ENTER NKUMBA – PART 11 – A SET ROAD: MY INEVITABLE SLIDE INTO ADDICTION;
I’ll never forget the support Caroline gave me when I was in the rooms. She was always happy to see me collecting chips.
On making 6 months, she baked me a small cake.
These were some of the highlights of that holiday. I felt I belonged throughout that while in attending meetings.
The peace and freedom realized at mom’s translated into being able to maintain my sobriety, attend meetings and work the program.
Iven gave me a copy of the Big Book that I have till now.
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In August 2011, I joined Nkumba University.
Navigating this was a great challenge.
I was away from Kampala; from what I was used to. I wasn’t able to attend regular meetings and tap into that necessary support needed to maintain my sobriety. Campus life was a different ball game. It involved being surrounded by much alcohol and the freedom was overwhelming.
How I survived falling…
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