Written by Vivian Gietz
You might know Ieuan’s daughter, Miranda, as the Executive Director of Charlford House. She went through the house over 20 years ago, in October of 2000. Ieuan will be forever grateful for what Charlford House did for Miranda.
Ieuan remembers that before coming to treatment, Miranda had been living in the US. Ieaun had been trying to get her to come back to Canada as her drug abuse got worse in the States, isolated and far away from her family. Eventually, he was able to convince her to come up to Canada, and she stayed at a B&B for a while before getting into Charlford House.
Ieuan went to the house to visit Miranda while she was staying there. He remembers Miranda showing him her step-work. She was learning valuable skills and helping with chores, learning how to be part of the sisterhood. He saw her change little by little.
Ieuan remembers watching Miranda turn back into the joyful, helpful person he had known before her addiction. “She was a joy to be around,” he says. Ieuan attended NA meetings with her in her early recovery and learned a lot from the people there.
Having found her way back to Charlford House as the Executive Director many years later, Miranda gives back to the house that saved her life every day through her work. She has a great relationship with her father today and Ieuan couldn’t be prouder.
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