Joanna's Story

my name is joanna, and i'm an alcoholic

it's not easy to trudge the road of happy destiny

when the world around us is spinning in a spazzy free-for-all

but like steve ... i'm still here

it's a bloomin miracle

i wanted what you had

and kept coming around ODAAT

one of the most important things that helped me early on

was understanding that i have a disease

i am not morally corrupt, a defective human being

'm a sick human being

i have a fatal malady

but i can keep it in remission

if i just don't pick up a drink today

how simple is that?

another thing i remember is my beloved first sponsor louise s.,

who said "honey, this is grow-up time"stop your whining and let's get to work

she told me her car was on the blink and asked me to pick her up for meetingsi did just that for my first 90 days

we drove all over the west coast of florida every day

when she finally gave me my 90 chip

she admitted there had been nothing wrong with her car

that's how she 12-stepped me, bless her hearti was with family the other day for xmas

i have 6 grandchildren from age 7 to 25 and not one of them has ever seen me drunk

it's all because of you

if it weren't for you, i would never have been able to stay sober

i can't do it alone i need you i need AA

and most of all, HP is right here with us tonight

God bless us all ... newcomers, please keep coming back. we love you. thanks for my sobriety. /ga