Hello, I'm Blaine. I've had a major attitude shift since entering the Boston Rescue Mission. I'm more patient, tolerant, honest with myself, and willing to accept help from others. Most importantly, I know now that my alcoholism is a deadly disease, and I must work my program to heal. But it was a long road to get here..

Through many years of working, and lateral moves between jobs, I drank. Slowly, I drank more and more, enough to get me some jail time. After several run-ins with the law, I'd lost my house, job, marriage, and sometimes, even my balance. In one episode, I couldn't stop shaking and sweating, and had to use a walker for three days while sobering up. I couldn't stop thinking, "How did this happen to me?"

A psychiatrist mentioned the Boston Rescue Mission, and I was attracted to the spiritual resources here. Instead of thinking myself sober, I'm trying to let go and give my life to the higher power. Now I'm behaving my way into new thinking. I'm reconnecting with family, and trying to give back some of what's been given to me.