Well, guys, I’m going back to the program one more time. This time I’m not going alone. I’m taking my partner, my right-hand man, the love of my life — who’s also known as my husband. We finally decided we are going to fight this thing together. I don’t think we can do it without each other.
I’ve been fighting alcoholism for over 20 years and I think it’s about time I defeated it. We also decided that we are going to stay in Baltimore because it’s cheaper there and we have to start all over. I will miss y’all. This paper saved my life so many times. People like you have saved my life, helped me through thick and thin and through hard times and bad times. You’ve always been there and I really do appreciate it.
This time I’m trying to save somebody else along with myself. I have a friend that’s going with me this time. I hope she decides to go. I’ve been holding onto her hand, excited as I can be, because she wants to get help too. She’s like me — an alcoholic who has been drinking all her life. She’s in her 60s and a nice lady, though, a real nice lady. All her kids are grown and her husband will be waiting for her when she comes out. I’m just going to try my best to get her in the right direction and hopefully, we’ll help each other. We can’t do it alone.
As usual, my family is going to be there for me. They’re going to help me and hold my hand through these hard times. I finally caught my niece after two weeks because she was supposed to watch my babies. I have two cats — one girl and one boy. I love them both. The little girl is so bad, though. My niece told me she would keep them for me until I come home, so that is a blessing that I don’t have to have that burden on my shoulders. That made me sit back and relax knowing they’re going to be in good hands.
As I go do this again, my advice to you is to never give up. I’m not going to ever give up. I’m going to keep fighting this disease until I win. This path will not be easy for me. I’ve been down there before but every time you go back it’s different. I really don’t know why I love drinking so much. My problem is that all of my friends drink liquor and none of them got liver disease.
I put it all in God’s hands because only he knows what my life is going to be like. As always, take care of yourself, stay safe and stay clean.
