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"Recovery from a 20 yr meth addiction"

About: Alcohol and Drug Counselling - Rockhampton (Lives Lived Well)

(as a service user),

I lost 2 sons, my 3 yr old was murdered in 2002 by his step aunt and my 16 yr old was run over on his way home from work in 2005. Previous to this I had dabbled in using speed, but the loss of my sons sent me into a downward spiral of daily use right up until mid 2017, when with the help and support of Katie my drug counsellor at Lives Lived Well, addiction I quit cold turkey. I decided there had to be more to life than what I was doing. I was close to going to jail and losing my home and my parrot Batman and losing myself completely. So I quit and got clean, finally after all those years. I helped launch the new office of Lives Lived Well in Rockhampton in 2017 with my recovery story. Sadly Xmas 2017 I lapsed due to triggers of my son's deaths and Xmas but I got myself together and quit on the same date in 2018 again and this time I've not looked back. I've got a job and new friends and I finally have a life. Thank you Katie and Lives Lived Well....

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Response from Gerard Moloney, Lives Lived Well 5 years ago
Gerard Moloney
Lives Lived Well
Submitted on 9/01/2019 at 4:16 PM
Published on Care Opinion at 4:39 PM


Hello Batman,

What a powerful story. Thank you for taking the time to tell us your story. Well done for your courage and persistence to make the changes you have in your life.

It is great to hear you have a job, new friends and a life.

Thank you for your recognition of the support you received from Katie at Lives Lived Well. That support is there for you whenever you need it.

We here at Lives Lived Well wish you all the best for your journey ahead.

Warm regards

Gerard

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