“He’s Still Breathing”
August 2024 | Dating & Relationships | Our Personal Stories

“He’s Still Breathing”

His drinking pushed away the one he loved most. But that didn’t stop him—until it did

The bottom. We all know we have to reach one to achieve sobriety. While we in the program all share the fact that we found our bottom, every bottom is different. Many include DUls, jail, lost families and poor health, to name just a few. Not until the stark realization that I had hurt someone I loved very deeply, did I find my bottom for, I hope, the last time. 

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