Kelly – Your Help Is Her Healing

“When I came to Epiphany Center, I was spiritually bankrupt, emotionally drained and physically beaten. Swallowed in depression and addicted to drugs, I was medicating with all the wrong medications to get through the pain of each day. I was trying to get out of an extremely abusive relationship, but every time I attempted to leave, I would be beaten.

I was the parent of a 5-year-old daughter who had recently been diagnosed with juvenile diabetes and was struggling with that. I realized my drug use played a big part of keeping me stuck in my depression, and I knew I had to do something different if I wanted to change the way my life was going and provide a better life for myself and my daughter.

During a diabetes appointment with my daughter, I finally confided in a social worker about everything – the abuse, the drug use, everything. I was weak and defeated by it all, and finally brave enough to ask for help. They referred me to Epiphany Center.

For the first time in a long time, I felt grateful, I felt hopeful, and I felt safe, and at no time did I feel judged for where my life was at. That was just the intake!

I can honestly say that I would not be the person that I am today if it hadn’t been for Epiphany Center. I was given the opportunity to learn so much about myself, while getting the help I needed. This knowledge has benefitted me in so many areas of my life. I was reminded of the person I was, and with the help of dedicated staff, I was able to find that person again.

Today, I am a responsible parent, able to teach my daughter what it takes to become a respectable and confident young woman who is to be always treated with dignity. I have a close relationship with my daughter today and she looks up to me.

I am happy to say that I am a survivor rather than a statistic of domestic violence.

I continue to give back to my community, to those in recovery and in domestic violence shelters. I am a valued employee. I am a strong single parent able to stand up and advocate for myself and my child.

The donations made to Epiphany change lives. Not just the lives of the addict in recovery, but the lives of the children who are directly affected by addiction.

For a long time, my life was ‘rough.’ Epiphany Center is the diamond in my rough.”