Changes in Lattitude, Changes in Attitude

I had a counseling session with Shelby yesterday at her treatment center.  I have to say that I am the most encouraged that I have ever been since this ordeal started.  I have a good feeling about the facility, her doctor, nurse, therapist and progress.  Although addicts are adept at illusion, they are used to making us see what they want us to see, I did get a sense of genuine determination on her part to be honest this time and try to recover.
She has developed a trust in her counselor.  "Ms. Sherrie" is a licensed mental health therapist and addiction specialist that could be in private practice, and my guess is that she would make a ton of dough, but she chooses to work in the center for state pay and help those that really need it. She lost her arm in an automobile accident 20+ years ago when she was an active addict.  She told us that she had been high for three days and was driving to the beach when she side-swiped a van with her arm out of the window.  She wears a prosthetic arm and it takes a little getting used to, but otherwise she is a very small, pretty woman.  She is, no doubt, a god-send for my daughter.  I sat and watched them yesterday and the way they interacted was mesmerizing.  She is so patient and insightful with Shelby and Shelby responds to it like a flower in spring sunlight. That is to say "she blossoms".
Sherrie constantly tells her how brave she is and how awesome she is.  I need to do that more often (mental note to self) because I could see on her face how happy it makes her.

Shelby's boyfriend signed himself into detox at the same time that Shelby was in detox.  He was there for 5 days and when he got out his mother bought him a bus ticket to North Carolina to stay with his father.  At the time that he left their plan was for Shelby to make it through her court ordered stay in rehab and then she would take a bus up to him.  They were sure they could start fresh and clean there.  Despite my trying to rationalize the real picture to her, you can't really reason with an addict.  This was going to take place no matter what.
Yesterday she revealed in her session that she was realizing that their relationship could never work.  She said that when she talked to him on the phone he told her that he was drinking and smoking weed and she knows that she can't be around it.  He also told her that he wanted her to "work on herself and let him work on himself" for a while.  Although that hurt her feelings (she said "it makes me sad that he is kinda dumping me") I am so happy with this turn of events I could shout it from the rooftop!  Finally she can focus on her recovery and becoming a clean sober person.