He had been in a horrific motor cycle accident. His jaw was wired shut, and he walked very slowly with a cane. He told us that he was in a blackout when he ran into the back of a semi at about 70 miles per hour. He asked us to help him. We welcomed him to our group and nicknamed him Road-kill.
“What matters in the story of our human relationships is not whether they lead to happily ever after but who and what they make of us. All relationships are our teachers.
— Carolyn Baker
They believe in themselves, and still more in the Power which pulls chronic alcoholics back from the gates of death.
— Page XXV Alcoholics Anonymous
