Hi Larry,
Thanks for the encouragement from my time off. I will definitely draw upon the 12 steps I know from Alanon and truthfully, the time off will actually also be a physical barrier as there is a chance that I will have to stay face down for two weeks straight after surgery (although I am believing God to keep that one from happening). At any rate, the dr says 30 days to recover. Haha, recovery is such a great word! We certainly go thru stages, states of mind, ups downs etc during our "recovery" from gambling. Someone likened it to a rollar coaster ride, and I thought, well crud, I have all the tickets for that ride. Happy for me to have found help here, thus letting those "tickets" to go away. Day 11. Well, wait, its actually 1am so lets just say Day 12. And the reality is that life does have ups and downs. I am happy that I am learning that I don’t need to gamble to deal with the emotions. I also enjoy seeing money in my bank account again. These are the things I want to focus on when times may get tough. So, thanks again so much. Sending you a big fat HUG! Liz50
