My reason
I haven't spoken to my biological mom in decades; when I speak of mom I'm talking about my adopted mom. It's not really important but if you've read my story in that section here on SR, this won't make a lot of sense without that lil tidbit.
I talked to my mom almost everyday. I visited her on February 10th. I offered to pick up my sister and take her for the visit with me. She said 'yes' but when the time came she wouldn't answer the phone because she was too busy using. When I visited mom we had a great visit with lots of laughter and affection. We finished up with a hug, kiss and exchanged "I love you's". A couple of hours later, she had a massive coronary and died.
If you're looking for benefits to stay clean and/or sober here's mine: I got to be present to have a wonderful relationship with this woman who gave me so much and say good-bye to her without a single regret.