"Hello Turning Winds,
I have just received your latest newsletter and felt compelled to respond. My duaghtner was a resident of Turning Winds for 13 months. She returned home almost 3 yrs ago. How the time has flown by. She has just graduated high school, one year early. She is working 2 jobs, and will be starting college in October. The transformation has been phenomenal. She is a completely different girl now. She has goals, ambition, and a desire to succeed in life, something I though she might not ever have. Most important she has learned how to be real, to have feelings, compassion, and empathy for others. I believe she has found the true meaning of the words family and friendship. These things it seems we could not teach our daughter. The decision to send her to Turning Winds I can honestly say was the most difficult decision her father and I have ever had to make. Sending her literally across the country and entrusting her to complete strangers was mind boggling to say the least. Not to mention the financial burden. Now 3 years later, we can say with complete conviction it was the best decision we could have ever made. My husband and I had to deal with family and close friends who flt that our decision was harsh and not necessary, their feeling was that she was going through a phase and she would grow out of it. We knew that was not the case, and had we not made this decision I am certain our beautiful child would no longer be with us. I want to say Thank You to Turning Winds Academic Institute, thank you to the wonderful, compassionate staff that facilitated the transformation of our child. This could never have happened without you." ~Parent of TWAI
We would love to hear your stories of how you are doing...where you are at...it is wonderful to hear how things are going!
