Name: Cindy merlino

Age: 46

Sober Since: 06 / 25 / 2016

Sober For: 7 Years & 313 Days

What it was like?

Went from taking drugs to get up to taking drugs to sleep I wasn’t a functional addict I pretty much ran myself into the ground

What happened?

I lost everything my children my home my belongings my sanity and my freedom I was sent to prison for many of years from just trying To support my habit and make some extra cash … how wrong was i

What it is like now?

8 hard years of working on my recovery . I now have my children in my care I’m married have a beautiful new home I work legit and I have just started my own cleaning company everyday I thank god for keeping me safe . A DAY AT A TIME I surround myself with positive people and stay close to the rooms …. If I can do it anybody can do it

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