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June 1967

My Name Is Caryl

An alcoholic's own story

IT was a sunny day when I flipped that coin. A day that was to change my whole life and my whole way of thinking. I couldn't have cared less if the sun shone and little white angels flowed all over the place! I was hung over--bad! I needed a drink. Somehow I put the checkbook in order--$30.00 to last for two weeks' food. Yet I'd done it before and effortlessly! But where would the booze come from? How could I cut the corners and include the booze too? There was home brew but that took two weeks at least to process. I needed help.

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