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I Had to Quit - By Ron
My last drunk lasted four
months, after which I was hospitalized. When the doctors told me
my liver had all the alcohol it could manage, I felt a certain
relief. I knew my drinking problem was finally solved as now I
HAD to quit for good. I would never drink again. Six months later
I walked into a grocery store to buy my New Years Eve meal. No
thought of drinking, but there was a sale on wine, and since I
had never been much of a wine drinker, and it had been quite a
while, and...and.... I had no mental defense against that first
drink. Half a bottle of red wine on New Year's Eve and half a
bottle of white wine watching the bowl games the next day.
I woke up on January 2, 1996 and thought, "Ha, the doctors
were wrong, I feel pretty good, It'll be OK to have a little wine
once in a while." My next thought was that maybe I could
have a little whiskey once in a while. My very next thought was
that I was crazy. Never in my life have I had a "little
whiskey" or "a beer". I drank to get drunk. A few
days later I was on a med-flight heading to a big city hospital
with a bleeding ulcer. After fixing that, the doctor told me I
needed a liver transplant to live.
I returned to AA because I promised someone I'd give it another
try. I was only going to stay around for a meeting or two. Same
old people, same old stories.......thank God. I finally realized
that if I wanted what they had, I better do what they do. I got a
sponsor, got another Big Book, got into the steps, and got sober.
Fifteen months later, Easter Sunday -1997, I was called in for
the transplant. I'm forever indebted to many people for that, but
it never would have happened without my sobriety, and I owe that
to the grace of God, and the program and fellowship of AA.
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