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[MajestyJo]

Hi, my name is JoAnne. Please feel free to call me Jo.

I am the crazy Canadian of the family. Have been clean and sober for twelve years and have been a member of Al-Anon for the same length of time. As a friend said, "Why do you still go to Al-anon now your husband has gone?" (Divorced 22 years ago) My friend replied, "I still have to live with myself!"

I am the daughter of a man who died as a result of his disease, a mother who died at the age of 40, who qualified for OA, was married to an alcoholic and have a son who chooses to use in today. No matter what room you put me in, I qualify. I learned a long time ago that my drug of choice is more, and all substances (liquid, powder, solid or the flesh and blood variety) all leads to the same soul sickness.

This was posted on another site in 2004.

In am still clean and sober ten years later.

It is still a one day at a time program.

Then and now!