Remain Vigilant in Recovery
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Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: You know nothing Jon Snow - UK
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Remain Vigilant in Recovery
Afternoon Everyone! I am 11 days out of rehab and 58 days sober today, and what a testing day it has been.
This morning my 21 year old cat Ollie lost the use of his back legs and was struggling to breathe. I called the vet and they said to bring him as an emergency. When I got to my car, terrified cat with me I noticed that my car lights were turned on full, the battery dead and I was unable to get to the vets. I have had a lot of trouble with my neighbours in a small village, garden lights smashed, tyres let down, eggs with dead chickens and rotten veg thrown at my porch and windows to name but a few. There is an alarm in my car if I try to get out with the lights still on, they were not left on when I left the car yesterday so I know it's one of the neighbours up to their usual spiteful tricks.
However, a nice neighbour offered to take me to the vet and drop me off so I didn't have to ring a taxi, so grateful. I got to the vet and it was the best thing for my boy to be put to sleep, I was heartbroken but it was the right thing to do.
When I got back with the empty basket the breakdown service and a furniture delivery service turned up at the same time, I was stressed out, upset and frustrated. My house is up a lane where you can't park outside of so this was more difficult than it might sound!
So, furniture delivery done and car started I took it for a drive to power it up, and decided to treat myself to fish and chips at a nice restaurant on the way home so I didn't get all maudlin and sad about Ollie. I ordered a ginger beer which in the UK is never alcoholic as a rule. The drink arrived and for some reason I decided to check the front of the bottle....and it was alcoholic and the same strength as a beer. I was so close to drinking it's scary, after the day I have had, spending my life savings on rehab for 2 months the last thing that I needed was to drink without realising!
Remain vigilant, check everything and don't take your eye off the prize!
xx
This morning my 21 year old cat Ollie lost the use of his back legs and was struggling to breathe. I called the vet and they said to bring him as an emergency. When I got to my car, terrified cat with me I noticed that my car lights were turned on full, the battery dead and I was unable to get to the vets. I have had a lot of trouble with my neighbours in a small village, garden lights smashed, tyres let down, eggs with dead chickens and rotten veg thrown at my porch and windows to name but a few. There is an alarm in my car if I try to get out with the lights still on, they were not left on when I left the car yesterday so I know it's one of the neighbours up to their usual spiteful tricks.
However, a nice neighbour offered to take me to the vet and drop me off so I didn't have to ring a taxi, so grateful. I got to the vet and it was the best thing for my boy to be put to sleep, I was heartbroken but it was the right thing to do.
When I got back with the empty basket the breakdown service and a furniture delivery service turned up at the same time, I was stressed out, upset and frustrated. My house is up a lane where you can't park outside of so this was more difficult than it might sound!
So, furniture delivery done and car started I took it for a drive to power it up, and decided to treat myself to fish and chips at a nice restaurant on the way home so I didn't get all maudlin and sad about Ollie. I ordered a ginger beer which in the UK is never alcoholic as a rule. The drink arrived and for some reason I decided to check the front of the bottle....and it was alcoholic and the same strength as a beer. I was so close to drinking it's scary, after the day I have had, spending my life savings on rehab for 2 months the last thing that I needed was to drink without realising!
Remain vigilant, check everything and don't take your eye off the prize!
xx
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I am so sorry about your kitty, (((MantaLady)))
Good for you on checking the label on that bottle! I always give my drink a sniff before I take a sip, when I am out, to make sure it is alcohol free.
Good for you on checking the label on that bottle! I always give my drink a sniff before I take a sip, when I am out, to make sure it is alcohol free.
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Sorry about your buddy. I'm not a big pet person because I like to be able to travel on a whim,but my daughter..she has a few. I don't let her know, but I really like those lil' guys! Shhh.. 
<-how racist( I had never seen that one before). 
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