Renascent

22 years ago I checked into Renacent on Madison avenue. It had a different name at that time. SARS was on and the front door was locked and they said I had to be 72 hours sober. I couldn't do the 72 hours sober cuz I couldn't go a day without alcohol. As soon as I walked in the door at the punani house, a gentleman named Ken was sitting right in a big bolster chair near the front door and he said to me. Hey man are you new and I said yes. I'm just checking in. He looked at me and told me that y

Letter of Gratitude I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to receive treatment at this centre. The counsellors and staff demonstrate the highest level of professionalism, compassion, and dedication. Their personal approach and genuine care for each individual create an environment where true healing and recovery become possible. I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to my counsellor, Tom, as well as to the entire counselling team — Mark, Alex, Hussein, Larry, David, Brad, and Andrew. I

DO NOT STAY HERE ITS A MONEY GRAB. I could leave a negative star signs I would. You are not allowed to exercise, there is nothing for you to do during breaks like no arts and grafts, or learning a no skill, no hikes, no bowling, now swimming name it you’re not allowed to do it so all there is to do between is smoke outside. There is a point system and if you use a wrong cup you get a negative point, only allowed to have a certain amount of cups of coffee a day. I once sat outside to catch some a

To Madison House Staff and the Chefs, my hat comes off to you.. literally. I wasn't allowed to wear my hat indoors, which taught me to love myself and be comfortable in my own skin again. The brief walks daily after the first week were a bit short but also beneficial to my recovery. This place made me feel like a million dollars again. But only cost 16k =) the aftercare program for another 2k is great, seeing the guys I stayed with for 5 weeks. I loved the educational value of the classes, some

This is NOT a safe haven what so ever. The time I was there, medications went missing when it’s in the counsellors possession(they are all recovering addicts). When I had a health concern - which I was suffering from an excruciating amount of pain, I verbalized myself by explaining my situation, I was told to wait. Even though I pushed myself to do better for myself by going to every class, in between each class I would patiently wait outside of managers office to treat my suffering, by the end