I am an addict called Vinh. Vietnamese borned, has experienced war, growing in up in a communist regime. Living in a refugee camp and got stuck in the bubble of using for over 26 years of full on shooting up heroin and everything else. I went in Glebe House at age of 44, was broken in all physical, mental, and spiritual.
Glebe house offering a safe place where I felt the belonging, that I am loved.
Their programs, the love of staffs and ex-residents help me to slowly building confident to be ok, encouragement me to the 12 steps of recovery program that helps me to be able to stand on my feet living life without the needs to use.
Today I am over six years of abstinence from all drugs, a family man, a productive member of society. My assets today are that I am reliable, trustworthy, decent human being.
My proudest achievement is that I was succeeded in studied of Both of Cert 4 in AOD and Community Services at Tafe for the first time in my life at age 47, A co-founder of a Vietnamese speaking recovery meeting in Melbourne that is still going strong for over four years now, Amended my wrongs to all my family members.
Without the connection and a continues supports from Glebe house staffs and the beautiful relationship that I have with the boys that is always there for me, I know for sure that I would not be the person that I am today.
Thanks, God, for Glebe house.
