Thank you to our alumni parents for sharing your stories, they will inspire hope for parents with struggling teens for years to come.
For parents looking for hope, you can find it here, we know your family can experience these same successes.
After spending tens of thousands of dollars, and years searching for solutions to the seemingly endless problems our daughter was experiencing, we were referred by her therapist to Pathway for drug abuse treatment. She was 15 years old. Now Sarah is 18, and has graduated from the Pathway program a sober and happy young woman. She now has meaningful friendships, she knows her self worth, and makes good productive choices in her life. We could not be happier for her.
A year and a half after Sarah started the program, our son Nick approached us for assistance with his drug abuse issues and consequently joined Pathway at age 26. He has now been sober for over 1 year, and he too is happier than he has ever been. He has resumed his business and attends college. As a current participant in Pathway, he continues to grow and heal from the effects of drugs. He loves giving back to the new young people joining Pathway and we love to see Nick’s newfound confidence.
Seeing our children happy again would be more than enough for us, but as parents we have reaped equal rewards from the parent support at Pathway. It is distressing to watch the children we love so dearly struggle with addiction; and the recovery process is not always easy either. We were stuck with two emotions - anger and sadness. But the counselors at Pathway, along with the parent support group, helped us through the process every step of the way. We came to know that we are good parents, and that we can love our children regardless of their choices. We also found peace and acceptance with this group of people who truly know our experiences.
The counselors are second to none, and the long term social component makes this program a solution for young people, who all want friends and fun. We wish every family suffering from the effects of drugs and alcohol could find their way to this program. It works.
Bob and Michelle Goodwill
Our son was addicted to heroin. After the lies, stealing, and having him arrested, to no avail, we threw him out of the house and told him that he'd have to get clean if he wanted to come home. He was living on the streets for 3 weeks. He called to tell us he was clean only to find out it was a lie. We found out about Pathway from a friend, whose child was in the program. We made the phone call. The counselor spoke with our son and he reluctantly agreed to meet with him the next day. We met with the counselors and they were just so caring from the beginning. Our son had two choices, live on the street or go to Pathway (he wasn't allowed to come home). He picked Pathway. It was different for him at first, but then he thrived. He'd go to the kid’s meetings and we'd go to the parent meetings. We learned the tools to help him and our family with his addiction. Before long he was a sponsor for some of the kids that came into the group. Today he is a counselor helping others with their addictions. We couldn't be more proud of him. We are forever indebted to Pathway and the counselors. Love you guys!!!!!
Love ya,
Jennifer
