re - what would sick people do without on-line meetings? - I don't 
know.   I'm disabled and getting to meetings is nigh unto impossible of
late and it's nice to have this forum to turn to when I need it.  It's 
one of the things I'm thankful for this year.  My husband is home and 
had a heart attack some two months ago.  He is not doing well.  He 
needs me at home, so even during times I normally could get to a 
meeting, I'm not getting to one.  
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Thank God also for the AA Grapevine, as my sponsor bought me a gift 
subscription to it. 
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I had a friend who died clean and sober from AIDS got from when he was 
active.  He died almost five years sober and for the last year and a 
half or two he couldn't get to any meetings at all.  He didn't DO 
on-line stuff.  He was a real pain in the butt sometimes, but he DID 
die clean and sober - a power of example to me in many ways.
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I think that being disabled and unable to get to meetings has forced me
to turn more and more to "A Power greater than myself, whom I choose  
to call GOD (or whatever)".  I certainly know my current situation 
keeps driving me back to a spiritual source - it's either that or go 
mad or drink and/or drug OR JUST GO INSANE.  The latter being the most 
likely occurence in my case.   (And I KNOW I am a pain in the butt 
myself these days.  I might be nicer if I went back to booze or drugs.
And I have to use whatever tools I can to remind myself why I can not 
return to active CHemical Dependency - as they call it nowadays.
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I've been there, done that, still there and still, by that amazing 
grace (amazing to ME), sober.  So if I can help, please drop me a 
message if you'd like.  I've had a lot of surgery and am familiar with 
pain and discomfort.  Take it from me, I don't suffer well - not at 
all. (My husband would be nodding if he could read this - he's seen me 
post-op too many times)  It's not easy, but it can be done.  It's not 
easy by a long shot - but it's better than the alternatives.
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And I hope you GET WELL SOON!
--- TriToss (tm) Professional 10.0 - #66
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