Doc Surrell

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As each year comes and goes… I consistently find myself surrounded by people, places, and things that remind me life is worth living. It’s been a decade now (November 1st 2014) since my last drink, my last drug, my last suXcXde attempt. I’m on borrowed time, statistically speaking. Year one was hard as fuck. Everything was so fresh… the heartbreak, the pain, the fear. All of which I brought upon myself. The heartache, the wounds, and the terror were choices I made, routinely. Year one, you intervened and altered those choices… you loved me when I couldn’t love myself. Thank you. Ten years later… there’s still a small, terrified, young boy in the shadowy depths of my soul, searching for illogical answers to illogical questions. That child lives in chaos. But, ten years later… that same version of my soul finally has a guiding hand to hold. Sometimes it’s the hands of family. Sometimes the hands of friends. Sometimes the hands of community. Nonetheless… it’s not alone anymore. Thank you. Recovery has given me everything I have, for it… I’m grateful. While this is my story, I can assure you… it’s not about me. A promise I will continue to make with each passing year is this… alone, we can’t, together, we can.
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I love you.
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-XI.I.MMXIV-
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