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A hopeful Start..SMART Recovery
Wow! What a difference a month can make! My son is now 31 days clean & sober. He is in an awesome program that takes a multi-modal approach to the issue of addiction and all the issues that swirl around it. He is being treated as a whole person with an addiction and it has been very effective for him. He moved yesterday to a transitional house & we went to lunch to celebrate his next stage of the program. He looks wonderful-down 20 pounds of bloat. We got to talk to his caseworker and the follow-up is very active. He will attend daily meetings. He sees a psychiatrist & his caseworker once a week. He will continue on medication. He is involved in the SMART recovery program in addition to AA. He likes SMART so much, he is working on getting his own meetings started in his house. He is working on community outreach with the county to help allocate funds to the homeless & addicted population in a way that makes sense. His physical program is nutrition and running. He actually ate broccoli at lunch! He also attends a weekly meditation class. And he is doing all this on his own. He secured his own funding for start-up in the house. He procured his own ID this time. He arranged a payment plan with the courts with help from the caseworker. He starts a new job next week. He told us he is very happy where he lives and he is in this house with friends who are very serious about recovery. He turns 29 next month and he says he is done with the streets and he is positive he can turn this around now. We plan on attending the next SMART meeting with him to see what it is all about. We are also working with the caseworker so our involvement is supportive & appropriate. It's the most solid and hopeful restart we've seen. He is walking the walk right now. We pray this one takes for good..
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In Response to: A hopeful Start..SMART Recovery I hope your every desire is realized for everyone's sake. Posted: 11/10/2015 9:58 AM
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In Response to: A hopeful Start..SMART Recovery Me too! One day at a time. I'm certainly not used to seeing him so happy & calm. It is encouraging. Posted: 11/10/2015 10:17 AM
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