Today is Mother’s Day. It is also my 37th Anniversary. I am looking back 37 years ago when I drank like a fish and smoked like a chim-ney. Today, I am dealing with throat cancer. Every day I wake up in some sort of discomfort. I have a tracheotomy tube which gives me a burning sensation, and I also have a feeding tube. I am fed 12 hours a day through the tube.
So far, I have told you about the downside of my current days. The upside is 37 years ago when AA adopted me, it taught me to make meetings and how to listen. Ad has also given me this great meditation to hold on to:
“I will have faith no matter what may befall me. I will be patient, even in the midst of troubles. I will not fear the strain of life because I believe that God knows just what I can bear. I will look to the future with confidence. I know that God will not ask me to bear anything that could overcome or destroy me,” and for this, I am grateful!
With GOD in one hand and Ad in the other, WE CAN DO TOGETHER what I could not do ALONE.
~Eric A. – Orlando