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There's Moore to Life 15 - Added on 14-November-2011 |
About the Authors and Bio for book. I was raised in Clarkson, Mississauga from the age of 2, but when I was 15 years old my parents bought a house up north in Flesherton, Ontario were the population was only 300. This has caused cultural shock to my brothers and me. I ended up running away as I couldn’t handle the small community they choose to live in. Upon running away I lived on the streets in many cities for almost seven years; drinking and drugging to adjust to the way of living and I felt lost in my own skin and thinking there wasn’t anyone out there that could help me. One day I had enough and called the Withdrawal Management Center (detox) in Brampton, Ontario to see if I could get help, as I really wanted it this time. While in detox I asked them to help me get clean and sober so I could live in my own skin. I was accepted to a treatment center and spent three and a half months there learning how to live in the community. I really enjoyed the learning process that not only kept me sober and clean but also allowed me to return to school to get my Grade 12 diploma. I now have a diploma in Drug and Alcohol counseling, one as a Social Service worker, and I am currently attending Lakehead University in working towards my Bachelor of Social Work degree. Through many struggles today I am just over 6 years clean and sober. I can say that this road was the hardest road I have ever been on until I learned to stop fighting it and learned to see the gifts of sobriety that I have been blessed with. Today I have many successes and awards through school and the community, e.g. Lieutenant Governor’s Community Volunteer Awards for Students, I been nominated for the "Order of Orillia Award”, and I was the first student at Georgian College & Lakehead University’s history to ever established a financial award in my own name while still in studies. Today my goal is to give back to the community and help someone that can’t help themselves. This is why I wrote this book, hoping to reach out to those that need it. I feel sharing my struggles and hopes can help another person from going down the wrong road as I have. Thanks, Robert Moore Author of There’s Moore to Life |
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