I have heros in sobriety. There's one woman I know who lost her husband, her mother, a brother to an OD, & her dog was run over & killed, all within the space of two years. Such a cruel sucession of events! Despite these terrible losses, Joanne stayed sober...continuing to come to meetings because they gave her "a little dose of hope." She was horribly depressed, of course, but didn't let herself crawl back into a bottle. Joanne's a true hero to me! Sometimes we find ourselves sailing along without significant losses, or horrible indignities, but heros stay sober because they know if they go back out it will make matters even worse. I just wanted to send out a big thank you to all the heros in sobriety who are out there today.