The following is a letter from one of our recent clients at Rebound.

To Whom It May Concern:

Please let me express by deepest gratitude for the compassion and grace that I have received while being a client of the Rebound program. This was not the first time I went through a treatment program. It is the first time I have felt hopeful and have a desire to go on with my life, wherever that may take me. What brought me here is probably no different than what brings any other client through your doors; disappointments, failures, death of loved ones, loss of faith, and ultimately a drug or alcohol addiction. All the things that normal people experience in their life, suffer through and continue on. Unfortunately I have not been as resilient as other people, I hope to change that.

I have spent most of my life trying to figure out who or what God is, and if he has any use for me. I have also been looking for traces of his work. Throughout my life I have met people who I will never forget. These are people who renew my faith in God and human nature. They exist on a list that I keep in my heart and mind. I have added to that list your staff and volunteers that come here. Before I close this letter I would like to speak to you about what I have observed while a client here. But first let me preface it with the following paragraph.

In 1991 I took a job with *Parker Lane Medical Corporation at their *Parker Lane Hospital in *Fort Clover off of Brown Rd. I was to be trained as a controller for their financial operations. As a corporation *Parker Lane became a large insurance billing machine; a money vacuum of some sorts. Its efficiency was measured by the selling price of its stock. Ethics and conscience was merely a nuisance to be avoided. *Parker Lane Medical Corporation filed for bankruptcy in federal court in *1998.

What I saw there made me very skeptical of psychiatry, and the treatment of substance abuse. I was skeptical to the extent that I refused to get help long after it was painfully apparent that I needed it. What I have seen here is efficient, ethical, kind, compassionate, and competent. I wish I had come here seven years ago. I might have avoided a lot of sorrow, regret, and lost time (the most precious resource we possess). Now I must turn my thoughts toward a job and whatever future I, and hopefully God can help me build. Again, I thank you.

Sincerely,
Anonymous

* Names, locations, and dates have been changed in order to protect privacy and are not intended to reflect an actual corporation or location.

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