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Jeanne’s Share

Tina Moreno2021-01-06T14:21:18-08:00January 6th, 2021|0 Comments

January 2nd “The most important things in life are the connections you make with others.” – Tom Ford In the very first days of my career in the field of recovery, I was fortunate to [...]

Giving Tuesday Now

Tina Moreno2020-05-05T13:35:47-07:00May 4th, 2020|0 Comments

May 5th, 2020 is Giving Tuesday Now a new global day of giving! While the traditional Giving Tuesday is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving and was formed to promote charitable giving, Giving Tuesday Now is in [...]

DOCTOR DELIVERS THANKSGIVING TLC

Jake Brenner2017-02-21T22:08:33-08:00November 11th, 2014|0 Comments

Article | By Karla Peterson Originally Published in U-T San Diego | November 11, 2014 Dr. Sean Daneshmand of Miracle Babies is taking time out from helping families with critically ill newborns to organize, prepare and serve a [...]

Thank you, Jeanne McAlister. Without you and the programs you have, I would not be the person that I am today. It began at McAlister Institute, and here I will remain as long as they allow me to. I owe you my life.

“Life” was given to me, and there are no words to describe what it is actually like to “have a life.” I now have 6 years totally clean and sober, even cigarette-free after having smoked 2 packs a day for ten years. I have strong ethics against lying, tardiness, procrastination, and other such things.

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It hit. This place isn’t punishment. It’s a last chance at life. It brings you in with no judgment and helps you. This program has opened parts that I truly wasn’t aware of like how to deal with my anger and why I always felt the need to run and hide when things got bad.

For the last 8 months, I have gradually seen the rebirth of my son ~ that son that I bore ~ that brilliant child. The love, the caring–it is still there. He just had to find it again.