Horizon Health Blog

My name is Ronda P.

I am here at Horizon Village, because I have a disease of alcoholism and crack cocaine addiction.

        This is not a fun disease to try and cure. I have drunk since I was young, my parents were alcoholics and my brothers are some what attached to this disease.

        There are so many emotions and feelings that you go through, you never believe that you’ll make it without your so called best friends, alcohol and crack cocaine.

        I have been to other facilities and they were good, or so it seemed when I was there, which they actually were, but I’m told I just didn’t want the help but I beg to differ. I think I wanted it, I just got too weak and vulnerable and I let the devil tell me what game and how I play it.

        Now I am here at Horizon Village and I am praying to GOD, in hopes and willingness that I will do this, this time. I don’t want to feel the hurt and pain any more.

I have a beautiful daughter and grandson. I’d love to watch them grow, I love them so much. I also have a boyfriend and his daughter that are great.

        There are so many people from church and around that I never knew could and would care about someone like me, but it’s true, caring people don’t discriminate.

        With this I want to thank GOD, my family, my friends and the counselors here today for taking the time to learn about and help my disease.

Thank You.

                        -Rhonda

With trust, belief in self, love and a spiritual understanding of self-acceptance I know that it is alright to find myself in pain, to have made mistakes and to know that I am not perfect. Self acceptance will permit balance in my life skills. I don’t have to look for the approval of others because I’m satisfied with being myself. Accepting me as I am means that I’m alright, that I’m not perfect, and that I can improve… I am improving

Life is like a bus stop. We map out our route but linger briefly between adventures. Only I you can chart your itinerary – and hope GOD agrees with it.

Someone that is important…

Helen, she is real important to me because I am looking and hoping for her strength to stay sober. Her enthusiasm is great, she keeps me encouraged and believing that I can do this journey. She is helping me with rides to appointments and my passes. If it wasn’t for Helen, I would feel alone and wouldn’t be so motivated to accomplish my journey. Even though she is not an addict, she has another problem. She is my strength and notices how she is helping me. She is realizing that if you put your mind to it, ask God and work it out; it comes slowly but it comes.

Thank you very much Helen