Overview
- Her gambling began in childhood on pub fruit machines and later escalated into compulsive online casino use.
- At its worst she lost about £40,000 a year, relied on payday loans and hid the problem from loved ones.
- On her wedding night in Cyprus she gambled away all the cash gifts, leading to the loss of her marriage, home, job and relationships.
- After a family referral she entered Adferiad’s Parkland Place rehab, later relapsed into alcohol and prescription drugs, then re-engaged with Parkland Place and North Wales Recovery Communities.
- Now based in Rhyl, she has supported Parkland Place residents for about three years and serves as Adferiad’s Welsh women’s gambling coordinator.