It's hard to believe that September is almost over, and that this was the first full week of Fall.
We're wrapping up our first month of the new Fiscal Year, and we've been able to bring in some solid community members over the last month. Several are folks who have received services from us before, and it's been nice to welcome them back.
The week started off with a lot of drama, as we came off of one of the most exciting weekends we've ever had [exciting used in the context of D-R-A-M-A]. Several women were discharged for relapsing, the community overall was propelled into 'negative space,' and on Monday the drama carried over into two more residents being discharged from the program.
On Friday, I spent the first two hours of my shift confronting a guy on whether he had used drugs the night previous, and, after initially lying to me, I tested him. He confessed after the test returned positive results. The guy was compliant and went to detox, but it is always difficult to confront someone over relapsing, and then have those suspicions confirmed, especially when he lies about using in the first place.
Overall, the week has been event-filled and full of drama, but the community continues to stabilize itself and we have a good group of folks residing at the Mish as we move towards the beginning of October.
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