by MyRehab Wordpress | Feb 15, 2024 | Uncategorised
In the gauzy light of Johannesburg’s early dawn, Samantha “Six Days Sober” van der Berg gingerly navigated the potholed path to her first Narcotics Anonymous meeting. The shadows of Kempton Park’s eerie acacias seemed to nod in stoic approval as Sam,...
by MyRehab Wordpress | Feb 12, 2024 | Substance Abuse, Uncategorised
Oh, what a character that Dr. Pieter “Pill-Pusher” van der Merwe is! Now, now, don’t go rolling your eyes at me, this is not that kind of story. We are not glorifying what some people might call a “pharmaceutical fanatic” or a “medicine...
by MyRehab Wordpress | Feb 11, 2024 | Echoes of Redemption: Unfolding Pages from Benoni's Haven of Healing, Uncategorised
Hiring Sister Thandi – A Tale of Compassion Clashing with Grit in the Game of Rehab Once upon a nondescript Tuesday in Pretoria, the loss-drenched director of a rehab center sat in his dust-laden office, wrestling with a conundrum. His facility, while having earned so...
by MyRehab Wordpress | Jan 28, 2024 | Letters to T, Uncategorised
Dear T, The leaves have turned their edges in the garden here, reminiscent of the park we used to take our son to in Boksburg – do you recall? Those days feel like a separate life altogether because today, within the walls of this reputed rehab in Benoni, I grapple...
