A friend in recovery told of going to the hospital with his sponsor to visit a sick meth addict.
When they arrived at the man’s room he was highly incensed, blaming their visit on the sister who’d sent them to see him. The man was told by his doctor that the next time he smoked methamphetamines it would likely kill him because his lungs were in such bad condition. And, of course, the sister loved him enough to try to help him.
When the two visitors realized they weren’t welcome they told him to call should he ever need their help. Then they left.
A week after leaving the hospital the man once again smoked meth. And he died – just as the doctor predicted.
This is another sad tale that illustrates the power of our addictions. And it makes us realize that if we hadn’t found the blessings of recovery we surely would have shared this man’s fate..
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