After 30 years shooting heroin with her husband, Lilly found a higher power in Jesus and was sober for 17 years before relapsing with alcohol. Because she was in and out of jail for 10 years for stealing to support her addiction, much of the time Lilly’s four kids were left in the care of their grandmother. Lilly had no idea how damaged she was inside; she never believed she could be a good mother.
“You have to fix yourself, look deep inside, before you can be a better person for yourself and your children. The ‘old me’ didn’t believe I could do it. Now I know I can.”
“This program is what I’ve needed all my life. My thinking wasn’t right. I thought if I had a job, got out of jail, got my car, worked hard, that’s all I needed. But I would fall, and fall and fall. Thank God my kids didn’t follow my path.”
Lilly now lives in Our Second Story, works part time for Castle Cleaning, is studying for her GED and working toward getting her driver’s license restored. She is reunited with her children, loves spending time with her grandchildren, and is committed to therapy and sobriety for the rest of her life.
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