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Newbie Again
It's been a while since I have been around. I had up to 21 months sober and then some stops and starts since March of 2011. I need to make sobriety stick this time for my physical and mental health, as well as for myself and my family. I am struggling with letting go for good though. I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone/get reacquainted. I wish you all the best in 2015!
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Thanks Dee! I'm going to reach out to an addiction counselor that was referred to me by my grief counselor. While I was missing from the boards tragedy struck my family and a child in my family was diagnosed, battled and ultimately passed away from cancer. Thankfully I stayed sober throughout his treatment and was able to give him my absolute best. Needless to say I'm heartbroken. I am seriously considering going to a meeting but something is holding me back. I think partly meetings don't seem like they would be my thing. I think they may be helpful though.
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Originally Posted by becoming 
Thanks Dee! I'm going to reach out to an addiction counselor that was referred to me by my grief counselor. While I was missing from the boards tragedy struck my family and a child in my family was diagnosed, battled and ultimately passed away from cancer. Thankfully I stayed sober throughout his treatment and was able to give him my absolute best. Needless to say I'm heartbroken. I am seriously considering going to a meeting but something is holding me back. I think partly meetings don't seem like they would be my thing. I think they may be helpful though.
Welcome back to the boards, and nice to meet you. I hope you find success in beating this nasty disease.
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Thank you very much jryan19982, mags1 & Anna!
jryan19982 - you are so right in that it always seems to be the sweetest & strongest kids afflicted with such a terrible disease. I met so many beautiful & amazing children and their families during the course of my nephew's battle. These kids suffer so much and some only to pass away. The loss of my sweet boy (more like a son than a nephew to me) is something my family and I will never recover from. You just learn to live with it. I keep telling myself that unlike my nephew I have choice in stopping my disease process. Just don't drink, ever. That does not make beating it much easier though. Best of luck to you in fighting this as well!
jryan19982 - you are so right in that it always seems to be the sweetest & strongest kids afflicted with such a terrible disease. I met so many beautiful & amazing children and their families during the course of my nephew's battle. These kids suffer so much and some only to pass away. The loss of my sweet boy (more like a son than a nephew to me) is something my family and I will never recover from. You just learn to live with it. I keep telling myself that unlike my nephew I have choice in stopping my disease process. Just don't drink, ever. That does not make beating it much easier though. Best of luck to you in fighting this as well!
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