Hi all, I'm Jon and I am a grateful recovering alcoholic. I've been here on Inspire awhile as part of the bladder cancer group. I really should have popped in sooner to intro myself because, first and foremost, I am an alcoholic and I need to stay in touch with that at all times.
I've been clean and sober since March '07 but my wife left me last May, a couple months after my cancer diagnosis, and I've stayed away from meetings since then in order to stay at home and care for my 2 year old daughter and myself.
Before that I was going to at least one meeting every day. My thoughts around that are simple, I never took any days off from drinking so why should I want to take any off from recovery. I really missed going to the meetings at first, A LOT!!! I still do now from time to time but I'm really enjoying being here and raising my little one.
I don't miss the drinking and through all my failed attempts at recovery over the years I never ever thought that my insane obsession with alcohol would ever lessen, much less go away. Today I'm blessed because I rarely think of alcohol or drinking ,and on the rare occasion that I do, the image of that person that I was repulses me. The life I had seems completely alien even though in reality it was only a brief time ago.
My story, like most of ours, is tragic. I hope as time goes on to share it. It's a beautiful thing because it's a selfish act; I NEED IT, but at the same time a suffering, curious, or interested alky or concerned person might in some way benefit from it. I love that part of my program.
It's great to be here and thanks to you all and God bless.
All my best, Jon
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Hi Jon, My name's Mike and I'm an alcoholic, I'm not sure what that means anymore. I read your post over in BCAN. if I didn't know all this S*** was going on with you I might say you had a very good life. A place in Maine that sounds great except in the middle of winter. A beautiful daughter that I'm sure you will be able to raise to be a fine young lady, My prayers go out to you. I wrote in an earlier post to a young man in Michigan who has had a miracle happen in his life: Dad an alcoholic diagnosed with Bladder Cancer, no job no money coming in and no insurance and yet a miracle happened. I can't say with certainty that will happen in your case, That's up to the Old Man but we can petition for one and maybe he'll listen to a petition. I want to hug you and tell you it's all going to be alright. And maybe it will. take care of yourself OK. It's more than you, but you know that.
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