Rob's Road to Surrender
Events and Photos
This page contains a list of events that were part of my process of coming to the end-of-myself. Following this list are photos taken during this time.
                                                               

    Age              Event                       Location
  1. 16  Arrest, DUI                            Visalia
  2. 16  Mental Health Group Therapy Two Years        Visalia
  3. 17  Arrest, DUI                     Visalia
  4. 18  Narcotics Raid for Drug Dealing, No Arrest                   Visalia
  5. 18  Suicide Attempt, Cut Wrists        Visalia
  6. 18  Recovery Program, DAPC         Santa Cruz
  7. 18  Met God          Santa Cruz
  8. 18  Hepatitis AB   Visalia
  9. 19  Arrest, Felony Burglary Visalia
10. 19  Drug Overdose      Visalia
11. 20  Recovery Program, Renewal House Los Angeles
12. 20  Drug Overdose      Los Angeles
13. 20  Marriage No. 1                     Santa Barbara
14. 23  Antibuse Treatment             Santa Barbara
15. 26  Separated from Wife No. 1        Santa Barbara
16. 26  Recovery Program, New House              Santa Barbara
17. 27  Arrest, restraining order violation      Santa Barbara
18. 27  Recovery Program, DAPC                Santa Barbara 19. 28  Recovery Program, New House              Santa Barbara
20. 29 Divorce No. 1                Santa Barbara
21. 29  Treatment Program, Schick Shadel Hosp.            Santa Barbara
22. 29  Drug Overdose                                  Santa Barbara
23. 31  Methadone Detox                                Tulare
24. 31  Recovery Program, TITLE          Visalia
25. 32  Drug Overdose                     Visalia
26. 32  Methadone Detox                       Tulare
27. 33  Recovery Program, TITLE         Visalia
28. 33  Hepatitis B             Visalia
29. 33  Trexan Treatment                 Tulare
30. 34  Recovery Program, Victory Outreach      Visalia
31. 34  Marriage No. 2                     Visalia
32. 36  Recovery Program, Victory Outreach     Visalia
33. 36  Recovery Program, Victory Outreach      Visalia
34. 36  Recovery Program, Victory Outreach      Visalia
35. 37  Recovery Program, Victory Outreach      Visalia
36. 37  Recovery Program, Victory Outreach     Visalia
37. 37  Recovery Program, Victory Outreach     Bakersfield
38. 37  Recovery Program, Victory Outreach     Hanford
39. 37  Methadone Detox                Fresno
40. 38  Methadone Maintenance            Fresno
41. 38  Methadone Detox                Fresno
42. 38  Heroin/Trexan Reaction                    Visalia
43. 38         Drug Overdose            Visalia
44. 39  Detox, Mill Creek Hospital        Visalia
45. 39  Recovery Program, Pine Recovery                       Visalia
46. 39  Recovery Program, PARR Center    Porterville
47. 39  Arrest, Petty Theft, and Receiving    Visalia
48. 40  Recovery Program, PARR Center    Porterville
49. 40  Methadone Detox                Tulare
50. 40  Suicide Attempt, Pill Overdose         Visalia
51. 41  Recovery Program, PARR Center   Porterville
52. 42         Separated from Wife No. 2        Visalia
53. 42  Hepatitis C           Visalia
54. 43  Divorce No. 2               Visalia
55. 43  Methadone Detox         Fresno
56. 43  Methadone Maintenance            Fresno
57. 43  Methadone Detox                Tulare
58. 43  Treatment, Cedar Vista Hospital     Fresno
59. 43         Methadone Maintenance     Fresno
60. 43  Arrest, DUI                   Visalia
61. 44  Detox, Cedar Vista Hospital    2/6/97                     Fresno
62. 44  Treatment, The ARC 2/11/97                                   Reedley

    2   Failed Marriages
     6   Arrests
             1   Narcotics Raid
                            2   Suicide Attempts
                            3   Hepatitis Episodes (AB, B, and C)
                            6   Drug Overdoses
                          20   Residential Program Stays
                          18   Clinical Treatment Processes

                               This Was a Twenty-Eight-Year Process.

This list of events, and its details, was pieced together over a ten year period of time      from available documents and memory; it is by no means whole and concise.

The home I grew up in. 
Mom and Dad
My sister Deonn and I on the tricycle I left home on.
I never could have imagined what was to come, age 10.
Photographic Journey
First rehab, DAPC Santa Cruz, California.
Back home from rehab in Santa Cruz, age 18.
Just home from road camp. Me, sister Deonn, and cousin Vicki, age 19.
Me with my truck, age 20.
Giving up a drug stash in trade for seeing my girlfriend before going to probation mandated rehab, age 20.
Dad and I at vacation house in Cayucos, California. I had just come out of a horrendous home detox, age 28.
In the Duffy Room at Schick Shadel Hospital. This was staged and done during a follow-up stay, age 29.
Dad and I after Schick on vacation trip to San Diego, age 29.
Daughter Leah and I at her birthday party, age 30.
Daughter Angela and I during Easter visit, age 31.

Enjoying the river, a cigarette, and a glass of vodka,  age 34.
My cat Keelia and I both nodded-out on the couch, age 37.
Dad and I at Angela's wedding, age 39.
By my shop where I often shot dope and would be left alone, age 42.
Methadone program ID card, age 43
Wife Karen and I today.