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June 2004

My Name Is Bertha. . .

After appearing in the Grapevine, this story was included in the Third Edition of the Big Book under the title "Another Chance." - March 1969

My name is Bertha. I am an Afro-American alcoholic. I don't know when I became an alcoholic, but I do believe I became one because I drank too much too often.

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