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"It's been hell to start with, but I've come out the other side a stronger person."
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So can you tell me a little bit about the
support that you receive from fusion housing?
Well, yeah. Um,
I can't
I can't even remember how long she's she's been with me for, but,
um, she's been through a difficult time in my life. Um,
but she helped, um,
get my life back in order. Basically,
um,
she helped me get all my, um, finances started,
um,
paid bills and stuff that that I hadn't paid. Um,
she she's just been amazing. Um,
helped with a lot of stuff.
Um,
I was I was an alcoholic when she first came into my life, and I lost my Children.
Um, they went into care for a year.
Um, and she's just been there
ever since. She's just helped me through it, you know.
Um,
yes, it's been amazing. Really helped me get back on my feet.
I've got, um I've moved. Now I got all my Children back.
That's brilliant.
Um, so yeah, it's It's she's She's been, um
she's been fantastic
for
a lot of stuff.
And have you have you received support from like any other organisations
before?
Um,
I just don't think
Well, I've now. I've got I've got my social worker from the support workers.
Um,
I
did a bit of time down at the basement in,
um for me Drinking.
Um,
I've been two years, so but now,
well done.
So,
yeah.
And how how does the support that you've received from fusion compare to
other support that you've received? Is there anything
anything different?
I'm not sure.
I mean, I was checking in, Um,
you know, she text me quite a bit, um, and
just help me with
because obviously we've moved into a three bedroom. Um,
and she just helped me. So all my bills out, she rings people for me.
Um,
you know, she's explained a lot of stuff that I couldn't really
go into. You know, she's just really helpful. Everything.
Um
so
I'm not in no debt anymore. Um, things is getting paid.
Um,
so yeah, it's just
it's but it's really nice to live like this now,
like
maybe two years ago.
That's brilliant.
And is is there anything else that you'd like to say?
Um, no, it's just it's just without the help. I probably
you know, it's there's been so many different Els,
which has really helped me
in this two years, It's just been
it's been help to start with. Um,
Obviously,
I've come out the other side, and
I'm a stronger person helping with me.
Um,
what else the help with?
I think she's got in touch with me.
Family support work to get some volunteering done now. So I'm gonna do some
to do some volunteering and get back
to work eventually,
which would be really nice. Yeah.
What sort of volunteering do you want to get into
it.
So I've got, um, a
lady
in next week, Week after,
um, to do some to go into detail of what I'm gonna do what I want to do.
Um, and
then start from there, Do some volunteering.
That's
amazing.
Yeah,
real best. Definitely. I need something for myself. Now. I just be concentrating on
getting myself better Get my girls home and
one thing or another
sometimes for me. Now I want to I want
I really struggled at school and stuff. I never really had a
good job. I mean, I struggled for a lot of years.
It would be nice to
Yeah, to find something that I enjoy doing
myself.
Yeah, it'll be. It'll be amazing.
I think volunteering is such a rewarding thing to get involved with. And
if it's something that you're passionate about as well, I think you love it.
I
love
it.
One thing I wanted to do, but I just never got into it.
So,
yeah, if I've got that chance now, I'm
I would take it and
sounds great.
It's good that they've been able to help you to to get linked in with that. So
good luck. Best of luck with it.
Thank
you.
Looking forward to it.
Is there anything else you wanna say before we finish?
Um,
no, I don't think so. It's just it
just be a great help.
Absolutely amazing.
Yeah.
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