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A great recovery story

Posted on September 05, 2008

This is a great example of the love, support and generosity available in the recovering community: Dale Ensor was desperate when he walked into a 12-step addiction recovery program five years ago. That's when he met a man named Dexter McElrath, who offered to help Ensor along the path to sobriety. Dexter took me under his wings and showed me the ropes, said Ensor, a 52-year-old self-employed painter who lives just north of Jackson. I couldn't get it in my brain that there are people who care of me. The guy helped save my life. I would have died out there; I really would have. At the time...

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