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November 29, 2012

They gotta hold on to what they got.

Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Hurley, his wife of 23 years, stepped out in NYC on Thursday, Nov. 29. Holding hands, the Red Bank, NJ-based rocker couple smiled broadly for the cameras while doing a little shopping together.

It will no doubt be a challenging holiday season for the parents, whose eldest daughter Stephanie Bongiovi had a shocking scare exactly two weeks ago. The Hamilton College sophomore suffered a heroin overdose on Nov. 14 but avoided misdemeanor charges after authorities discovered illegal substances in her dorm room; her college pal Ian S. Grant was also initially arrested before police dropped all charges due to a recently amended state law.

"This tragedy was something that I had to face too so we'll get through it," the "Livin' on a Prayer" singer, 50, told Fox 11 on Nov. 20 in his first comments about the incident. "And people's warm wishes for my family and I have been really reassuring. So, we're good."

He and Hurley "tried to keep his kids' upbringing as normal as possible," a source recently told Us. (The couple are also parents to kids Jesse, Romeo and Jacob.)

"This was a very sad shock," adds the source.

This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: PICTURE: Jon Bon Jovi, Wife All Smiles Two Weeks After Daughter's Overdose

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They're smiling because they got away with her not being in jail. Is she still in school?

Posted by Fly by night December 4, 2012, 2:09 pm

THATS SO SAD THEY R SMILING FOR THE WORLD BUT THEIR HEARTS HAVE GOT TO BE BROKEN DRUG ADDICTION IS NO LAUGHING MATTER I FEEL THEIR PAIN

Posted by doug December 4, 2012, 3:21 am

What an insult to farm animals worldwide. Its good they had a break. God bless their daughters struggle.

Posted by aaa123 December 2, 2012, 2:22 am

I totally agree with Mac.Tigger's statement. Heroin is definitely not a joke. Alot of celebrities and regular people like us have died from heroin overdoses. I hope their daughter gets some professional help because it's obvious that is exactly what she needs.

Posted by kissfan November 30, 2012, 7:36 pm

Miss Piggy, you don't have to be whatever you are insinuating to treat others as human beings. I, however, have lost interest in having this conversation with the equivalent of a farm animal. You know this is beginning to remind me of a Burt Reynolds movie from years ago called Deliverance. You familiar?

Posted by Kmomma1 November 30, 2012, 4:17 pm

Babies do not come with an owners manual. It is trial and error and as mkat said, you hope for the best.

Posted by LadyFeeNix November 30, 2012, 10:53 am

Best wishes to the family.

Posted by JAZZY LL November 30, 2012, 10:42 am

Hey Porkie! I'm sorry, but aren't you doing the same? If you think I was a bit harsh, go back and read what YOU wrote about them. Talk about a crucifixion! Oh and last time I checked, I had just as much a right to express my feelings as you do, I just use spell check. Sure Pulp Fiction was a great film, but my point still stands. This was the child of a public figure. THAT was a movie.

Posted by Kmomma1 November 30, 2012, 8:41 am

Smile nice for the cameras: nothing wrong in MY life!

Posted by MyTooCents November 30, 2012, 5:06 am

@porkiepie-- what an ugly and downright hideous thing to say. I don't know how old you are, but if you haven't had kids yet, DON'T. You think they are out and CHRISTMAS shopping because life is wonderful for them right now? They DO have two young boys who I'm SURE have been affected by what happened with their sister, dipsh*t. Putting on a pleasant face and trying to move forward so that this nightmare with Stephanie doesn't hurt those boys any more than necessary does NOT a bad person make! Their daughter made a mistake, she survived and thank God for that. Now that they know she's ok, they're not supposed to try and move past it? What planet are you from? OH! And do tell us all how you came to know that she was injected in the chest with anything? Pulp Fiction? I haven't seen that written anywhere. Don't make assumptions about people. We have no idea what that family has been through the last two weeks. I'm going to go out on a limb and say its not been a festival at the Bongiovi household. So what? They should all hole up and allow this tragedy to ruin the holidays? It's not as if you see them out partying and shooting up. Good grief! What a phenomenal piece of work you are. I'm truly sorry we can't all be as perfect as you insinuate that you are. You reap what you sow. Look it up!

Posted by Kmomma1 November 30, 2012, 3:55 am

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