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Don L. Sutton's Story
Twenty one years, 1 Months and 1 day ago I staggered into a Treatment Center in Seaside Oregon. I didn't know anything about AA, NA or Recovery. I actually thought AA stood for Alcoholics Association. What I did know was that I was so sick and tired of being sick and tired. The day before I attempted suicide but I was such a loser I couldn't even kill myself.
I remember walking in the door, looking around and it was as if I knew everybody there. An old man walked up to me and I asked if I could talk to the boss. He looked deep into my soul and told me they didn't have a boss, but Brother you need help. I asked him if he could help me and he barked back do you want help. We barked back and forth at each other and I finally lost the battle, again. When I admitted I wanted help he told me they could help me.
Well, I walked back out of that safe haven thirty three days later. I think that was harder than walking in, but at least I had a new tool box full of tools to use. And, I still use them, everyday!
When I was in High School in the sixties I was voted least likely to succeed. Up until the day I walked into Treatment they were all right. But, today I would not trade places with anyone. David Letterman told me I was the coolest ex-drug addict he had ever met. Oprah Winfrey, this past summer, told me thank you for keeping my new book I wrote so clean. I told her I wrote it for people from 9 to 99!
Today I am an Author, founder of a drug and alcohol Awareness Program and a Speaker. But most of all I am Clean and Sober today and I have a Higher Power I choose to call God! I couldn't have been who I am or where I am at without the Hope I found in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Thank you Bill and Bob.
Don.
www.UnderstandingMeth.com
www.SayNOtoMeth.com
I am Grandpa Don.
Portland, Oregon
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