Have you ever done something to change someone's life around?

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Just a long, yet quick story. :) I'm sorry it's so detailed. A few years back, a very good friend and once upon a time boyfriend took some wrong turns. He got in to very heavy drugs and had lost all control of himself. He was addicted to extacy and also did cocaine. I loved, and still love this guy to death. He's two years older than me, and he hit rock bottom. I told him to his face I could not be his friend and watch him do what he was doing to himself. He was killing himself, and I could not bear to be around him. Of course, I always told him he had a place to go, and a person to talk to.. but I asked for him to never refer to me as a friend. He called me once and said he needed my help. I met up with him at a hospital; which was half way between our houses. He told me his father had asked him to straighten up, or find another place to live..so he left. He had a place to go on the weekdays, but needed a weekend residence once in a while, so I offered him my home whenever he needed it. I told my mom the situation and she did what she could to help him. I remember calling his dad that weekend, and we talked for a good 3 hours about it. His dad told me his side of the story, and I remember saying to him "Dave has found a place to live Monday to Friday, and we're taking him in whenever he needs somewhere on the weekends. I just wanted to let you know he's doing alright and I'm gonna help him as much as I can whether you want to or not".. And he told me he loved his son more than anything and would do everything he could to get him help.. We worked on it, and his dad sat him down and talked to him..and he said there was no hope. David didn't want to get help.. So he turned to me. He asked me if I could get through to Dave because he trusted me.. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do, ask him to get help for himself. At that point he broke down. We spent a lot of time together, myself, him and his father. Going over a plan and spent 6 months getting it right.. That November, David's dad called me and asked if I could join them for dinner that night.. That was when he told me he was going to a rehab centre for six weeks, and he thanked me for helping him. He came home after those 6 weeks thanking me again for, as he put it, "saving his life".. He did eventually relapse, but, he's not doing the heavy drugs anymore. He drinks under parental supervision, and he smokes marijuana once in a while. I apologize for this being so terribly long.. but it still makes me feel great to be able to change someone's life around..it doesn't seem like much because he still does drugs and drinks, but he DID get his life together, and his decision making abilities haven't been completely demolished, his schooling improved along with his relationships with friends and family...Just shows up there's hope for everyone as long as everyone is willing to give hope a chance. We've all had friends at some point that may have done something so out there that it really turned their life around.And I know most of you MyLotters have a knack for support. Have you ever gone to the moon and beyond for someone, to help them direct themselves back on the right path? How did it make you feel to see them succeed, fail, or relapse, even?