Success Stories

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My story involves my aunt. She has been clean for close to ten years. Her struggle with drugs began with her separation from her husband. She had always dabbled in drugs with her husband some weed, coke but nothing real heavy. But when he left her she sunk deep into drug use. She became addicted to crack and was a true addict. She looked terrible . I will never forget one day when she dropped by my mom's house and I was home alone. I was like 18 and I was afraid to let her in cause I thought she or her friend might steal something. Her family was devastated by her drug use. Her daughter became pregnant at 15, 16, and 18. At age 20 she was a mother of 3 and no mother to help. My aunt eventually went to rehab and got clean but she has had a long road back. To this day my aunt and her daughter are still working through issues from her drug use. However she remains clean and working to stay that way.

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Storytelling was implemented through many of our ancestors passing from generation to generation, traditions and customs. These teachings of great struggles of pain, faith, vision, and inspiration. Their stories have brought families together to understand themselves as well as one's recovery. Now stories are introduced to many as a way of understanding what one has faced. To share personal challenges and their individual recovery process advocating, strengthen, empowering, and to encourage the road to the future.

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