7 years into the battle!!!

[merrymaria]

Hello old friends and new.  Checking in to report my 7 years clean.   2015 has not been too kind.  I fell off a chair in February while painting and really hurt my shoulder....It was the worse pain in my life...ever!!!   Handled it with Motrin, aspirin, ice and heat for 3 1/2 weeks...even blew up my heating pad.  Didn t go to the doc...what can they do but prescribe meds...also in February I received a phone call from my moms doctor diagnosing her with acute leukemia...maybe living 9 more months.  I don t know if this news made the pain worse,..I ve heard emotional pain can make physical pain worsen.  Got through it and finally I was pain free...such a relief believe me.   Onward to April we learned that our unborn grandson would not survive and if he did it wouldn t be for long.  He had polymicrogyria a genetic factor.  In May my daughter was also told she had hy drops...too much fluid and this made things even worse for the baby.  He was born a week ago and lived for an hour and 24 minutes...no crying, no breathing...just a faint heartbeat.  We thought we were prepared but you never are.   So my 7 year date was spent crying and being so very sad but it s ok.  I felt just as sick as the WD s were.  Through all this I never once thought about how a little white pill would make it all better...even with the painful injury.   That s one thing that makes it all good.  No matter what life throws pills make it no better.   I thank God daily for keeping me strong and healthy for my family.  If I had not received the help here in 2008 I don t know where I would be.  God always has a plan and He led me to Med help 7 years ago...thank you God.   I m so very lucky and blessed to have won this battle.  Thank you Med help friends.   Keep on fighting everyone....the other side is so lovely even when life throws such horrible waves.  There s always a bright side somewhere :)     God bless you all...much love and respect always.  MM  

[sunwillshine1989]

Thank you for sharing and  I am sorry  you have had so much heartbreak this last year.  Congratulations on your sobriety , I am clean from  codeine since early June this year  but by no means  is my struggle over  my moods are terrible the first month was good but after that  my mood dropped very low and remains there , not nice but  with some work on my part I see  a glimmer of hope.  All the best for the future and once again Congratulations on your wonderful achievement.

[dominosarah]

Oh my wonderful friend i just saw this.  Congrats on your 7 yrs!!  We took this place by storm 7 yrs ago didnt we!!  You are dealing with some very painful times right now.  My heart goes out to you and your family.  Thru the tragedies, illnesses and injury to your shoulder the one thing stood out and that is you are there for your daughter and mom with a clear head, just how we are supposed to be.  I have been shown many times dealing with my own tragedies of why i got clean when i did.  I am so proud of you MM~

Love, hugs and respect to you~  sara

[VICourageous]

Sorry for the Bad news, but SO proud of you to still be clean.

It seems like when we get those horrible, sad, hurt, curve balls, it make us stronger. Especially during our Recovery. I too had one right after another for the first few yrs, now going on 3yrs.

CONGRATULATIONS on your Sobriety for today!! Keep it UP!
Bless

[meegWpaw]

im sorry for all your pain Maria but glad you got through it.  congrats on seven gigantic years!

[merrymaria]

That you so much.   I feel I ve done something 101% right in my life.  It s so wonderful being free.  Never thought I d get here but I proved myself wrong. Now to get through these storms...I will :)

[Frogger76]

I'm so very sorry for the loss of your grandson, he's in the greatest hands of all now. I'll be praying for your mom too. Life has dealt you a rough hand, I'm sorry you and your family have had to go through this. Your awesome for staying away from those pills, congrats on 7 years! Stay strong and take care!!

~Sherry

[merrymaria]

Thank you lesa  :)   It s amazing how the years pass

[10356]

Hello Merrymaria.. Congrats on your clean of 7 years !! SO sorry to read of all the has befallen you and your family But so Proud you never turned to your doc. I remember you back then we all has a lot of fun. I'm glad you check in on your Anniversary's and will look forward to the next update ! take care. lesa