I just feel compelled to post today :)  My brother who is 41 years old has been alchol and drug free for 7 weeks now.  He has used since he was 15.  I swear if I didnt have 20 plus years of evidence to snap me into reality I would question him even being an addict. His wife who being an acoa herself finally spoke up.  Not that he was an A but that she no didnt know if she loved him anymore, he was in shock.  The next day he called me (which by the way I have received maybe 20 calls in the last 15 years from him) although I would see him on occasion, family get togethers etc.  Thank god for this program because had me called me 2 years ago the convo would have been way different :)  I asked him to consider, just consider that he is an A and talked at length about this.  Gently I brought up that I have watched him over the years turn into a rageaholic as well....I left asking him to just think about it, consider it that was all.  Three hours later he called me crying and said "you might be right" and hung up and thanked me for coming over.  The next morning he called me to tell me he was on his way to an AA meeting, geez I nearly dropped the phone to be honest.  He has been attending meetings several times a week since then.  He is part owner of a nightclub as well and quite frankly I am flabergast at the whole thing.  I have seen him more in the last 7 weeks than I have in 20 years :)  we have coffee and really talk.  I dont have any expectations of what the future brings but I will say I am witnessing a real life "miracle" here !!  I am so so grateful for this program more than ever because without my own recovery our conversations would not be going like they are...god , how I have changed as well another miracle of the program...Lastly I would like to say this...I never felt much hope for a's or addicts , I just didnt period.  So I take that back now :)  just get out of their way you cant hope someone into recovery or love them into awareness, but you can work on yourself and whatever the future brings you are more prepared to deal with it with the gift of alanon......in all aspects of your life...thank u all, for truly this program is life changing for us...I sit here and and truly truly cannot believe this has happened, I guess this is what they mean when they say "a power greater than ourselves"...:)  thanks for reading this...