[Jomey]

Hi yall - My brother asked me to take him to his first AA meeting today! Man, was I glad to get that call. He needs help in a BIG way. He was in inpatient rehab for 30 days this past August, but he picked up again within days of being out. He has gotten medical help & detoxed again, and wants to go to meetings.

I am the only person he confides in, and the only person he wants to go to a meeting with. He is childlike due to depression, which he just started medical treatment for last week, and really needs guidance to complete the most simple tasks.

My question is, as a woman, what would be the best approach for guiding a man into AA? My thought was to approach a woman at the meeting, briefly explain, and ask for her assistance/suggestions in getting some men to talk to my brother and then just staying by his side to help him answer questions, give out his phone number, etc. Does this seem like the best course of action? Does anyone having anything to add that might work better.

I really appreciate the advice!

Jomey