My daughter arrived to her first rehab a scared 22 year-old girl. She had been convinced by us to go into treatment and she really wasn’t convinced that it was the right thing to do. She didn’t feel that she had hit rock bottom but after a failed suicide attempt and a serious addiction to pain killers and heroin she really didn’t know how to make it on her own. Her heroin addiction was so bad that she began shooting it in her ankles and neck.
During the course of her drug and alcohol treatment she had ups and downs. Things about herself and her life that she didn’t want to face and had even talked herself into believing they never happened. But she faced them and she dealt with her issues and her problems.
After going through and completing a full long term residential treatment program she felt empowered. There were definite points where she wanted to leave and didn’t want to do it anymore, but with the help of her friends and her family she persevered. Upon completion of the program she knew that she could handle any of life’s problems and would never resort to drugs or alcohol again. She was proud of herself and she was ready to face the world.
3 years later I am proud to call Emily my daughter. She is clean and sober and happy and most importantly I have my daughter back.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
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