A Shoutout To All of KTC…

Day 326

It’s been a while since I’ve had an update on my daughter’s situation. After catching her multiple times abusing alcohol and drugs, along with a more recent incident involving her stealing and abusing her mother’s prescription medication, we had to make the difficult decision to put her in rehab.

It’s over an hour from our house, and she can only make contact once a week. Yesterday, we got a call from her, and for the first time in a long time, it was overwhelmingly positive. She’s actively participating in her recovery, and she’s doing so well that she could be released after 30 days. What really caught me off guard, though, was that she asked for an extension of another week or two because she feels like she’s making real progress and wants to keep building on it.

Her mother and I are incredibly proud of her. This is a huge step forward in her recovery. For once, I actually went to bed with tears of joy instead of the constant fear of my world crashing down around me.

I honestly don’t know how I would’ve made it through this without the support of my wife and this community. I received so much help and advice from people here who had once been in the same position my daughter is now in, and having that support was imperative to both my quit and getting through this entire situation.

KTC is huge, and not just for quitting nicotine. I’ve built so many relationships here, and without those connections, my quit would’ve never remained intact. KTC and its members are a huge reason I’m still nicotine-free after everything that’s happened. This experience has proven yet again that there is nothing life can throw at you that requires nicotine to get through it.

Burn your boats. NAFAR.

NOTE: This piece written by KillTheCan.org member DWEIRICK