I'd like to make an attempt to put into words the things I have felt over the past 2 weeks. It's been an experience I'll treasure the rest of my life.

From the day I arrived, I've been treated with dignity and respect. You've made me feel that I deserve to have a good life; that I'm not defective or powerless. You offered me real recovery that has put me in charge of my life. How wonderful to feel the control I thought I had lost.

You have helped me to see my strengths and the good that came from the hell I survived. I can now move on to be the person that I want to be. Each of you have a special place in my heart. I thank you with all that is me.
-Richard W.