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My name is Deanna Rubio I am a addict/alcoholic/gambler, i have been a addict for most of my life since the age of 13 years old in 2000 i lost my kids to cps i went to cedar house completed a 6 month program i got a job got my kids back stayed clean for 14 years then i started to have problems at home left my husband of 17 years he was having an affair so i left him and began calling old friends got together at a bar and once again began my addiction first with alcohol then began to use and abuse meth everyday lost my kids again to cps and kept running hard in my addiction for 3 years straight until my life was empty once again lost everything and became homeless my kids didnt want nothing to do with me
i now had 4 grandchildren that i was not able to see so i called cedar house everyday for 2 weeks straight finally i talked to a old friend that works at cedar house her name was marty i called and pleaded for her help into the program so she got me in the next day i completed a 60 day program graduated but felt i wasnt ready to go to the streets so Time For Change came the day before i graduated at cedar house and did a presentation i felt that was my calling it was perfect it was a structured program i was told it was a a hard program but the outcome would be worth it so i came to a face to face i was accepted in the program ive been here for 2 weeks and i love it here i found group of ladies whos stories are similar to mine and i was not alone and im not i feel like they are family to me they truly care about there clients and have so much to offer i am gonna be a self sufficient women with a job employment my kids my respect and so much more i am so thankful for time for change and to god for changing my life one day at a time