I Never. . .Was Hospitalized, Lost My Family, Went to Jail, Lost My Job, Drank in Bars, Drank Alone, Drank on the Job

WHO AMONG us, no matter what age we are upon entering the program, comes in without any "I nevers"? Not me. I had never been in jail; I never lost my husband; I never lost a job through alcohol; I was never committed to an institution.