My sponsor is a 71 year old single man with his only family really being an 82 year old brother that lives in Chicago. He asked me to be his health care surrogate after a meeting last night. This is not the kind of thing I think should prop my ego up, but I couldn't even be bothered to go to someone's funeral 6 years ago. It got me thinking "Why me?" Well, why not me? Not that I'm going to envision him dying just now...can't really handle that thought at the moment in too much detail (wish he would stop smoking also but....) I know how to do the next right thing even when that next right thing might be REALLY difficult.
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Wow, ... what a difference 6 years can make, huh? ... ... ... I lost a very dear friend in AA a couple years ago ... he saw it coming(cancer run amok) and placed his trust in his sponsor to take care of the arrangements ... it was a great service with more AA brothers and sisters than I ever saw in one place ... wow, what a true family we have ... another thing to add to my gratitude list ... thanks for sharing ...
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
Mark....this post makes me feel good. A reminder that I have a whole other chosen family.
One of my dreads has been living alone with no one to sort my funeral out.
one of my AA buddies took that fear away.No he didn't die but when faced with a life threatening illness which led to 15 months in treatment and an extended stay in hospital.....this guy, who lives alone, was supported by a close group of people from the fellowship who became as his family.
we are no longer alone.
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you got. BB
