Opening a Can of Words

As A Practising Alcoholic For 25 Years And A Recovering Alcoholic For 28 Years I Have A Wealth Of Experiences In Both Camps And Feel That Others Will Be Able To Identify With My Story. I See Myself As A Common Everyday Garden Variety Alcoholic Who Has Somehow Managed To Live Soberly With An Illness That Continues To Claim The Lives Of So Many Other People. . As Well As Being An Alcoholic I Am Also A Member Of Al-Anon - A Group That Helps People Who Are Affected By Another’S Alcoholism Or Drug Addiction. In This Community I Am Learning How To Be A Caregiver Rather Than A Caretaker Of Other People. . As A Practising Catholic I Have Combined The Alcoholics Anonymous And Al-Anon Twelve Step Programs With My Faith Tradition.