“The experience I’ve had…changed my life forever. And impacted an infinite amount of people around me to have better lives too, just from me being a better person. I see my daughter on a regular basis, I pay my child support like I’m supposed to. I pay my taxes, I pay my bills.”

“I started drinking at a very young age about 13 by age 23 I made Western Psyc. a couple visits and went back out for another 25 years. In ‘95 I ended up in St. Francis. My liver was giving out. My gambling debts were out the roof, and my wife was filing for divorce. My anniversary’s coming up this august, my home group has been in this building [The Onala club] for twelve years. Twelve years of beautiful recovery.”

“It’s a generational thing and for us, it’s hereditary. And I know my father’s looking at us and he’s proud of us because he’s gotten to see his daughter and his granddaughter both be clean and sober. I feel we’ve been given the greatest chance we could be given – a second chance at life.”

“Recovery has given me a chance to try to make my city a better place. During my addiction, I wasted a lot of time. Now, I can hopefully leave a legacy as someone who turned his life around and tried to have an impact on other people.”