by Les Stewart | Lebanon Daily News
“‘No matter what has happened to you, you can make a positive experience,’ says Dan Reese. Reese is in a very hopeful place now after years of substance abuse and mental illness. And makes a difference in other people’s lives with compassion and sensitivity he credits from those who have helped him.” (Michael K. Dakota — Lebanon Daily News)
“Dan Reese is using the struggles in his life to help others who suffer with mental illness through his job and his volunteer work.
“Reese, a peer support counselor at Philhaven, was in and out of hospitals 42 times since about 1988. At one hospital, they told him that he would never lead a normal life, hold down a job or have normal relationships with people.
“Today, he has many friends, is engaged to be married in a few weeks and holds a steady job. He was recently recognized for his volunteer work with the United Way of Lebanon County.
“When he was a child, Reese was sexually and verbally abused by a man who was his baby sitter. The man, who was not a relative, played Santa Claus at Christmas, he said.”
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