The 78-Year-Old Newcomer
August 2025 | Atheist & Agnostic Members | Newcomers

The 78-Year-Old Newcomer

It’s never too late! After 60 years of heavy drinking, he put down the bottle and changed his life

I may be in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest person ever to become a newcomer in AA. I’m not sure that’s a good thing, but I’ll let you be the judge of that as I tell you something about myself.

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