09/15/2026
Take a look at our latest completion!
Here is her Goodbye letter, which is written by our residents and read at their completion. A goodbye letter is written directly to their addiction as if it were a person, relationship, or part of their life they are finally choosing to leave behind.
It's an oppertunity to close a chapter and here is what Tiara had to say!
"You once had a hold of my mother even before I was born. You did as much damage as you could until her demise before I made it to 4 months old. Then you jumped to my biological sister, but she fought you hard and you lost that battle. So, you waited, you waited patiently and you watched me grow, you watched my life unfold.
And long before I ever put a drug
into my body you were already befriending me. You knew things about me that I didn't even understand about myself. You knew my heart, you knew my insecurities, and all my emptiness. You knew exactly when I was vulnerable and when that time came, you didn't force your way into my life. You made me invite you in while you disguised yourself as comfort. You made me feel as if you loved me and cared for me, as if you understood all I felt. You were my helper and oddly enough I felt as if I deserved how, you made me feel. I felt as if I never wanted to escape you "loving arms".
The relationship that I thought I could control, eventually controlled this broken woman. You were my safety net, my lover and master. I didn't realize when I started choosing you over the people that I loved, but I completely gave myself to you.
But so cunning you stood there and watched pieces of me fall off, you watched me hurt my mom, aunt, kids, and grandkids. You watched me make promises I would not keep, you watched me become someone my oldest daughter hated and someone my family didn't recognize, while telling me how much I need you each day. So lost, I thought I could not live without you, so broken I felt I was too far gone and with no way back that I wanted to die. Happiness was something I felt I could never have no matter how much I prayed for it. But we were both wrong, oh so very wrong.
There is something that you didn't count on while you watched me grow up. There was a little girl inside of me that wanted to live. There were prayers from my family that got ahold of me and whispered, "This isn't who you are". Even when I couldn't hear those prayers, God could. When I could not find my way back to myself God knew exactly where I was. When I could not see a way out He was already making one. When I thought I had destroyed everything good in my life, God reminded me that my story was not finished.
Somehow with the help of Toombs County Sheriff's Office He brought me here to Promise of Hope Tattnall. To this new way of living and most importantly back to HIM, the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
And yes this may be a completion and I am scared. I am scared because I know you didn't just disappear just because I am leaving my safety net. I know that relapse is real. I know from my past how you will try to convince me that I can handle just one, but I know your tricks, lies, and your voice. I know that you will lead me to a place I never want to go to again.
So, if you're looking for me, BAD NEWS, this is a different Tiara. I know how to call someone, and how to get on my knees, go to a meeting, and pause and say, "God, I can't do this without you!” I'm a woman who finally understands that asking for help isn't a weakness it's strength. Even though I may have to surrender on a constant basis, I know how to pray when I don't have the words to say. It's learning how to trust God when I am unsure of what tomorrow may look like.
So Goodbye. I no longer need you. I no longer want you. I will always look to the hills which cometh my help and my help comes from the Lord."
- Tiara
