Family
Testimonials
We live in a
rural setting in western Wisconsin. We moved here from the southeast
in order to provide good schools and a Norman Rockwell setting
to raise our children. The school district we settled upon had
graduating classes of approximately seventy children, new facilities
and excellent state recognition. Although we knew our children
would still be exposed to drugs and alcohol, we felt that we would
certainly be able to control the situation through responsible
rearing, nurturing, small town unity and communication.
Our
youngest, the apple of our eye and our only son became involved
with drugs
and alcohol in the eighth grade. . . we hadn't a CLUE until Homecoming
of his Junior year in high school. All of a sudden the declining
grades, declining involvement in family and school activities,
critical comments, apathy and tiredness became understandable.
A cold dose of reality thrown into our world. When we talked with
our son, it was evident that he hadn't a clue as to how or why
his life needed to be changed in order to survive and to be happy.
Too many years had gone by for him to control any change in his
lifestyle, his friends and his decisions.
Although
it would have been easier to agree with the other parents in our
small village
who maintained that all teenagers experiment with drugs and alcohol,
it is the fault of the parents of the kids he hangs with, give
your kid a break, you are over-reacting and he will grow out of
it, we knew we had to pick him up and HELP him just as we did when
he was small and had scraped his knee. We knew we did not want
to utilize any facility that used prescription drugs to handle
street drugs. We knew that our son needed tools to quit drugs AND
needed to understand more of how life works, what makes a person
really happy, and the stability of a moral code that would help
him survive for the rest of his life.
We
found the Narconon Program in California and called to make arrangements for
our son to
go through the program. He left Wisconsin at the end of October
and after finishing the program, returned to finish high school.
It was a proud and happy day when he graduated last May. Today
he is helping others achieve the same results as a Staff Member
with Narconon. This is not an Info-mercial
by some fake family in a made up situation.
THIS HAPPENED. NARCONON
CHANGES LIVES.
-Mr. and Mrs.
Lowe.
Parents of Narconon Graduate 2000.
My life before
my husband checked into Narconon was a living hell full of deceit,
anger, hatred and hopelessness. I saw a man whom I loved turn into
another person. I came to the point where I had to completely let
go. This is when things began to change for us.
My husband checked
into Narconon and my anger was still with me. When I spoke to him
the first time after he checked in, I would not even let him kiss
me. But, I quickly saw great changes in him, at Narconon he was
growing mentally. His maturity level was also apparent. With Narconon's
help we have managed to put our lives back together.
Since finishing
Narconon my husband and I deal with problems on a whole new level.
He does not run from problems any longer. For me I have been allowed
to release the responsibilities that were laid on my shoulder over
to him so we can work together again as a team. I am very grateful
to the staff at Narconon for the support
given to me and our sons during my husband's stay at the program.
-D.D.Winter
Wife Narconon Graduate 1997.
To the Staff
at Narconon
I
want to thank you all for all your help during my visit last week.
Your understanding
and caring for my helplessness in getting around was especially
wonderful to me. Special thanks for getting
me to and from the airport. You went above and beyond. Thank you
so much.
My
visit to the facility gave me a feeling of bonding and family.
You're all wonderful
young people with an enthusiasm and spirit which is a tribute to
the Director on down.
Most of all,
your diligence towards my daughter and her problem is most appreciated.
I am sure my daughter sees the need to work through this and strengthen
herself further through the program.
I look forward
to seeing you all again. Good luck and love to all.
-A.R.
Mother of Narconon Graduate 2002.
We would like
to share our story with anyone who has a loved one living with
the horrible influence of drugs and alcohol.
Our life was
enriched with the birth of our only son in 1974. We were not a
wealthy family but you might say, very comfortable. This comfort
level was derived from working 24/7. The benefits of this labor
were lavished on our son which in turn spoiled him. He had, what
we thought, a great life. Good grades, good friends and all the
popular toys available. The thing he was missing, and I might add
the most important, was quality father time. Work seemed to be
more important.
After
graduating high school our son entered college. Shortly afterward
he lost
his drive and his grades went downhill. One college after another,
same story. He quit school and entered the family business. The
income was great but our son seemed to always be broke. His ambition
was gone and he would sleep for days. After several car wrecks
and a severe attitude change we had reached our wits end. We recieved
a call from our son at a local motel where we found him semi-conscious
surrounded by soft drink cans used for smoking crack. Our son was
sent to a state supported mental facility, not once, but three
times. Each trip proved to be a complete failure.
Living at home
after his third state rehab stay things went from bad to worse.
Our son began to steal money from family and friends. He would
pawn expensive household things to support his habit. His cocaine
habit had torn our family apart and the decision was made, I would
take my own son to jail. I was forcibly placing him in the car
when my wife came to me with what she called, the answer. She had
contacted a man named Francisco at a place named Narconon. I told
her it was just another 28 day rip off, but today I am glad she
insisted.
My son is still
at Narconon in California, not as a patient, but helping others with their problems.
THIS PROGRAM
WORKS.
-G.G.
Father of Narconon Graduate 2001.
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