Dear Social Worker 

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We have been working together for almost 2 years. Now you are leaving me. You are leaving at the same time my therapist is. This makes me feel like it is all my fault that people all around me are leaving. I understand your reason for leaving. People that I have let my guard down and let them in, and that I have come to trust. Why did I do that when people are just going to leave?????? Is it something I did wrong? This feels like mentally that I shouldn’t let people in.

You have helped me so much! You were there when 6 months ago, when I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, when I had to be hospitalized for suicide attempts, when I had to go into a domestic violence shelter, helped me find my new apartments and get me out of the one where people would bring guns out in the middle of the day, and many other things. You have helped me find different recipes to make and help me find food that can take place of thing that I had been eating. With your help  and the rest of my support system to help me have a healthier lifestyle.  Thanks to that I now have lost 20 pounds and still losing weight, and now sugar doesn’t taste good to me, and my blood sugar is in range, plus adding meds have worked wonderfully. When my recertification was due for the agency my A1C went from 7.9 to 6.1,which is amazing to see all my hard work is paying off.

When my lease was coming to an end at my old apartment, you helped me find a new one. You worked so hard on finding me a new apartment. From the start of your work day to the end, and in between you other clients. You moved your clients around  just to help me find a new place. I thank you very much for all your help on that.

When my main social worker couldn’t take me to my dr appointments you stepped up and took me to them. Every Wednesday at 1 we had a standing appointment and with weather permitting we would go to this huge park in the city that we lived in. It was nice to get out of the apartment and get fresh air. You had no problem with my service dog joining us. You told me that you always looked forward to Wednesday because you got to see my service dog Blue.  Blue was loved by everyone in the agency that you work for and that I am a client of. Everyone tries to be at the main office I go to during the week just to see him. I love that you love Blue, just like your own dogs.

Even though that I am and upset that you are leaving at the wrong time. I’m happy that you are going back to school to further your career! I have enjoyed working with you for the past 2 years. I appreciate everything that you have done for me. I love my new apartment and don’t have to worry about my safety as much. I now live on the first floor, instead of the 3rd. Even though when I was on the 3rd floor there were 2 elevators, one of them was broken. For 812 apartments, one elevator takes forever. 

Thank you!

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