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Tanya Ward shares her experience of recovery from the disease of addiction. In and out of jail from the age of 16, a life on the run, living on one kidney from being stabbed, and separated from her babies while in jail, she managed to break free from her drug addiction. People involved with agencies such as Passage Homes and Wheels4Hope reached out to her, people that had similar histories as hers, having recovered from addiction, helped Tanya through her recovery. Now after 7 years of being clean and a stable mother and worker, she shares her story so that others experiencing something similar can have hope that recovery from addiction is possible.
For more information about Wake County/Triangle area organizations that are helping the homeless, those on the brink of homelessness, and those that may be struggling with the disease of addiction visit Passage Homes (www.passagehome.org), Wheels4Hope (www.wheels4hope.org), The Healing Place (http://www.hpowc.org), and Wake County’s 10-year Ending Homelessness Program (www.raleighnc.gov/endinghomelessness).
Thanks to Tanya Ward for sharing her story so honestly, to Miss Kay Kelly Brown - Tanya’s patient, and to Allan Ross from Charlotte, NC for the music that accompanies this piece.
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Tanya Ward shares her experience of recovery from the disease of addiction. In and out of jail from the age of 16, a life on the run, living on one kidney from being stabbed, and separated from her babies while in jail, she managed to break free from her drug addiction. People involved with agencies such as Passage Homes and Wheels4Hope reached out to her, people that had similar histories as hers, having recovered from addiction, helped Tanya through her recovery. Now after 7 years of being clean and a stable mother and worker, she shares her story so that others experiencing something similar can have hope that recovery from addiction is possible.
For more information about Wake County/Triangle area organizations that are helping the homeless, those on the brink of homelessness, and those that may be struggling with the disease of addiction visit Passage Homes (www.passagehome.org), Wheels4Hope (www.wheels4hope.org), The Healing Place (http://www.hpowc.org), and Wake County’s 10-year Ending Homelessness Program (www.raleighnc.gov/endinghomelessness).
Thanks to Tanya Ward for sharing her story so honestly, to Miss Kay Kelly Brown - Tanya’s patient, and to Allan Ross from Charlotte, NC for the music that accompanies this piece.
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Thank you BridgetHi Bridget,
Lisa |
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She is HOPE!!!Many people do not believe they can live down their past and make a new beginning Tanya is the Experience, Strength & Hope that so many struggling with addiction need to hear, she continues to pave a way for others to follow. I found this article by accident and I am proud to say I know this woman and she is the MIRACLE!!! That is possible for all of us. F.B.T |
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Music: Allan Ross from Charlotte, NC
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Posted on April 06, 2010 at 04:08 AM | Permalink
Tanya's voice
I enjoyed this piece. One of my students reviewed it for a class assignment. I like the tone of the narrator. But mostly I like that Tanya is telling her own story!