I’ve been trying for many years to stop my addiction to alcohol. But I’m still working on it. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do but I keep trying. I won’t give up.
I went into the program, as you know, and I stayed there for five months. I was just waiting for something to happen to me. Something good, something great that I had worked for the whole time I was in there. It never came through,which is my Social Security.
I want to take care of my mom, she’s 87. I’m ready to take care of her but I can’t get the funds that I need. I worked for a year and a half and they wouldn’t give me unemployment. I tried to sign up for disability but they said my husband makes too much money. I felt that was wrong and that’s his income, so what about me?
So I’m starting all over. I’m supposed to be going back to the program on June 21. I can’t give up on my life. This is my life and I want to live and I know it’s got to get better than this. I feel like I’ve had a streak of bad luck. I might have started back drinking but I got myself back on my feet and I went back to Street Sense. It makes me feel good because those people out there love us and they love helping us.
I’ve saved up some money and I have to save up plenty more. I’m leaving my husband and I have to get him to sign this paper that says we are no longer together. I called the Social Security people last week and they told me they haven’t even looked at the paperwork yet. It’s so hard to keep up with this stuff because my biggest problem is patience. I’m working on that. But anyway, I just put it up to the Lord and keep it in his hands and pray that things go my way one day. And I’m sure they will because they always say he might not come when you want him but he’ll always be on time. I truly believe that. Stay safe, stay clean and y’all have a good one
