At one of my meetings there's this guy whose ESH blows me away everytime he shares. His stories are so haunting it's one of the few times I can actually feel the horror of "being there". For purposes of maintaining his anonymity I'll call him G.. He put himself through hell with his alcoholism/addiction (Yep. A double package.) and the fact that he's turned his life around so well amazes us all. This dude speaks from the heart! Anyway, tonight I found out he's in the hospital with a staph infection. I don't know much in regards to medical practice, but I do know that a staph infection is a very dangerous affair so please, if any of you out there have some extra room in your prayers, please send some positive vibes his way. His recovery from this will aid me and the others in our lifelong recovery process. Thank you.-AlcoHater
-- Edited by AlcoHater on Wednesday 3rd of April 2013 09:44:29 AM
-- Edited by AlcoHater on Wednesday 3rd of April 2013 09:45:30 AM
Look at you, putting your heart & soul out here in service to another in the program. Prayers for G, and for you too. Go back a couple of weeks and read some of your previous posts, then come back and re- read what you posted here tonight. To me, it speaks of the miracle of this program and how it works, even when we think it won't work for us. ((( hugs ))) to you both.
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I asked God for all things that I may enjoy life. He gave me life so that I may enjoy all things.
Prayers...My sponsor had MRSA really bad in my first year sober. It was scary. At least you can be present and part of a caring community during all this. That's also how life works Alcohater. The fact that you care and are part of something like wanting to pray with people as a group.
Alcohater = People lover.
Perhaps we are gaining more interest in our fellows? Prayers for your friends and encouragement for you cuz none of this was about you and it was all about concern, caring, idenfification with another. All that is growth and recovery whether you realize it or not.
**I actually took time to read other's responses and see I am not the first one to catch on to this regarding you. /agree tasha nezyb
-- Edited by pinkchip on Wednesday 3rd of April 2013 09:10:37 AM
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Keep coming back. It works if you work it. So work it. You're worth it!
I think there's an invisible principle of living...if we believe we're guided through every step of our lives, we are. Its a lovely sight, watching it work.
Prayers do work...Staph is indeed a very very bad disease from my experience and prayers for G regarding this right away. Also prayers still for Alcohater cause as Nezyb recognizes they worked for you also. Sit quietly in the palms of Higher Power because that is where our total healing lives. ((((hugs))))
There is plenty of room in our prayers for G. I'm a double whammy myself but over time, I've learned it is really the same whammy.
It's been a little while since I've been to the boards but AlcoHater, reading what you wrote here brought tears to my eyes and they are tears of joy for you. It works. It really does.
Thanks for giving us another opportunity to get outside of ourselves and pray for a brother in recovery who is suffering.
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"And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone-even alcohol. For by this time sanity will have returned."
Alcoholics Anonymous, Page 84
An addict is WHAT I am but it does not define all of WHO I am.
