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February 1978

PO Box 1980

Second time around

I came into AA in 1950, but after about ten years, I went out and got drunk. Then came three years of battle that I never want to go through again. Once, while I was in a workhouse, I got sent to help a veterinarian. I was sick and shaking, and had to hold down the pigs while he gave them their shots. The vet looked at me and said, "Who should I give the shot to--you or the pig?" And that was one of the better days.

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