Shawn S. - Sober 8 Years

Shawn's story should be required listening for any recovering  alcoholic facing a devastating loss early in their sobriety. In Shawn’s case, he was three years into the Program when he got word in the middle of the night that his brother had been a passenger in a helicopter that crashed on the East Coast. In the frantic hours that followed, Shawn’s sponsor directed him to a 6:30 AM meeting at a local AA club. By the time he arrived, Shawn learned that there had been one survivor of the crash, but it wasn’t his brother. Crushed by the reality...