Joannie's Story

Joannie here an alkie for sure

10 yrs ago i was down for the count lying in a hospital bed and not wanting to live but i couldn't die God had other plans.

I tried AA before with one foot in the door, wanting to do it my way

wanted to do the steps i liked and with no sponsor to tell me what to do oh an one meeting a week

after almost three yrs passed i decided i was recovered and could have one drink

that drink took me three more years to put down and only cause i landed in the hospital with a bleeding ulcer

on way home from hospital i tried to get my son to stop and get me some liquor, of course he wouldn't

next morning i had rationalized my self into thinking i would go to the dang AA meeting and then stop at the store on the way home. I worked in a liquor store so i had the keys

by the time i left that meeting i thought ONE more day and i will get that bottle tomorrow

It has been 10 yrs since that day, and i finally did the steps in order and with a sponsor
i took the advice i heard in the rooms of Alcoholics

anonymous and went to 90 in 90 except when i looked back an counted it was 120i was enjoying the meetings at that point and

looking for ward to the fellowship

for someone who was ready to die 12/12/96 today as 2007 comes in i am living a life beyond my wildest dreams

all thanks to God who shoved me into AA thanks to AA who showed me God had not deserted me
and to all you people in the rooms of AA i say Thank you

for my sobriety and God bless g/a