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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 676015" data-attributes="member: 15801"><p>OK My son is not yet a success story..... But in my life I have known two people who inspired me and give me hope. One was a guy who was the son of a friend of my moms. He was my age. He was a heroin addict for 27 years, did time in prison etc etc. And he got clean and started running a sober house and he was a great help to my son (and to me) at one point. So he got clean and stayed sober after 27 years of using!!</p><p></p><p>The other was a client of mine who when I knew her was a recovering heroin addict. The last time I saw her I knew she was relapsing and then I didn't hear from her. When I was getting ready to retire I wondered about her because I had not heard from her and wondered if she was dead. I ran into someone who knew her and said she was doing really well and I told them to tell her to cal me ASAP. She called and she has really really turned her life around and is doing wonderfully. She had relapsed but then got some serious treatment, got clean and had been clean for almost 2 years. It was so inspiring. </p><p></p><p>So yes it does happen..... And it gives me hope. And I know watching my son he is closer to really wanting recovery then ever before.... I just don't know if he is there yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 676015, member: 15801"] OK My son is not yet a success story..... But in my life I have known two people who inspired me and give me hope. One was a guy who was the son of a friend of my moms. He was my age. He was a heroin addict for 27 years, did time in prison etc etc. And he got clean and started running a sober house and he was a great help to my son (and to me) at one point. So he got clean and stayed sober after 27 years of using!! The other was a client of mine who when I knew her was a recovering heroin addict. The last time I saw her I knew she was relapsing and then I didn't hear from her. When I was getting ready to retire I wondered about her because I had not heard from her and wondered if she was dead. I ran into someone who knew her and said she was doing really well and I told them to tell her to cal me ASAP. She called and she has really really turned her life around and is doing wonderfully. She had relapsed but then got some serious treatment, got clean and had been clean for almost 2 years. It was so inspiring. So yes it does happen..... And it gives me hope. And I know watching my son he is closer to really wanting recovery then ever before.... I just don't know if he is there yet. [/QUOTE]
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