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I was lucky to have met my AH when he was sober. We had many wonderful years together. Then alcohol came back into his life and my world became explosive. Most of the time the disease has control of him, but sometimes there's little moments when I get a glimpse of the man I used to know. As time goes by those little moments get fewer and farther between. I know I'm powerless over alcoholism and I refuse to be bitter because of it. Instead I choose to be thankful. I'm thankful for the guidance my HP has given me, I'm thankful for my Al Anon family and I'm thankful for those little moments I still have with my AH.



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I agreee Bunny I experienced the same with my son and continue to be grateful for the wonderful years that we had and the memories shared.

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Great post Bunny and thanks for sharing it here.  Obviously you learned recovery the first time around.  Keep coming back your recovery story will be good for others to hear that need that ESH.   ((((Hugs)))) wink



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Thank you for sharing this lovely post.



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Thank you Bunny for a lovely post....I can relate - I met/married my AH while he was sober. He then relapsed and never returned to recovery. His disease has been 'stifled' a bit because of health issues, so I too have been grateful for those moments he's more like who I met than what the disease makes him like.

At times, it's almost as if we've come full circle - as I've gotten better, so has our relationship. It's different than yesterday and that's OK. It's different than a year ago, and that too is OK. I too am very grateful for recovery and the sanity it's restored so I can love unconditionally and focus on that which is good in my life.

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