02/18/2026
Lindsey Ward and Shayla Hoover with Recovery Support Services are teaming up to highlight former clients of PACH who have become our success stories.
Today we are highlighting a family that has walked in addiction together and now they are all showing out in sobriety. These people are living proof that families can get sober together. We now introduce Taylor Pickens, Cheyenne Ramos, Katherine Pickens, and Michael Hemphill.
Taylor’s Testimony:
There was a time in my life where all I wanted and knew was drugs. I lost who I was. My dad was at the end of his life when I knew I needed help. The day I was supposed to admit to Cady Hill, my dad passed. That next week was a blur. The day after my dad’s funeral, I checked into Cady Hill. My boyfriend, now husband, had just come home from rehab. It was hard. The first 30 days were really hard. I will never forget Lindsey sitting with me and talking to me about losing her father and remaining sober. Ashely Treat was with me as I received my father’s ashes. I am now 3.5 years sober, and I look back at the time I was in rehab as my biggest blessing. I watched my entire family get sober one by one. Now we spend Sundays in church and holidays together. We have built memories we can actually remember. I am working towards mending relationships I crushed along my path, and I thank God everyday for the life I live today.
After Taylor, we had the privilege of meeting Cheyenne. Cheyenne saw what Taylor had and wanted it for herself.
Cheyenne’s Testimony:
Before Recovery House I ran the streets chasing alcohol, drugs and men. I was a terrible person and only cared about myself and my wants. I had completely abandoned my kids and ran from my family that cared about me. I was so lost. It was during the holidays, and I was all alone and knew I wanted more in life. I came to Recovery House and stayed 90 days. When I got to rehab, I was scared, unsure, sick and hurt. I remained hopeful and willing. I had a great therapist, Elizabeth, that worked with me through trauma and helped me dig deeper into who I was. I now have 2 years sober. I have my kids back and restored relationships with family members.
Are there any staff that made an impact on your sobriety? Cheyenne said every staff member made a huge impact on her sobriety because they loved her until she loved herself again. Angie was the one that talked sense into me, and I could feel her prayers every time she prayed them. Lindsey shot it to me straight every time, her bluntness made me face the reality of life. Alex helped build my self confidence back up.
Cheyenne graduated from our program on a Friday, and her mother came to Cady Hill that Monday. She knew it was time to get sober now.
Katherine’s Testimony:
My life before Cady Hill was a total mess. I am 51 years old and had been on drugs for over 30 years. I was not a good wife, mother, daughter, or even a good person. I lied so much to cover my drug use that I lost everything. I watched my now adult children follow in my footsteps and become addicts also. I not only used drugs with them, but I also supplied drugs for them. I hated myself for many reasons, but especially for failing my children. My life had become dark and lonely. I watched my ex-husband and children get sober and I knew I wanted it so bad. I had many fears. I was scared I was too old or that I just couldn’t do it. I remember talking to Saless during my intake. Her voice was so kind and she gave me hope. She told me it was never too late. I will never forget those words. I looked and felt like death when I came in. I remember Shayla coming to me on day 4 and saying that she needed me to wake up, that I wasn’t going to lay there and die on her watch. When she said that, som**hing in me woke up. I got up that day and never looked back. The 12 steps and Cady Hill gave me my life back and I thank God for it every day.
We can’t tell this family success testimony without including Michael Hemphill.
He completed our program and began his recovery journey at Crossroads. In that time, him and Katherine met and fell in love. She was so used to toxic and abusive relationships that was fueled by drug use. Katherine prayed that God would send her a Godly sober man, and that’s when her and Michael’s relationship began. We joke about rehab romances but these 2 are meant to be together.
