I had an opportunity to talk with my mom about her expericences there and wanted to share.  She is currently a client in your inpatient program and I think it is definately having the right effect on her.

She has met other people who have such complicated life stories but there is one common denominator - spiraling lives caused by addiction.  I think she has gone from a state of “why me” to “maybe I didn’t have it as bad as some”.  Even with the age differences and different personalities, she is not looking at it as “I’m not one of them”, she seems to want to make contact.  Instead of sitting in her empty room at breaks, she goes outside where everyone is hanging out.  You can not believe how pleased I was to hear this.  She could have very easily decided to isolate herself or shut down but instead seems to be making an effort to be part of the group.

Mom has also been speaking with other members of the family and we all have the same feeling.  We are so pleased with the treatment she is receiving there, and we are so pleased with her progress!