09/11/2026
This week's "Voice of Recovery" (in honor of National Recovery Month) comes from someone who has loved and walked alongside a man in recovery.
Recovery happens within a person, but its impact reaches far beyond them.
The people who love someone through addiction and recovery often carry their own stories of hurt, hope, waiting, rebuilding—and sometimes, believing in who that person can become before they are able to believe it themselves.
Meet Jeremy and Erica. Jeremy graduated from our 6-month program and is now living in our transitional home. Erica has watched his journey over the past year, and on his one year sobriety anniversary, she shared these words:
"I don't know whether it is a gift or a character flaw, but when I look at a house, an animal, or a person, I tend to see their full potential. I naturally look past their flaws and focus on what they can become.
So when I met Jeremy, I saw someone with tremendous potential. Like all of us, he had flaws, but I also saw someone who was incredibly loyal and persistent.
The tragedy of alcoholism is that it overshadows everything you truly are. Jeremy's loyalty was being invested in people who wouldn't have stood by him when he needed it most. His persistence was being poured into habits that were hurting his quality of life, relationships, and himself.
A year ago, Jeremy told me he was going to get into rehab and make changes. I never doubted that he could do it. If he could remove a few obstacles that he had put in his way, he had everything it would take to build a different life.
What has been most inspiring about watching his journey this last year is that he has started to see himself the way I always saw him. He now recognizes that he can change the trajectory of someone else's life through his story, support, and showing others that change is possible.
Anyone who knows Jeremy knows he likes to be the person others can count on, the go-to guy. Today, he is able to be exactly that in a much more meaningful way. His loyalty and persistence are now being invested in people who deserve and appreciate them.
Because he has taken the time to fill his own cup with health, hope, and purpose, he now has something genuine to pour into others.
We are so proud of you.
Thank you for having the courage to do the hard work and for using your journey to remind others that no one is defined by their worst chapter.
The person you were always capable of becoming is the person we get to celebrate today."
Erica, thank you for being a powerful and meaningful Voice of Recovery.
Interested in honoring someone who is in recovery, walked alongside someone in recovery, or has been touched by addiction of recovery in some way? Add them to the Legacy of Hope Tribute Wall at www.legacyhomerecovery.org/tribute-wall