The day I reached out for help, the Warrant in the Navy said they had a spot in rehab if I wanted it. It was a choice I had to make pretty much in the hour and I didn't hesitate. Meant leaving everything behind with just a phone call to my husband to tell him where I was going. There was no goodbye to my daughter or explanation to work and I had no idea what lay ahead where I was going. Didn't know if my family or my work would even stand by me. I just needed help and was willing to go to any lengths to get it. Yes, I was begging for help.

That decision and what followed led me to help myself change my life and I learned to cope with life on lifes terms as it presented itself each day. Since then I've been able to be a sober presence in my daughters life and do my job the best I can as a protective loving parent. If I hadn't been willing to take on the unknown back then, her life and mine would have taken a very different path.

Wow Coog that's an amazing journey. I'd love to hear your story sometime. I'm always blown away by how far people come in sobriety. I'm also amazed and humbled by the courage it takes to get sober and get help.
Thanks for sharing and thanks to all of you here who share.