INDIANAPOLIS — The Progress House added a brand new worker named Daisy on Thursday. But Daisy isn’t simply any worker, she’s a golden retriever and repair canine.
“They’re giving us a gift that I think for 12, 15-years is going to have an impact on our residents,” Darrell Mitchell, government director of Progress House, mentioned.
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Daisy was given to the restoration middle by Fairway Independent Mortgage by the American Warrior Initiative.
“It’s been top-of-the-line issues that has occurred to me in my life,” Brandon Drake, a recovering alcoholic, mentioned.
Drake began on the Progress House a month and a half in the past.
“I did every thing. I’m an opioid addict too,” Drake mentioned. “My household was drug addicted, so I used to be ingesting beer and smoking weed at three. It’s been an extended journey.”
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Drake says this system has taught him self-discipline and given him a brand new outlook on life.
“Last night it was me by myself in the kitchen and it was meditative. I didn’t know I liked those things. I didn’t know me being alone doing dishes, thinking about life would fulfill me,” Drake mentioned.
Drake and the opposite resident’s path to therapeutic will now embody Daisy. The Progress House says she’s the primary remedy canine assigned to a restoration residence.
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“Having a dog who’s able to offer them joy, closeness and make them smile and feel comfortable. These are guys who may not have been comfortable for a while,” Mitchell mentioned.
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