Sober 32 years since 8/10/1984, Mari was at this conference six years earlier.
She is sponsored by Clancy I of Venice, CA as is another speaker at this event Bob D of Las Vegas.
"I was a feral drunk. You know, once upon a time I came from civilized people but now I am living in the wild."
Born in Glasgow Scotland of English, Irish and Scottish heritage, she had alcoholism long before she drank.
"I was born with a criminal mindset...I was never taught to steal. It just came naturally."
She had panic attacks and an endless fascination with death. Her hero was her grandfather - the alcoholic.
"And my granny was behind the curtain with a rolling pin and a rosary, you know, the two staples of the Irish household."
She was a stewardess who found a rich Jamaican. In sobriety she owed amends to the whole island.
Her disease took her to the streets of Miami and eventually to the rooms of AA.
(1 hr 2 min) (10.7 MB) (id#1680)