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THOUGHT came to my mind I WANT ONE, then I remembered he couldn’t drink! (and I was pregnant) but my desire was so big that convinced my mind, so I allowed him to have only “ONE” obviously that turned into many more, after dinner we went to a Bar, we were having fun, when my husband began to pick a fight with a men that was sitting at a table with another 5 of his male friends, they all stand up and my husband as if he was RAMBO was ready to take them all by himself, the couple we were with said we better go now or else, we rushed out of there against his will, he drove our rented jeep to our hotel! we argued about what happened and he made a U turn to go back and finish what he started, I tried to make him return to the hotel by grabbing the steering wheel, he slammed my hand with his fist and landed on my face, he stopped the car and I jumped out of the jeep, and he continued driving back to trouble, not minding at all that he left me on the road a couple of miles from the hotel in the middle of the night! somehow I managed to get there and waited all night for him.
In the morning I saw my face it had a black eye! I was sad and scared, couldn't believe it, it felt like a nightmare. I called the hospitals and jails until I found him in jail! I got a taxi and bailed him out, he was very ashamed when I showed him my black eye! I had to hide from family and friends for some days after we returned. We carried on as if that never took place, he continued drinking and I couldn't because I was pregnant! After having my son (thank GOD he was a normal healthy baby) I was breast feeding for a couple of months. I returned to drink and use, by the time my son was 1 year old, we were drinking and using lots of cocaine, had been several car accidents (one with the baby on board) lots of fighting, a nightmare! Then I found out I was pregnant again! I was really scared for the new baby because of all the Alcohol and cocaine I
consumed. He was not able to stop so after several hospitals visits because his drinking and using, I decided to leave him went to my parents and called his family to seek some help for him! Thank GOD they did! he went to a 3- month treatment center, they asked me If I had any problem abstaining from alcohol or drugs, of course I DO NOT have any problem, I CAN STOP anytime! when my lips said that my mind could not imagine a life with no alcohol, so I thought maybe in a year he would be strong enough to see me drink.
He came back as a brand-new man! Going to his AA meetings. I joined AL-ANON, months later “MIRACULOUSLY” my baby girl, born HEALTHY. The End?
Oh no! his sobriety was paying off, within a year we bought a house, and to celebrate I bought a bottle of champagne, and waited until he was at his AA meeting to drink it!, Our AA & Al-Anon groups organized a Christmas dinner, same day I decided to make a quick visit to my friends, I’ll just have one drink, they hid my car keys until they got me drunk, when I went to pick up my husband, he noticed how drunk I was and refused to take me to the groups dinner, I got furious and insisted to go, He was scared and asked God to help, until I feel asleep! next day he took me to his AA sponsor and he told me I was a double winner, and gave me a number, call her she can help you! So, after the holidays I called her and accepted my alcoholism, January 28, 1991.
THIS MY FRIENDS IS A CLEAR DESCRIPTION OF INSANITY!
Today I believe that GOD joined our lost souls and gave us this program, that says that he will restore us to Sanity! if we work for it!
Today we are still sober and LOVE to serve. Nava
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