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for 25 years—was killed in a riding accident. “I had not yet restored my relationship with my family,” she says, “but I
made plans to move to Southern Pines,
NC, to be with my father, who now lives
with me and my daughter.”
She started studying in a community college’s substance abuse program,
where a professor reiterated her suitability for social work. “Eventually, I want to
be fully licensed,” Compton says. “Social
work offers so many areas of choice. I’m
interested in people overall—how they
got to where they are, their strengths and
murky areas.”
She had intended to continue with
an MSW degree in the fall, but right now
says her 86-year-old father is her “job.”
She’s also general service representative
of her 12-step recovery program and
hopes to get a part-time job. “I’m open to
anything, one day at a time,” she says.
Still, in five years, Compton would like
to be a licensed clinical social worker
and also complete a program in substance abuse. Compton is considering a
career as a military social worker—Fort
Bragg is only 35 minutes from her home,
and she is interested in PTSD—or maybe
work in a prison or in-patient residential
treatment center.
In her spare time, Compton loves to
ride horses, which she calls her “winter
hobby.” Her summer one is gardening.
She has no significant other now, but
that’s okay.
What’s harder to find okay is that
she and her son’s adoptive parents have
minimal communication—even though
she has a good relationship with Summer’s former foster parents. “If it’s meant
to be, some day I’ll see him,” Compton
says.
Her calm and courage in the face
of adversity are, Marson says, “inspirational.”
Barbara Trainin Blank is a freelance writer
based in Harrisburg, PA.
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