After 5 years of struggling with addiction in the downtown eastside, Darlene has stayed clean and sober since December 17th, 2009 (the night of the Street Sister's fundraiser) and has moved home to Burns Lake to be with her three young children. Darlene says she is "so overwhelmed at how I feel each day from the moment i open my eyes to closing them at night... I still find myself waking up in the middle of the night just to check on my babies and to make sure that this isn't a dream …" She says she is doing extremely well, that her children are content and that she is receiving lots of support from the community. She also expressed her gratitude to her sisters, the Facilitators and the film crew who "believed in me enough to not give-up on me and stuck beside me through thick and thin... no matter how dfficult i may have been. I feel sooooo lucky to have friends like you... I couldnt ask for anymore – your positive feedback, quotes, outbursts & even swearing at me did me wonders."

After not seeing or hearing from her 18 year old daughter since she she was 12 (6 years ago), Mealinda reconnected via email with her daughter Roberta who now lives in Whitehorse, Yukon. Over the past 5 months, they have corresponded a few times and Mealinda has asked for and received Roberta's forgiveness. And two days after Christmas, Mealinda received the best Christmas gift ever when Roberta came all the way from Whitehorse to visit! Over the past 9 days, Mealinda and Roberta have been inseparable - cooking, shopping, chatting, and even having sleepovers. Roberta even came to the group and shared her inspirational story with the sisters. Today, Mealinda has been clean and sober for 2 months and 4 days and she credits reconnecting with her daughter for the sobriety and stability she now has. Roberta is so happy to have her mother back in her life and doesn't want to leave and return to the Yukon. It has been the merriest of Christmases and happiest of New Year's for both.