How I Got Help for My Gambling Problem — Gamblers Anonymous
How I Got Help for my Gambling Problem — Gamblers Anonymous – For eight years, compulsive gambling devastated my life to the point where I had become hopeless. No matter how much I won or lost, I could not stop. I amass…
Exclusive First Read: 'Five Days At Memorial,' By Sheri Fink
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It took hours for Angela to recruit a nurse to help her wipe Wilda down with alcohol, dry her, and change her wound dressing. All the while Angela talked, sang, and prayed with her mother. Wilda had been fond of reciting the Lord's Prayer and the …
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From struggle to triumph: Real stories of miracles
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Regina Dee's book “In the Company of Miracles,” released this 2013, gives just such stories: stories of struggles and triumphs and, of course, miracles. They are stories of Filipinos and expatriates, people from all walks of life, from businessmen and …
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'Acrobaddict': new memoir by local gay boy
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He will have a book signing on October 16 at Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Note: This story originally … It didn't help, he says, that he lacked the support of friends and family, the former suffering from substance abuse issues …
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