Summer Program -- Emails from a Parent

Email 1:

Hi Pat, Remember us? I just wanted to let you know that Sam is doing really well at home, school and with his friends. For the second time this school year Sam made the Honor Roll. He bought home all A's and B's. His teacher raves about him and says that if only all her students could be more like Sam...her job would be a joy.

He continues to do well at home also. For the first time in years, I feel like our family life is "normal". I'm not just enduring the days anymore. I find myself actually ENJOYING them! That is truly miraculous in light of where we were before Sam went to Wediko. Sam is also making great strides with friendships. He is well accepted at school and even the neighbor kid who wouldn't play with him anymore is back in his life on a daily basis.

Because Sam is doing so well, I see his self-esteem building every day, and with each victory in school, at home and with friends he has gained more and more confidence. It is such a joy as a parent to see that he is proud of himself and his accomplishments. He seems to have a newly found sense that he CAN control and his choices and affect the results HE desires.

We send a big thank you and hug to all the staff at Wediko who "stayed the course" with Sam and our family. As you know first hand, our marriage and family was on the brink of destruction. Thanks to Wediko's amazing staff, Sam's hard work and our family's commitment to make it better, we are a family again. Now we have tools, plans and hope!

All the best,

Email 2:

Dear Pat and Doug, I am so pleased to tell you that Sam has had the best school year of his life. We attended the final awards ceremony at his school where he again received the Honor Roll Award and the Annual Honor Roll Award for being on the Honor Roll every grading period this year. His teacher raved about him all year as one of her best, hardest working and most well behaved students ever.

He is also functioning very very well at home and socially. To say last summer at Wediko changed his life, would be an understatement. I hope you share this fantastic news with all the staff that might remember Sam. You, Doug and everyone at Wediko that helped my awesome son last summer can take great pride in the DIFFERENCE that they made in his life. Thank you for everything