My name is Linda H. I arrived at the Jean Marie House for Women in a van straight from detox on January 16, 2024 with the clothes on my back. I have been using alcohol and heroin on and off for over 30 years. I have been to jails, hospitals, and rehabs. In rehab, I was educated and directed on what to do if I wanted to remain sober.
My name is Josh A and I’m an alcoholic. Today 2/1/25 I celebrate 1 year of uninterrupted sobriety. My recovery story isn’t anything special or glamorous –– it was exactly like we hear at meetings all the time. What it was like, you ask. It was absolutely terrible. Nothing about it has been fun or glamorous, and it’s been a literal hell for well over 20 years. I’m a chronic relapser I’ve been in every treatment center for men, from Cleveland, as far east as Ashtabula, as far south as Warren.
My name is Kirsten and I am so grateful to be able to call myself a recovering alcoholic today. My sobriety date is 2/7/24 and I recently successfully completed the Ed Keating Center’s Jean Marie House nine-month program on 11/6/24. I grew up in the Toledo, OH area and am the middle of three girls. I grew up in a very loving two-parent household. My parents divorced when I was 17, and I acquired a fantastic step father shortly after, adding to the pair of loving parents I already had. My childhood home did not have alcohol or drugs in it, as nobody in my immediate family suffered from the disease of addiction. I have never seen my parents intoxicated.
My name is Paul, my sobriety Date is October 17 2023. For 25 years I struggled daily with a disease I didn't know I had.
Hi, my name is Jen and I am an alcoholic. After 15 years of sobriety, I had to reintroduce myself back in the rooms of AA on October 9 2023, being one of the most humbling experiences for an alcoholic like me, who's pride and ego can get in the way, sometimes being one of my biggest character defects that I'm still working on, being a daily reprieve for me.
My name is Chad G., a true alcoholic. My sobriety date is November 11, 2021 and thanks to the Ed Keating center, AA and an amazing support group, I have not had any desire to pick up a drink or drug since that day. I am 42 years old and came from a loving family of my Mom, Dad, older brother, older sister and my little brother. I don't have any crazy story about seeing adults drink and wanting to try it. I can say that looking back, the signs were there before I had a drink at all, in any form. My parents did an amazing job and always instilled morals and values.
My name is Molly and I’m an alcoholic. My sobriety date is August 17, 2013. I am the second-oldest of four children. My parents have been married for 43 years. Childhood for me was happy. I was provided with all of my needs and most of my wants. Being selfish and self centered was a part of me long before I ever took my first drink.
