Goodbye My Friend
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
A member shares his love, fear and sadness as a longtime AA friend says he’s leaving the program
All I had to do was Surrender
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
After years of booze, breakups and drama, she finally decided something had to change
We Cherish Each Day
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
One night at a speaker meeting, he met a woman who shared something for which he’ll be forever grateful
When Grief Comes
February 2024
| Getting Through Tough Times
After the loss of his wife, an oldtimer reaches out for help just like he was a beginner again
Mess on Campus
January 2013
Blackouts, stitches and failed classes, it was all downhill until she found AA
Sneaky Drinker
January 2013
Car keys, the neighbor’s liquor, vanilla extract—nothing was safe from this alcoholic
Temperature Check
January 2013
Sweet Goodbye at the Farm
January 2013
A sponsor learns the power of letting go by showing up for her sponsee
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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