
Chuck
- Age
- 46
- Sober Since
- March 25, 2018
- Sober For
- 8 Years & 185 Days
01 What it was like
Sobriety is the best feeling ever! I feel like a completely different and much better person.
I feel like a completely different and much better person.
02 What happened
I tried several times to give up the alcohol addiction and made my way to rehab 3 times and the last straw for me was immediately following rehab I went to a sober living facility for a year. While in my last week there I received a call that my mother was not in good condition and I needed to get there. When I arrived she was in a comma and all her body functions were shutting down. I held her hand and whispered in her ear a promise to never drink again. I knew she could hear me. She then passed away. I made a promise that I will never break.
03 What it is like now
I actually have a life now that is purposeful and reaching goals and achievements that I never thought I would. I thank my Mother and God everyday for my continued sobriety.
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