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Staying clean and stablising my mental health

Posted By taurusxj86

"Staying clean and stablising my mental health"

About: Sale Hospital / Detox Beds

(as the patient),

I went to Terri after seeking help for 5 long, painful and emotional months to get clean and "sort myself out" as people say. Terry was amazing - within 3 weeks she had me in Sale Hospital for detox and to rehab. Unfortunately I didn't stay there long, and soon realised. I then felt shame and embarrassment however not knowing who to turn to or how to get help again. I returned to Terri feeling like a lost child as I lost friends and family due to my addiction. Terri once again helped me. I never would take medication but with the guidance and the support of Terri, I am now on mediation and stabilising my mental health. I highly recommend Terri to anyone.

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Response from Frank Evans, Chief Executive Officer, Central Gippsland Health 3 years ago
Frank Evans
Chief Executive Officer,
Central Gippsland Health

Submitted on 27/10/2020 at 11:34 AM
Published on Care Opinion at 11:37 AM

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Dear taurusxj86,

My name is Frank Evans and I am the CEO at Central Gippsland Health.

Thank you so much for taking the time to tell us your story. I will take a great deal of pleasure passing on your feedback to Terri.

Terri has done an exceptional job, along with her wonderful counterpart Dr Iain Nicolson, to establish and support this very important service at Central Gippsland Health.

At the same time, Terri has worked incredibly hard to achieve Nurse Practitioner status, in order to be able to do even more for her patients. We are very grateful to Terri and I am very pleased that you are doing well.

Wishing you all the very best.

Frank

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Response from Teresa Strike, Drug & Alcohol Clinical Nurse Consultant, Central Gippsland Health 3 years ago
Teresa Strike
Drug & Alcohol Clinical Nurse Consultant,
Central Gippsland Health

Submitted on 27/10/2020 at 12:46 PM
Published on Care Opinion at 12:52 PM

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Dear taurusxj86

Thank you for your very kind words and sharing your thoughts about your journey to recovery on the Care Opinion Australia website.

Central Gippsland Health (CGH) recognise that recovering from substance addiction is often a long and difficult process that can place a high level of emotional stress on both the patient and their family.

At CGH we are here to support people who are experiencing such issues every step of the way of their recovery journey.

I am so pleased that you have taken the very brave step to relate your journey and the positive support and treatment you received as I sincerely hope that this will encourage others struggling with addiction to make the decision to overcome them.

I will pass your kind words to all of my colleagues and I wish you the very best for the future.

Kind regards,

Teresa Strike

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