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Inundated

Posted: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 10:48 AM by Sarika Dani

(From Janet Shamlian, NBC News Correspondent)

I was unprepared for the flood of e-mail following our report on women and alcohol. (Read the original post here.) Your letters were heartbreaking and inspiring, from courageous stories of recovery to desperate pleas for help. None was more touching, though, than the one from a mother named Laura. She's a recovering alcoholic, sober more than a year, who wrote about her "rock bottom" moment. With her children in the backseat of her car, she drove them across town so drunk she didn't even remember doing it until the next morning.

We met Laura for a follow up to our initial report. She speaks honestly of her struggle and how she got help. That was a question from many viewers who asked about the options for treatment. Several of you said you could never leave your families for a month to go to a rehab center. There IS help and support available close to home and we've addressed those options in our report.

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This was an amazing report and I was glad to see AA as one of her tools to recovery.  People that do not live with Alcoholisim in their life have no idea how devestating it is.  AA is an incredible tool for recovery for the Alcoholic as is Al Anon and Al Ateen for the family.  The most wonderful part about it is you are working with others who have actually been there walking the same path.  And did I mention it doesnt cost you $$$$.  Best program ever!  No  wonder it is in just about every town, city, province and country.

Many kudos to the Today show for airing such an informative piece on what today is still such a taboo subject.  And thank you Laura for sharing.

Sally, San Antonio, TX (Sent Tuesday, July 01, 2008 6:08 PM)



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