Congratulations TomSteve on 10 years sober!
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Sure, Carlotta, give Pete the dog the first piece of cake. If I try and take the first slice of his cake he goes all cujo on me!!!
Anyways, thanks all. Kind of hard to believe its been ten years. Couple things that come to mind lately:
As said would happen, the. Days turned to weeks, the weeks to months, the months to years.
I remember hearing if I don't remember my last drunk I probably haven't had it. I don't remember my last drunk, but I remember the day after. Not something I live in but I don't want to forget that feeling of desperation.
It's been a journey, one that I'm am truly greatful and blessed to have people with crowbars around me. I needed them to help pop my head it of my arse and get the message through to me.
Pretty wild how I got sober because the other option I gave myself was suicide,then 13 months in being diagnosed stage 3 metastatic melanoma and given a 23% chance of living another 5 years and here I am today, 9 years after that diagnosis.
Which leads me to be thoroughly convinced it is only by the Grace of God.
Keeping sober is the most important thing in my life. The most important decision I ever made was my decision to give up drinking. I am convinced that my whole life depends on not taking that first drink. Nothing in the world is as important to me as my own sobriety. Everything I have, my whole life, depends on that one thing.
Can I afford ever to forget this, even for one minute?
No, I can't.
Again, thank you all.
Anyways, thanks all. Kind of hard to believe its been ten years. Couple things that come to mind lately:
As said would happen, the. Days turned to weeks, the weeks to months, the months to years.
I remember hearing if I don't remember my last drunk I probably haven't had it. I don't remember my last drunk, but I remember the day after. Not something I live in but I don't want to forget that feeling of desperation.
It's been a journey, one that I'm am truly greatful and blessed to have people with crowbars around me. I needed them to help pop my head it of my arse and get the message through to me.
Pretty wild how I got sober because the other option I gave myself was suicide,then 13 months in being diagnosed stage 3 metastatic melanoma and given a 23% chance of living another 5 years and here I am today, 9 years after that diagnosis.
Which leads me to be thoroughly convinced it is only by the Grace of God.
Keeping sober is the most important thing in my life. The most important decision I ever made was my decision to give up drinking. I am convinced that my whole life depends on not taking that first drink. Nothing in the world is as important to me as my own sobriety. Everything I have, my whole life, depends on that one thing.
Can I afford ever to forget this, even for one minute?
No, I can't.
Again, thank you all.
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Originally Posted by tomsteve 
Keeping sober is the most important thing in my life. The most important decision I ever made was my decision to give up drinking. I am convinced that my whole life depends on not taking that first drink.
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