One drink is too many, 1,000 not enough

Editor,

I am a recovering alcoholic and it's not easy staying sober. I get very lonely, cranky, sad and want to feel sorry for myself. But a drink sure won't help. A drink would make it 10 times worse.

One drink is too many and a thousand isn't enough. I'm 54 years old, not married, don't have any children. But I still have my mother. I keep busy, don't drink and pray to God for help. Sometimes I could just go through the roof because I'm so lonely. I've been to the jumping off place and it's sure no fun. And I don't ever want to go back there again.

I took off and left home back in the summer of l976 and I ended up on Skid Row. I stayed on the road for 10 years, traveled around by freight train. I had my up and downs. I still find it hard to try and settle down at times. But I'm doing much better than when I was on the road.

I count my blessings every morning and give thanks for a new day, and give thanks when I go to bed at night. I know I'm not alone and hope that I can help someone else out there who needs it.

Roger W. Bordeaux

Polson

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