January 2018 | Sponsorship

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A member reflects on the joys and challenges of sponsorship and how it’s kept him sober for 31 wonderful years

When I plucked up courage to phone a man and ask him to be my sponsor, there was a long pause. I thought, Oh dear, he’s going to say no. But he just said, “It would be a privilege, thanks for asking me. Just remember one thing: you will help me as much or more than I can help you.”

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