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ONE Year!

OMG in true Bkitty form I typed a long post and I hit something and erased it! Nov 8, 2011 was supposed to be the day I died. It ended up being the first day of the rest of my life,,sober. Some of you all have followed and supported me from Day 1 and know that it was a trying year for me. I stumbled along and fell (relapsed mentally a few times) a few times but I always got back up. I literally owe my life to some of the members here. Im doing OK these days. Some days are harder than others. I ended up stopping my meds for depression and learned a HUGE lesson. One: dont ever do that! Two: I need them. Tomm is going to be a hard day for me. I remember last year so vividly. Buying the chain at Lowes,,looking for the "spot" to hang,,popping over 28 perks. By the grace of God I ended up going to sleep that night and according to my husband "snored something fierce!". I woke up Nov 9 and then my life changed. Im still humble. Grateful. I cant thank everyone here enough! (((hugs)))~Bkitty
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Kitty, Your story gave me chills. I so remember your post and your struggles and also your spunky wit. Congrats on a year. You walk the walk and have thrived because of your hard work. So glad you never went thru with your plan. Two of my friends we not so fortunate  last year and will forever been gone due to this disease. So glad to see you. MEAN IT!
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Congrats b!! I am just about hf way there.  Kerp on fighting no matter what.  What a huge milestone be very proud of yourself today. Life is a gift we need to cherish every moment.  God Bless
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God bless and THANK you for sharing your story and your struggles as I am sure it wasn't easy. You give hope and inspiration to us all and for that we or I will be forever grateful! What a huge milestone! I hope you are able to celebrate your new life today!! Like a rebirthday!! Get some cake, icecream, friends,  sing and blow out some candles! Wish for another year of awesomeness!!! Kudos!!!
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That is great! I cant wait to make it to a year. Im going to go all out and bake a cake and stuff lol. Best if luck to you on another sober year!!
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~Thank You all so very much!~
I still have a lot of work yet to do. Do work!! Thats my motto!
Also another secret to my success story~Cut off all the access and supply you have to these pills! There were days that if I coulda got them I woulda got them! Then I wouldnt be here. Yes there are moments when you are that weak,,I still have them. I never ever let my guard down,,not even for a min,,I wake and the first thing I think about is my sobriety and addiction and what I need to do to make it thru the day. It finally has become a "part of me" and Im not so tired of it. Somedays I dont want to think about it or "do work" but those are the days that you really need to watch the most. Ive learned. This addiction keeps me humbled.
~Thank You all again!~ You saved my life a year ago!~I hope that I can return that to someone some day!! ((((hugs)))~Bkitty
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Kitty! So awesome!
You helped me so much in my early days and I will never forget that.

Such an inspiration...

Keep it up

Sean
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