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Larry, hope you have a Merry Christmas and joy filled new year. God bless you too.
Bettie, I wish we could all get together for Christmas Eve snacks and a chance to tell each other what their friendship here on GT meant this past year. Christmas can be lonely even when we’re not alone. I’m glad this Christmas isn’t marred by gambling. Hope you and your family have a joyous Christmas.
Congrats on hitting the 60 day milestone! That’s wonderful news.
I know how you feel Bettie! I saw a picture of myself a couple of weeks ago and I didn’t look at all like my mental image of myself. We also had treats all week at work but I am determined to make a change in my appearance this year!
Kathryn, that’s wonderful that you enjoyed the water park with your kids. I’m sure they’ll always remember it too. Christmas is stressful enough without throwing gambling losses into the mix. I’m so happy that you’re enjoying the Christmas season this year.
Betty, my husband (boyfriend during this time) hurt his back and wasn’t able to work or move much for over a month. He had ruptured a disk and another disk was degenerated. He didn’t have insurance, didn’t have income while he couldn’t work and had cattle and horses to feed. One of his doctors said if he could wait out the pain his disks would fuse together. He eventually resumed his normal activities and is doing great but he is a couple of inches shorter than he used to be. It probably took over a year before he wasn’t noticably in pain but he got through it without surgery. If he had insurance, I’m sure they would have operated on him and he might not have recovered like he has. Our bodies are remarkable at healing and I hope your back will heal too. Sitting in front of a slot machine for hours wouldn’t help your back at all. It wouldn’t help anything. I wish the best for you.
It seems so odd that it’s hot in Australia when it’s winter and cold here in the US. See how little I know, I thought it would be winter everywhere in December. Wish I could trade you some weather.
Congratulations Larry on all the gamble free time from August 2009 until now. That day or two days of gambling doesn’t diminish all that clean time and recovery work. Congratulations on starting once again on Oct 17th…I know it is really hard to start over. You are truly an inspiration.
Larry, I rarely post to you because I don’t feel like I can contribute anything comparable to your thoughtful and wise words but I do read a lot of what you post. I just want to thank you because you gave me another gamble free day. Sherry
Bettie, you are a wonderful sister to take charge and get a plan of action for your brother. $7,000 is a lot more manageable than $45,000! Hope you get some help for your neck pain. A specialist is the best way to go and hope he can come up with something besides surgery!
I thought about you the other day when I walked into a local bank to open an account ($185,000) with the loan money for building our house. I don’t know if the girl setting up the account got any credit for a new account or not but I was wishing it was your bank and you were getting the credit for it.Good for you Kathryn! You deserve peace and a good life. I love hearing the rewards life has to offer to those that stop gambling! Sherry
Larry, it takes honesty, that is learned from working recovery, to come here and admit we gambled. You are an inspiration with all your clean time but even more in doing whatever it takes to stop once again. I’m sorry that you lost more money than you planned but you have proof of what almost every trip to the casino brings. Nothing has changed all the years you’ve been gone from gambling. It’s always the same losing story so I’m so happy for you for choosing today to not gamble. Gambling is the road to ruin and not gambling ODAAT is the road to recovery. I know which road you will take. I hope to join.
It’s great to hear you’re taking your extra money and going shopping! Getting something for all the days of hard work is the way it’s supposed to be. Money well spent. Hope you had a fabulous time shopping.
Sorry about your aunt. 59 is way too young!
I hope you get some relief for that shoulder pain. Although you’re not gambling, I remember how my neck and shoulders always hurt from those hours and hours of sitting at the slot machine tensely pushing the button over and over and over. I feel for you and hope you get it taken care soon.