JOYS OF RECOVERY

I came out of jail after doing seven months in April 2001.  Within a month I had my heroin habit back.  My partner of four years was pregnant a couple of months later, so if nothing else getting ‘clean’ in jail had given me my seeds back!  My partner kept her habit going while I was in prison and was told it was probably best that she stabilised on the methadone until my daughter was born and deal with it then.

  A placement in treatment was sorted out for all three of us after giving birth.  We went in treatment when my daughter was five months old.  I found that I was pretty ready for recovery unlike my daughter’s mum who left after a couple of months for a use up.  I don’t know how she could have.

I stayed, having found the joys of recovery, being in a brand new town, with a brand new baby and a brand new life for myself as a parent.   I’ve found a great deal of support through the fellowship of NA and the crèche meeting is a God send, I’ve been out of treatment for a year and through the positivity bred in me from the Fellowship, friends who aren’t in NA and of course my higher power, who loves me very much, my daughter and I have started to build a beautifully adjusted life.

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