Caquista's Story | Roads to Recovery
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Caquista's Story | Roads to Recovery
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A raw, no-holds-barred account from a woman who grew up in a outwardly “good” family—mayor dad, vacations, Disney World—but never heard the words “I love you.” Hyperactive with undiagnosed ADHD, she felt like the family misfit while her sisters became a doctor and psychologist.
She started drinking at 15, moved to weed, then crack at 26, saying “I wish I’d never tried it”. She lost three houses, two cars, her children (taken by the state), and hit rock bottom: homelessness, selling everything to the dealer, family cutting her off, and a suicide attempt that left her in a coma. Doctors didn’t expect her to survive.
Desperate, she googled “safe house” and found her way to a women’s support house in Danville IL. She retrained her brain, battling her bipolar disorder, PTSD, and racing thoughts, and discovered sober joy: dancing, car shows, and peace.
Today she’s free, ashamed of who she was but proud of who she’s becoming.