Merry Christmas

Hi Everyone, Wow, it;s been so long since I have posted and I'm so sorry that I have not been around. Since Easter, I have been working hard at my teaching job and hoped that my brother Angel would continue posting since he is the recovering addict. However, he got real sick in July after his move to Southern California and I couldn't bring myself to post about all that because it's real hard to talk about it. He suffered a mini stroke and since that happened, he has not spoken to me. He has changed tremendously and I have really missed him. I saw him the end of July and it felt like my brother just was no longer in his body. He didn't engage in conversation, make jokes like he always does, he no longer has a cell, and no longer connects with me on FB or email. In fact, right before his stroke he unfriended me. I'm not sure why but that was a bad ending. I'm hoping and praying that he returns to his old self but there are many things I'm glad are gone. I have heard from our mom and our sister that he no longer has to be busy 24/7. He was basically ADHD and constantly doing something even though his back gave him bad pain daily, The doctors say that his brain cells suffered which changed his personality. So all this to say that I really pray that this new year you who take pain meds or are addicted that you try to be careful and take meds only as prescribed. I also hope that if you are addicted to street drugs that you get help and try to stop before it's too late like my brother. God bless you as you walk out your sobriety. Lil