Hi, my name is Laura and this is my story: I grew up in an upper-middle-class neighborhood of Oakland County. My family was wonderful. Who would have thought that simple weekend hangouts and drinking with friends could or would consume my entire life,...
Hi everybody, my name is Brianna Sanford, and I'm from Copper Center, Alaska! I have been at Grace Centers for 4 months, and my drugs of choice are Meth and Alcohol. I grew up with a mother who was constantly sick and in the hospital due to her Diabetes. Aside from...
My name is Traycee Parker, and I am 60 years old. I have 4 children, and 1 of them is unfortunately deceased. I am a proud grandmother of 13 grandchildren, 1 grandchild, and quite a few nieces and nephews as well. I am the baby of 4 girls in my family. I lived a...
My name is David, and this is my story: I am 42 years old and grew up in Algonac, MI. I have lived all over the state of Michigan and even lived in Kentucky for 2 years. My trauma in life began early, and I was never able to truly get away from it. My father was...
Hi, my name is Scott, and I suffer from addiction. Over the years I have built up sobriety time but never was able to maintain it. Tragedy would strike, stress would hit me, or the sky was just too blue. Any reason for me to relapse, I took it… I was praying for...
Before coming to Grace Centers of Hope, alcohol truly was my God. Alcohol was my love, my peace of mind, and my emotional crutch. For SO LONG, I purposely pushed my God away because of the shame I felt about my addiction… Christianity was always something that was in...
Before coming to Grace Centers of Hope, alcohol truly was my God. Alcohol was my love, my peace of mind, and my emotional crutch. For SO LONG, I purposely pushed my God away because of the shame I felt about my addiction… Christianity was always something that was in...
TO MY AMAZING SON, I want to start by telling you how much I love you. You are an incredible little boy. God truly blessed me when he put you in my life. Throughout all of my life, all I wanted to be was a MOM! When I was young, I couldn't wait to take care of a...
Hi, my name is Daniel, and Grace Centers of Hope saved my life. I never really had a problem with addiction in my life, until about 2 years ago. I eventually developed a problem with alcohol after my father passed away and my divorce became final. I never really had a...
Hello, my name is Terri. I grew up with 2 older brothers and a single mom who worked a lot, so our house was always the party house. I started drinking VERY young, at around 8 or 9 years old. I never drank to just get buzzed, it was ALWAYS about getting drunk. I...