Some of you may remember me posting an entry about an episode of “Intervention” that I watched about a man named Coley, he was a methamphetamine addict and I talked about how the episode touched me very deeply. I left the couple a message that said the following:

I just finished watching this episode and I can honestly say ive never been rooting so hard for an participant in this show, than I was for Coley and his family. I saw so much of my life in these people, dealing with my dad who is an addict (I havent been in contact with him for two years) and the sentiments of the children that I identified so painfully with. I wanted this man to get better so bad for his wife and his babies because you could see how much they all needed him.

His wife “got it.” Most people dont understand the logic of an addict and how they must support the addict and be there for them and be there to catch them when they fall. They dont understand that for an addict, the drugs are this “support” because they feel they have no one else. Like Coley said..”no ones ever fought for me before.” Coleys wife truely understood and her story as a heroine is in itself extremely powerful.

This has been my favourite episode of intervention and if Coleys family happens to read this (I know family members sometimes do…) you have people rooting for you, you have lots of people on your side who are so happy about the outcome of this situation. I hope that you guys remain strong and remain happy because you truly deserve it. All of you do.

Thank you

I was really happy to see that his wife replied to me.

hope this post makes it…we tried to post earlier but it did not send…thank you for the words of encouragement. Coley said at the end “I did the work”..and truly he is. We go to 12 step meetings every day, and goes twice a day if he can. We are both working recovery programs, as are our children. Yes it is work, but the prize is HEALTH on every level. Coley is an amazing man. He not only got the help to get clean, but he got the tools to manage sobriety, and the therapy to get healing. I was able to go through 12 days of treatment with him in florida to learn about relapse prevention, and co-dependancy, and we received couples therapy there. We were given an amazing gift, and every day for the rest of our lives we will thank those who were a part of giving that to us. Coley now stands at the helm of this families ship…a ship that nearly ended up at the bottom of the sea of addiction, that has claimed so many other families, and lives. He navigates us through lifes waters now, and we stand behind him..proud. He deserves the crown he wears as king of the hearts of this family…..thank you INTERVENTION…you are our angels, francine

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