Hello Folks – welcome back.
I know that we are supposed to start our discussion about Addiction but
since tomorrow is Veteran’s Day we are going to change the tone here. WAIT-Don’t
touch that mouse!! The information
we are going to share with you will be of benefit to all of us.
Let me begin by telling ALL our veterans Thank You for your service to our Country.
Without your unselfish service, we the people could not enjoy the freedoms we have in the United
States. Far too often, we take these
liberties and their cost for
granted. The majority of Americans don’t
realize all the sacrifices that our veterans have made to ensure that we can go
about our daily lives as usual. So for
all the missed birthdays, anniversaries, Thanksgivings, Christmas’ and other
special occasions that we are able to celebrate but that you, by your duty to
country, have missed – I salute you.
Moreover, for all the loss of limbs and organs, for the nightmares and
for the unthinkable memories that you live with for My freedom-I send out a genuine
heartfelt Thank You.
Here are some interesting and important statistics that
those of you in the Recovery Arena might not be aware of:
7% of the
US population is veterans
About 23%
of the homeless population in the America is veterans
20% of the
annual suicides in the US are committed by veterans-18 deaths per day
Of veterans
with substance abuse issues 68% choose alcohol as their drug of choice
Folks, this information isn’t provided to in any way down
our veterans. But to show that they have
issues and problems and addictions like you and I do. Maybe for different reasons but none the less
they are real. And to remind us of just
how much we are indebted to our US veterans for all that they have forfeited
for our country.
So, have you hugged a vet lately? Have you told a vet Thank You for your
service? Have you bought a vet a meal? In what better way could we do our service
work than to help out a veteran and/or their family? Not just at Veterans Day but every day.
Join us again soon.
Until then ……. be sure to
tell a friend about us.
Thanks for visiting us –
come back soon.
Remember: “It is what it is and “it ain’t nothing but a
thing!”
