How does one say “thank you: for giving me my life back, introducing me to Sherri, AA, and most importantly reconnecting to God. I’m 157 day sober today, my last group meeting and secure in the knowledge I’ve acquired here and the tools to stay sober. I’m so blessed.
“Just wanted to say thanks for all you did to help our family! My Husband received his one year chip last night and it was awesome! It’s so nice to have him sober- he’s a great guy this way! Thank you for your patience, perseverance and understanding with us. We appreciate everything you did to help us out of a really bad situation!”
I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know how much I have enjoyed the ed psych group/program. When I first began, knowing that this was court mandated, I naturally had many negative connotations. My circumstances resulted from an extremely bad decision and certainly thought that I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I’m not a serious drinker and really felt that I didn’t belong in a “corrective measures” program. After my 16 hours, I have a distinctly different opinion. I am truly amazed how you and your staff seem to make such a difference in the young minds of your group.
I know that I don’t have much in common with them and their lives, least of all my advanced age, but the time spent in these sessions has shown me some life lessons. Every one of them is different and live different circumstances, but you seem to be able to pull them together pursuing a collective goal– a modern day “pied piper” as it were.
It has made me realize how lucky this group is and hopefully they will eventually feel the same. It also makes me wonder in this day and age how many kids are out there that don’t have these resources available to them. I can’t tell you how much I admire the incredibly difficult hard work that you and your staff are doing. I now realize that it takes special people and unique personalities to even scratch the surface.