I have struggled with alcohol for a very long time. I have been a blackout drinker since I was 16 years old. When I was 17 I started to use heroin and got in a really bad domestic violence marriage. For 10 years I used heroin and went to multiple treatment centers. It wasn’t until 2005 that I was finally tired of living the way I was and finally got the help I so desperately needed. I got pregnant with my daughter and put the needle down. I started to live a life I could be proud of. I did get complacent and thought I could drink, I could at first but quickly realized I was still that black out alcoholic. My drinking picked back up the beginning of 2016. I found myself back in treatment after 12 years. The place I went completely saved my life and gave me the opportunity to work in their facility. I stayed in Michigan and now work as an intake coordinator. It’s a huge part of my program to help other’s and give back the way they had helped me. I love my job, my life and myself today. Yes, I struggle and have bad days but nothing is worth me throwing away everything I gained thus far. Today, I am truly grateful for my life and my recovery.
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