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Aboriginal Women’s Support Group: Session Number 60

Today was a remarkable session.

When we began filming 7 months ago, 6 of the 10 Street Sisters were homeless, living on the streets or in shelters. Today, all of the sisters have a home!

Each of the sisters who attended today talked about how much their lives have changed in the past 7 months and how positive and hopeful they are about their futures.

Janet is excited to be moving out of an SRO (Single Room Occupancy) Hotel in the downtown eastside (DTES) and into market housing outside the DTES with her boyfriend this Thursday.

Meleanda talked about how badly she wants to reconnect with her 18 year old daughter like several of the other sisters have with their children. She has emailed her daughter who lives up north and is looking forward to being a mother again and having her daughter back in her life.

Kim continues to heal in a residential treatment facility that she and her boyfriend Doug reside at in Surrey. With the exception of two minor slips, Kim has been clean and sober for 6 months. She also shared how much pain accompanies getting clean and sober.The sisters helped Kim celebrate her birthday today with a cake. She turns 35 tomorrow.

Gloria, Sam and newborn Richard are all doing remarkably well and are looking forward to going home in the middle of November.

Sophia, who is 5 months pregnant, is doing well on a methadone maintenance program, abstaining from all other drugs and looking forward to getting married to her boyfriend Ron in December.

Sonia (Sandra) will be missing 6 weeks to participate as a cast member in the Headlines Theatre production of After Homelessness. Darlene was sick at home with the H1N1 virus.

Rosa, Vanessa and Sarah did not attend.