Theresa

Theresa is 36 years old and single mother. Her son is 16 years old. In 2004, she got pregnant by a young man who later denied his fatherhood responsibility and rejected her. Her family rejected her as well. Her heart became heavy with sadness and from 2008 to 2011 her legs got paralyzed. She could not walk anymore. She spent one year in the hospital. When she started recovering, she suffered much from her spine. In addition, she was morally suffering for not being able to provide for her son who was also rejected by her family members. That led to her self-rejection and to hating her son whose father was not assisting the family during those challenging times. The intention of killing her son rose in Theresa’s thoughts, but she failed to do it. Instead, she decided to end her own life through suicide. She tried to swallow tablets used to kill mice, but she didn’t die. When she started to attend the healing group, she shared her story and she was listened to with empathy. She felt as if she belonged to a new family. From the time she started feeling care from the group, her spine started getting better. Her endless headaches and isolation feeling subsided. She felt reintegrated in a family. She had lost her weight from 64kgs to 58kgs. As she gets better, she regains her weigh up to 60kgs. She said that she loves her son now and she feels motivated to fight for his best and she managed to forgive her son’s father. ”I am so grateful for this program that made me smile again” said Theresa.