21 year old Bianca is a great example of triumph over adversity, overcoming long-term problematic drug use and other issues to turn her life around.

 

Someone recommended Bianca to visit YFS when she was looking for a place to live back in February this year.

 

“Before coming here I was pretty much everywhere. I had everything out of place; I wasn’t concentrating on my two children, I didn’t know how to control anything. I'd had enough,” she says.

 

“From day one, I was helped straight away. My YFS worker helped me get a roof over my head; showed me how to handle my money. He helped me be ready to get help so I went to rehab. If it wasn’t for YFS I wouldn’t have done any of that.”

 

Bianca went through rehabilitation, which helped her overcome her drug addiction and improve her mental health. Bianca has experienced abusive relationships in the past, but her determination has helped her stand up straight.

 

Bianca has embraced a clean life now. She´s also found love again; she sees herself as a different person and really enjoys living a successful life.

 

From her drug problem, she was diagnosed with an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. “I had a lot of psychological things going on in my head and I was trying to cover them up. I didn’t smoke because of peer pressure. I was 100% aware of what I was doing. I know I did it because I didn’t want to deal with things that were going on.”

 

Rehabilitation and working closely with her worker at YFS has given her the capacity to take things as they come and deal with them as needed.

 

“My case worker made me realise that I can’t always cover things up. I need to solve them in order to move on with my life.”

 

Today, Bianca is glad she freed herself from her dependency and she says she can manage her feelings. She can’t wait to start her studies; she takes joy in life’s simple pleasures and in spending time with her children.

 

“I feel more independent. I used to rely on everyone around me. I have learnt how to cope with things in my own way."

 

"If it wasn’t for YFS I wouldn’t be where I am. YFS has changed my life completely.”

 

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