His Son’s Tragic Death – And The Crucial Warning Signs He Missed

As many of you know, Eric Bolling’s son tragically died from a drug overdose the day after Eric was fired from Fox News over allegations of sexual harassment.

The news was as shocking as it was sad… and today Bolling is opening up about the warning signs his family missed… and his plan to combat the opioid epidemic that is ravaging our nation.

According to Daily Mail:

Eric Bolling, the disgraced Fox News host who was fired after claims of sexual harassment, announced that he’s helping President Donald Trump battle the growing opioid addiction.

In an op-ed for CNN about his son’s tragic overdose in September, Bolling revealed there were warning signs that he and his wife, Adrienne, had missed.

‘Like many parents, we worried about the possibility he was getting involved with harder drugs. But we never expected this would happen to him. We were guilty of the “not our kid” syndrome,’ the 54-year-old said.

I think many parents probably go through the same thing. What parent expects this from their child? Sometimes you don’t see what you don’t want to see.

Bolling said in the weeks before 19-year-old Eric Chase died, he had become distant, would skip his summer glasses and wan’t interested in talking with his parents. Bolling said he and his wife noticed the changes in Eric Chase’s behavior and ‘now wish we had done more to address’.

‘Eric Chase was a really good student at the University of Colorado. He was a social kid, liked to go to parties and had joined a fraternity,’ he wrote. ‘Over the year or so since he was in Colorado, Adrienne and I had discussed drug abuse with Eric Chase.’

It’s up to every parent to look out for these kinds of signs – and possibly step in before it’s too late.

Eric has announced his plan to work directly with the White House in finding a solution to this epidemic.

Bolling, 54, then announced that he teamed up with Trump – who Bolling said called him following his son’s death – to tackle the opioid epidemic.

‘For the past few months I’ve been working directly with President Trump and his senior advisers handing the White House’s opioid awareness initiatives,’ he said. ‘I pray my voice helps parents realize the importance of getting involved in their kids’ social activities.

‘You see, opioids are the unbiased killer of our most precious commodity, our children. Opioids kill athletes, straight-A students, white, Hispanic, black, rich, poor, gay, straight, girls and boys alike.’

Exactly. This is EVERYONE’s problem.

The former news host was fired in September, one day before his son’s death, over allegations he sent photos of male genitalia to three of his former female colleagues.

In the op-ed Bolling referred to his departure from Fox News as a separation, saying he and his wife had gone to dinner to ‘mark (the) new chapter in (their) lives’.

Bolling said as he was returning home from dinner, Eric Chase’s friend called to say the teen had died.

I can’t even imagine what they must have felt at that moment.

They probably already felt like they had hit rock bottom… and then this happened.

Losing a job entirely pales in comparison to losing a child.

My heart goes out to the Bolling family… and truly commends Eric for using this horrific personal tragedy to help others.