26/06/2020
So for those of you who don’t know this is my nephew Zachary. He is 4 years old. We have a different relationship than your typical uncle and nephew. When I got home from my 29th treatment center although I had made a tremendous amount of progress I was still very much hollow on the inside. Addiction had changed my behavior into one that was animalistic by nature. Zachary was essentially my sponsor the first 6 months I was clean. I needed to learn how to feel, how to smile, and how to enjoy life without he**in and co***ne. Seeing life thru the eyes of a child was instrumental in breaking the years of horrible habits, attitudes, and behaviors developed by drug addiction, and the street. Zachary did all of this with me, before he ever spoke a word, or took his first steps. No pun intended. My recovery may not be typical, my story may be different, but I believe the success numbers should be higher. I could no longer afford the luxury of failure. I needed to try a new approach. Here’s a picture of us 3 years later.
