8/28/2008

Patient Comments

Testimonials for SLS's Residential Treatment Programs

"To Staff:

Thank you for giving me my son back.

Sincerely,"

- P.C.

"Dear Dr. Santoro,

I want to thank you so much for giving K and me so much of your time. I feel extremely emotional and drained. At the same time I feel a sense of hope.I know K is in the right place. I know deep in my heart if she stays and goes through the process, she will come out the other side a better person.

C. T"

" Dear Dr. Santoro,

We'd like to express or sincere appreciation for our son's therapist, CG. Throughout the past year, C guided our son with compassion, expertise, frankness and most of all trust.In addition, she listened to us, as parents, and helped us to pick and choose our battles and to accept the things we can not control or change. Always professional, C had a way of lifting everyone's spirits regardless of the issues at hand.

Mr. & Mrs. M "

" Dear Mr. Bergman,

Thank you so much for all of your help.I have been dealing with a lot of facilities in the past four years and you are by far the most caring. Dr. Santoro listened to my babblings from the parking lot of the hospital in Port Chester.I do think that because you allowed us to tour on such short notice that she decided at 1am that she was willing to go.Thank you again.it is like a heavy weight has been taken off me.

Mrs. O "

" Dear Dr. Santoro,

A is making such good progress at SLS. It is such a joy and relief to see him smile, make jokes, enjoy life and have hope for the future again.We feel that we have extended family in Brewster, New York (who could have ever guessed) G and I are very grateful that you have been there for A and for us

Mr. & Mrs. D "

" To Staff:

Since I won't get a chance to thank each one of you individually, I wanted to take time to tell you how much I appreciate everything you've done for me during my stay here. Your overwhelming warmth and caring made it much easier for me to be in a strange and sometimes difficult place. You talked with me, cried with me, laughed with me, and goaded me to places I didn't know I could go.

I've made a lot of progress in my time at SLS, and it wouldn't have been possible without your help and support.

Thanks again to each every one of you.

Love, D "

" To New York State Office of Mental Health:

My congratulations to you on this fine facility in your state. I wish to commend Alfred Bergman for the personal attention he afforded my daughter and my family. He spent many weekends and evenings with her in an effort to assist her acclimation to the program and to insure her steady progress.We found the entire staff at SLS to be most helpful.

Mr. G "

" To NYS Office of Mental Health

.It is now six months later and the improvement in M is remarkable. As you are well aware, Borderline Personality Disorder is very difficult to treat but SLS seems to specialize in this disorder and know exactly what he needs. The philosophy of Doctor Santoro and his staff has been greatly successful with my son.

Mrs. P "

"Dear Everyone:

Thank you for helping me through this time in my life. You all had a special place in my heart and I will never forget you. I love you all.. You helped me through everything and I will miss everyone of you."

Linda

"Dear Staff Members:

I feel the time has come to express my unconditional gratitude to everyone at SLS for giving me my son, Tom, back and making it possible for him to continue his life with dignity.. . his progress has been nothing short of a miracle, and no matter what the future holds I will never forget SLS's role in giving him a second chance at a quality life."

Mrs. C.

"Dear Dr. Santoro,

John has been home for over a month now and I feel I would be remiss if I did not thank you for all that you and your staff did for John during his stay with you. John came to you as a depressed, troubled kid with major attitude problems, and returned to me a reasonable, non-depressed kid who is willing to try to do what needs to be done in order to function in our family . . .I want to thank you for the wonderful job you did with John."

Mrs. B

"Dear Joe:

Thanks for pointing in the right direction for me. Life is good when you've got direction and goals in life. Feel free to tell any patients about me, I've been in their shoes before, maybe it will give them more hope and drive to get into mine, a healthy, happy life with meaning. I couldn't have said that a year ago. Times change, and so do people. I'll keep in touch and let you know how things turn out."

Jordan

"Dear Staff and Management:

I wanted to send this letter to offer my sincere gratitude for the gift everyone has given my son Jason. When he returned home on August 22 we saw such a remarkable change in him. He was like a new person. He regained a lot of lost years and was ready to begin life again. I can't say enough about your program, your staff and your positive effect you have had on my son."

Mr. & Mrs. H