Easten birkholz
- Age
- 40
- Sober Since
- September 22, 2013
- Sober For
- 12 Years & 355 Days
01 What it was like
It was terrifying and i felt horrible
02 What happened
I had to make the hardest choice to get clean and give up the old life.
03 What it is like now
My life is like a dream come true !
I have a great career , i stay active in my recovery by going to meetings and working the steps, i have my health back , my family, my engaged to be married, i have so many things in my life that make it beautiful but the thing that i love the best is being a new person that is nothing the like the old me and i look forward to growing more and i don't ever want to go back to the dead end life i once lived.
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