This is why I stay at my job.
It can be boring and unchallenging at times, but when I hear someone calling, wanting a spot here, saying, "I need help, or I'm going to die. I want to be better."-- it touches my soul and reminds me that what I'm doing may not be terribly interesting, but it's helping someone.
Someone just came in and was completely distraught, crying, and clearly at a loss as to what to do to help herself. But since we've got such a long waiting list, it's probably going to be a while until she can be in the program. I worry what will happen to her in the meantime.
Sometimes I wish I could just take people's problems and addictions away from them with a wave of my hand.
Someone just came in and was completely distraught, crying, and clearly at a loss as to what to do to help herself. But since we've got such a long waiting list, it's probably going to be a while until she can be in the program. I worry what will happen to her in the meantime.
Sometimes I wish I could just take people's problems and addictions away from them with a wave of my hand.