So many of us have had addiction effect our lives…perhaps a relative, a friend, a co-worker… someone who has been affected by substance abuse. Together we can have an impact on prevention as well as recovery.  We all have different strengths to contribute but one common goal.  We are committed to making a positive impact in as many lives as possible.

Allyson's story ....
Like many families I taught my children about the dangers of substance abuse.  I started when my children were very small and continued throughout their teenage lives.  Allyson and Ashley’s friends can all confirm this with a smile on their face because I was quite vocal on the subject.  Never-the-less early in Allyson’s teen life she made some serious bad decisions.  In the early stages of her addiction I (we) were in complete denial.  Allyson was still smart, responsible, looked healthy… At this point in our lives we believed substance abusers fit a stereo-type.  It took quite a long time for us to realize how wrong we were.  Small changes were happening in Allyson’s life.  Still after questioning her we believed (we WANTED to believe) that everything was okay.  It literally took an earth shattering moment for us to realize the truth and begin our journey of supporting her recovery.  By this time Allyson’s addiction, well hidden by her, had already progressed to a dangerous situation.  We quickly set boundaries and Allyson sought the help she needed.  Her first serious fight for recovery lasted well over 9 months.  Unfortunately, addiction being what it is, had a forever strong hold on Allyson.  There were many relapses and just as many attempts at recovery.  At times during relapses she became a person we didn’t know.  We loved her unconditionally through all this but still boundaries remained to help her regain her health.  This was not easy and often our love for her made us fail and we relapsed ourselves into enablers. So many people tried to help her, so many tried to help all of us but nobody can control an addiction except the person the addiction controls.  That is the hard part, the part that takes more control then some addicts can find. It is a long and frustrating battle.  Allyson had become someone she didn’t want to be and fought to regain control and live a healthy life through recovery based on the twelve steps.  She was successful many times but the happiest ever with the progress she made the last couple months of her life. She was proud of the way she was living.  This one last decision was not how she intended her life to end. This was the drug pulling her back, stronger then she was at the moment. Every day we miss her and every day we ask ourselves “what can we do to help others?” Which brings me to…. Why am I writing this? Why am I sharing? Because we know it’s important for as many people as possible to know about substance abuse and addiction.  I am just one person with one opinion and one story. What Allyson experienced and we experienced is different from others but still so much the same.

Allyson writes in her journal in 2004... "Dance is your body saying the words your mouth can't find"... "It's the power to express your dreams and thoughts"... ...The group of  dancers above are willing to  perform a moving dance choreographed to Cindy Morgan's "Can You Hear Me" lyrics at appropriate events and functions. The dance portrays a young girls struggle with her addiction.  Use the contact us form for more information.

*Never stop teaching others about substance abuse

*Do not deny what you know in your heart

*Do not let your love blind you and become the enabler

* It CAN be your child

* There are NO illegal drugs that are “ok”

* Addiction is not picky about its victims 

* It is okay to reach out for help

And...NOBODY is a  judge except our higher power.