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I have a life now

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I have a life now

I am a person in long-term recovery and what that means to me is I have been drug free for over 5 years.? I started using at age 12 and couldn??t stop.? Using was a lifestyle to me because I did it so young I just thought that was what everyone did.? It was really fun at first, hanging with my friends and getting high and going to concerts.? Then I found heroin at age 17 and my life started to go down hill.? Nothing was important to me but using drugs.? During this whirlwind I became pregnant and that didn??t stop me from using either.? I have been in and out of treatment for years until I finally threw my hands up and gave myself to recovery.? I was done with the pain and the shame of addiction.? The McShin Foundation took me in with no money and showed me how to live again.? McShin and a twelve-step program helped save my life.? After leaving the house I became a productive member of society and started working at McShin giving back to the recovering addict like it was given to me.? Today I am surrounded by recovery and I love every bit of it.? I am a proud wife, mother, sister, daughter, and friend.? Recovery has changed my life around completely and I am truly grateful for all of it.? And because of other recovering people being there to guide me in my recovery when I was completely helpless and broken I am able to live a very happy life today.



Partners for Hope raise critical funds on behalf Partnership to End Addiction – the nation’s leading organization dedicated to addiction prevention, treatment and recovery. Every dollar raised on behalf of the Partnership* will help ensure free, personalized family support resources, including our national helpline, peer-to-peer parent coaching, customized online tools and community education programs, can reach those who need them most. Please consider donating to this fundraiser and sharing this page.

*Donations made to Partnership to End Addiction are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. All contributions are fully tax-deductible, as no goods or services are provided in consideration in whole, or in part, of any contribution to this nonprofit organization.  EIN: 52-1736502

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1. Peter From North Wales
Yes, Good Job Indeed!! Gives me hope and inspiration.
2. John Shinholser
good job!!!!