This time of year we're grateful for our blessings.
And one of the many blessings we have at TLC is the support of the medical community. Many of our clients come to us suffering from the aftereffects of drug abuse: bad teeth, needing glasses, or else facing other medical problems.
Over the past 10 years, one of our staff members has developed a long list of medical people who help us address these issues.
After a client is with us for a while and acts like they're serious about their recovery, we help them with their nonemergency medical issues through the services of those who so generously help us.
One of the most common problems clients face is dental issues. It has been years since many of our clients have seen a dentist and many of them are long overdue for help. We have about 80 dentists who pull teeth, build bridges, provide dentures, and other procedures at no cost.
And nothing is more gratifying than to see an addict or alcoholic who came to us with missing or decayed teeth who are once again able to smile. And the interesting thing is that clients who are willing to go through the pain of dental work usually stay and spend the time needed to work on their recovery. It seems like when they're able to boost their self-esteem in one area, they are also able to work on other areas of their life.
I'm sure that most of the medical help that we've been given has come from those who just naturally have generous hearts.
But I don't think they realize how much good they really do or how much effect they have on the community when they contribute to an addict who's serious about recovery. Their acts of generosity go far toward changing the course of another human being's life.
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