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NEW BEGINNINGS
Short blog from Hunter...I am exhausted.! But in a good way. I started a second part time job today-this one is in a field that I have wanted to explore and with a growth opportunity. Best is that the...
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Good Orderly Direction and OK
Hello from Hunter.Living in a relationship with a partner in recovery gets better each month they are sober. I talked with Mark today about his behaviour a few months ago when my family sent a check...
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keep blogging
Mark still an AlcoholicI have almost given up on my blogging but I must remember that it is important to stay in touch so others can join me in my recovery ,you know it is not good not to blog just...
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LIFE IF BECOMING MORE NORMAL-WHATEVER THAT HIS
Quick blog from Hunter..Here is where we are at today. I wake up to the sound of Mark on the phone working. YES!!! This is familiar to me as this is what my dad did, my uncle did, and all other...
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THE SINKING FEELING IN MY STOMACH UPON SEEING A POLICE CAR THIS MORNING ON MY...
Hello from Hunter. This morning as I took my son to the bus stop I saw a police car behind his school bus. My heart sunk through my stomach. Police cars used to be a regular fixture at our house during...
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"New Clothing"
I have been so busy and doing so much computer work that time spent blogging on the computer has not been a high priority. BUT documenting our life together in the first year of recovery is...
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My mom passed away
I lost my best friend and mother on Sept. 26th at 9:30 am. She had Alzheimer's and for several years was not able to completely be the vibrant, feisty, wonderful lady that I was proud to be related to...
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Taking Care of Ourselves
Hello-Some readers my be wanting to know what happened to Mark. Answer: He is working....it is a new life and full of adjustments..Not only is he working, he is employing people in recovery helping...
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Reminder-First Year of Sobriety is EARLY Recovery
Hello Again from Hunter,I am grieving deeply the loss of my mother. No one will ever hug me again and let me know everything is OK in the reassuring way that she always did. I have a beautiful child...
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I MISS HER SO-Excerpt from another blog
In March of this year I started a journal about my mom. The first entry was written in March and was entitled "I miss her so" It's contents are below. The difference between now and then is that I can...
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God's To Do List
Recently I read a book entitled God’s To Do List by Ron Wolfson as part of a spiritual community read. As part of the excercise we were asked to share our family to do list. When I shared mine, which I...
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Random thoughts on New Beginnings
Hello again from Hunter,Some random thoughts today. My mom's passing has opened up a new vista and new beginning for me.I have always been a emotional wreck and the passing of my mother wouldhave in...
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HELPING OTHERS AND GOING OUTSIDE OUR COMFORT ZONE
Hello from Hunter-I have been wreslting with how to get my spiritual community to reach out to families suffering from alcohlism or addiction. Outreach to families who have lost a loved one or to...
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU NO LONGER HAVE TO SPEND YOUR LIFE MANAGING CRISIS
Hello from Hunter,This is will be my last blog for week as I am going away, by myself, to a yoga retreat. It is the first time in over 2 years I have left our son alone with Mark, and it is the first...
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I'M BACK
Hello from Hunter,What a wonderful week I had at Kripalu. It is an amazing place and I highly recommend it. This week was a win, win, win. I had a life transforming experience, our son and my husband...
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Acting out and using the Tools of the program
Hello from Hunter,As Mark gets used to working again and gets more and more sober he is starting to act out a lot. Mark is inspirational and an exceptional role model and miracle in how he has attacked...
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It's been a year in Recovery! Happy New Year!
Hello from Hunter-It has been a crazy year but a good one. Mark received his one year coin this week and continues to work ALL the tools of the AA program and live it one day at at time. I do not...
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February 2008.....The terrible 2's...staying together is hard work
Hello friends,Addiction is a fatal disease and this past week we lost a friend, Ian R., who seemingly had it all, to it. It is not just about staying clean and sober it is about living responsibly and...
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Been a While....Still Recovering One Day at a Time...Still Together
Hi From Hunter,I will say that I am sad that Mark has not kept up with this blog. However, he is still sober and deeply comitted to his recovery. Mark is doing great fighing this disease and as of...
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STILL SOBER AND STILL TOGETHER
Hello from Hunter.Brief post because it is late.In a recovery program it was once said "when i got busy I got better"...Well I am sooooo busy it is nuts...There is still a lot of things unsettled in...
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