Udo
- Age
- 63
- Sober Since
- June 15, 2015
- Sober For
- 11 Years & 93 Days
01 What it was like
...like hell...
02 What happened
I want to stop drinking, but I could not...a friend & my wife brought me into a hospital for ‚detoxification‘...when I was back home I startet to go to AA Meetings...2 months later began my „rehab“ -treatment...so, it works (just for today) until today...I‘m so grateful
03 What it is like now
...so much better ...sobriety is so invaluable
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