She's Back!!

I promise I am working on a summary of our trip and that will be up soon, but this could not wait....

POOKIE'S MOM IS BACK!

Many of you probably don't know, but last October Cami and I took in a dog, Pookie, so that her mom could join the women's program -- in an effort to protect her we will call her Susie.

To make a long story short, Susie had/has a severe heroine addiction but was hesitant to join the program because she would lose her dog. Susie has no one, Pookie is literally her only family member. So there she was, on the stairs outside our apartment, with nothing but her dog standing in the way of her recovery.........so we took in her dog.
It was an emotional ride that only lasted about 6 weeks with Susie leaving and returning a couple of times, but in the end, she fell off the radar and her road to recovery seemed to be cut short. Yet in that short time her and I became very attached. She felt almost like family and with us caring for her baby, we were invited straight into her heart.

Well, as I was sitting here in my living room working I heard someone outside asking about Cami and Deidre repeatedly, so I peaked my head over our balcony.

And there Susie was!!!!!

In that wonderful black DCD t-shirt!

She has returned and entered the more intense program in an effort to turn her life around. We can't talk yet.....we have to wait 2 more weeks for her to finish orientation. But then I will hug her and celebrate with her as she travels this difficult road. I have hope as the Dream Center has a few recovery programs and after failing in the less rigid of the two, she has returned to join the program that says she is serious this time.

I cannot wait to hear all that has happened in the last 9 months, introduce her to my new baby and hear about the journey she took to get back to this place.

Today is a day worth celebrating!