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Hi soverysad,
Your husband can recover the first try. I went to my first meeting January 19, 1996. I was drunk, so my sobriety date is Jan 20, 1996. God had simply decided that I was done. At the time i had nothing in my life and chased meetings like there was no tomorrow. I don't know how or why I did this. prior to this time., I could barely go down the street to eat. Suddenly I was on fire to get to a meeting every night.
Your husband has a lot to get sober for, but he's got to want it for himself. And oh yeah, life gets infinitely better. The guy (me) who had nothing? I now have a wife, a daughter, another child on the way... a bachelor's degree, a master degree's, am a doctoral candidate... I've got great job, I'm respected, serve on a Board of Director's., am a union rep... I've got a life. I say these things all the time because it allows me to see the progress God and AA have made possible in my life.
I was a hopeless, toothless, directionless daily drunk who couldn't get out of his own way. It's not that way anymore. Love your husband and support him as you most certainly are... Things can and will get better... You gotta believe! Mike in Boston
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