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Grief/addiction

Posted By lyraph76

"Grief/addiction"

About: Lives Lived Well - Logan House

(as the patient),

I was admitted to Logan House for drug dependence and low self-worth. During my stay at Logan House, my partner died while seeking treatment.

John and the entire team at Logan house stepped up and supported me and allowed me to grieve, it was the most painful experience of my life. I was allowed to have the support of John and given space to mourn. The support I received was so understanding and firm and loving. I really don’t know how I made it through the process, but John stood beside me allowing me to action the process of grief and learning compassion to allow myself to grow into the person I’m supposed to be, kind gentle and caring.

I cannot thank you enough, John, for being there for me. John, you gave me the tools to recover and understand my many complex issues of co-dependence, love, abuse and drug dependence. 

I’m now working on these to live a fulfilling life with less ups and downs and more contentment and authenticity. 

Thank you John and the team at Logan House.

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Response from Gerard Moloney, Lives Lived Well 3 years ago
Gerard Moloney
Lives Lived Well

Submitted on 2/12/2020 at 7:22 PM
Published on Care Opinion on 3/12/2020 at 10:32 AM

Hello lyraph76,

Thank you for sharing your story. I can only imagine what you experienced with the death of your partner while seeking treatment. It would be a big loss with such a mix of emotions.

It is great to hear that the Lives Lived Well team at Logan House were able to support you through this difficult time. In particular, that John was a critical and constant support for you. Thank you for your acknowledgement of John and all the LLW staff at Logan House.

Learning new skills and also having the space and support to experience your grief is a very compassionate way to learn care for yourself and it is good to hear you are practising that gentle and caring stance towards yourself. The grief process has its own path and it is so individual for each of us. Give yourself ongoing space in the days and months ahead.

I wish you all the best for the future may the "less ups and downs and more contentment and authenticity" grow and expand in your life.

Warm regards

Gerard

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