Frank Turck
- Age
- 69
- Sober Since
- March 2, 1991
- Sober For
- 35 Years & 208 Days
01 What it was like
I was lost and couldn't see my way out of the Merry go Round. I was a pathological lier and a cheat. I used to think I was the world's anger monster.
I was lost and couldn't see my way out of the Merry go Round.
02 What happened
I found AA and got a sponsor then worked the steps. I made a commitment to be brutally honest with myself and others. I found my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I went from being a hopeless dope addict to being a "Dopeless Hope Addict" I now go into prisons and give others hope.
03 What it is like now
My life has meaning now. The guys in prison relate to me as I too was an inmate during my time drinking. My life is so balanced now I don't have much but I have all I need.
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