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My name is Sue and I've lived with Jimmy and Pac since May of 2010. I have quite an extensive addiction history and prison history of about 30 years.
Um, I got out in 2009 with my husband in the hospital on life support and when he passed away, I just spiraled back into using drugs again.
I ended up back in the hospital in May about about eight months later because of emphysema, um, homeless.
And that's where I met Jimmy.
My name is Bridget Holbrook and, um, I don't remember exactly how I met Jimmy. I do remember, um, I went to a hospital, um, and that's where I remember meeting Pac.
And, um, I was at one of Jimmy's other houses first and, uh, went back into a hospital, um, and Pac came and got me.
And he said I'm opening a new house and you'll be one of the first residents.
And he brought me over to the new house, um, and, uh, this is where I met Sue, one of my good friends.
And I've been here ever since and enjoy it and it's been working out very well.
Um, alcoholism. Yes, uh, OD on alcohol.
And, uh, I don't really remember exactly how long I was even in there for, um, and that's where I lost a lot of my memory.
Um, and then, um, that's where I said that's where I met Pac and, and I didn't have any place to go.
I was at a Salvation Army for a while and then, um, Pac came, I met Pac in the hospital and that's when he brought me to the new house and been enjoying it ever since.
Since living here now, I'm absolutely drug free since May of last year.
I discharged my parole in a year because of continued good behavior and no drug use.
Um, and life now is really good.
I just have, you know, my health issue to deal with.
And my life is quiet, drama free and definitely drug and prison free.
And for that, I'm very grateful.
The stress that I was feeling before helping hearts came into my life was very immense.
Um, I would use alcohol to take care of that stress.
And when helping hearts found me, it's dropped stress level.
It's dropped immensely and I'm able to use that to open my heart and be able to have good friends and talk and deal with my life in different ways.
I'm very grateful for what they have given me and provided for me.
And I can't say enough to open my heart to tell them thank you.
Um, my stress level now is basically zero with my drug addiction and bouncing in and out of prison pretty much for the last 30 years.
That was a lot of stress, maintaining a habit, committing crime, going back and forth to prison, the family relationships with my son.
That was definitely a stressful time.
It finally took, I guess, growing up or just getting really tired of that lifestyle.
And thankfully I've done that and really there is no stress in my life.
It's what little there is.
I just look back to the worst times and I just let it go.
What I feel in my heart and anything that I wanted to say really summed it up good.
