[Magdalen] 30 Years of Sobriety.

[Jay Weigel]

Both my S/O's parents died as a direct result of drinking. My late ex, I
fully believe, died of a combination of drinking and smoking. My son, if he
is not stopped somehow, seems likely to die from drinking. I am hoping an
intervention can be managed.

On Fri, Dec 26, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Marilyn Cepeda <mcepeda514 at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> Congrats and thanks be to God!  That is something to be proud of!
>
> Marilyn
>
> On Friday, December 26, 2014, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > December 27, 1984, I entered the diocesan committee room in the
> > Eau Claire Diocesan Offices just next to Christ Church Cathedral in
> > that City.
> >
> > I had suspected something was up when the Cathedral Dean called me
> > the day before and said he wanted "to chat" with me.  The subject  was
> > avoided.
> >
> > The committee room was set up with a table and four chairs on the  side
> > opposite the entry, and there was one chair on my side.  The other  four
> > chairs were occupied by (1) +Eau Claire, (2) Cathedral Dean, (3) the
> > O/C who was a good friend, and (4) one of the Cathedral deacons, a
> > fellow physician and friend.
> >
> > It was a classical intervention, by the book and by the clerical  orders
> > (bishop, priest, deacon, and layman).
> >
> > I almost turned on my heels and walked out for it was obvious to me  what
> > this was all about.  Thank God I did not.  I sat down.
> >
> > I was gently but firmly raked over the coals.  The message:   alcohol was
> > quickly sending me to hell in a handbasket, and I needed to clean up  my
> > act or risk losing everything.
> >
> > My reaction was initially (1) embarrassment, and then (2) anger.  How
> > could
> > these people possibly put me through this after all my activity and
> > support
> > for the Cathedral and the Diocese?  Then, blissfully, and I can't help
> but
> > feel miraculously, (3) appreciation.  I became aware that "these  people"
> > valued me enough to take the time and effort to mount this  intervention.
> >
> > I owed them and myself no less than to enter outpatient rehab and AA
> that
> > same day.  I has been TBTG 30 years since I picked up a  drink.  With
> > God's help, I never will drink again.
> >
> >
> > David Strang.
> >
>
>
> --
> Marilyn Cepeda
>