January 2026
| Stories for Day Counters
| Our Personal Stories
The Role of a Lifetime
Becoming a movie star was her dream come true, but it turned out the script called for something much bigger
When I was 13, I picked up the phone and called AA. I lived in California at that time, and I was a real movie buff. I had watched “A Star is Born,” “Days of Wine and Roses” and “The Lost Weekend” over and over. I was calling AA for my mom. I told them my mother was an alcoholic and that she needed help. They sent someone to my house.
Need help with customer service?
Call 800 631-6025 (English), 800 640-8781 (Spanish), 212-870-3456 (French) or email: [email protected]
or [email protected]
