B.C. girl who lost dad to overdose says there needs to be more support for families [Video]

A young B.C. girl is sharing her story about loss and grief as the province continues to struggle with the epidemic of deadly drug overdoses.

Abby Bocking Reid, 12, lost her father to a drug overdose five years ago.

“He was the type of guy, he wanted to help everyone or like as many people as he could, which see where I get it from now,” Bocking Reid told Global News.

She said right after her dad passed she doesn’t remember much due to her brain wanting to block out the grief.

“But after that, I remember it being hard and easy at the same time,” she said.

“Because I was only seven at the time. So I didn’t exactly know what was going on. But once I started to figure it out more and more, that’s when I wanted to help other kids in other families.”

Bocking Reid said therapy has helped her and perhaps the chance to talk …