Hi, I just found a site that might help you find a face to face
meeting. I hope it does. Good luck.

http://www.al-anon.org/meetings/meeting.html

--- In chicagoalanon@yahoogroups.com, Conny VanDusen
<connybelle@...> wrote:
>
> I can't find it in the directory at all in St. Clair County at all.
>
> "Dennis T." <threelegacies61901@...> wrote:Mel: You can find Al-
Anon just about everywhere you travel. Try
> looking up Al-Anon on the Web in the city you are going to; look
in
> the phone book when you arrive; or call the national Al-Anon World
> Services Office at 1-800-344-2666. The WSO will have a list of
> meetings close to where you are. Also, if Al-Anon is not listed in
> the phone book, try calling a listing for Alcoholics Anonymous.
They
> may have a list of Al-Anon meetings in the area.
>
> Making contact with us on the computer is a start, but there is
> nothing like talking face-to-face with someone who understands
your
> problem because they've been there. And, as it says in our
suggested
> welcome, You can find contentment, and even happiness, whether the
> alcoholic is still drinking or not. We won't tell you what to do,
but
> we will help you until you can learn to make the choices that are
> right for you.
>
> Just know that you are not alone in this journey, and that there
are
> plenty of people out there praying for you.
>
>
>
>
>
> -- In chicagoalanon@yahoogroups.com, "melomite2004"
> <melomite2004@y...> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > My name is Melody and I am 36 years old with 2 beautiful
children
> > ages 17 and 11. My husband has just been released from an
> inpatient
> > program. This is his 5th one to be exact. So, I still don't
feel
> > like he's getting it deep down. His drug of choice is crack
> cocaine
> > and he also drinks. It started with the drinking when I met
him,
> > but I never new it was a problem (had I know then, I probably
would
> > have ran). His cocaine started when his own cousin introduced
him,
> > to it in our own house. It's been hell ever since. He's been
> > drinking and crackin' on and off for about 12 years. I don't
know
> > why I'm still here to tell you the truth. It's caused the whole
> > family to be dysfunctional. I'm suffering from depression now
my
> > son doesn't do well in school; and now that my daughter is
getting
> > older I can see who it is really affecting her as well.
> >
> > Now that he's out of recovery, what about me. He's got all the
> > tools to try and fight this addition and I don't. I just wanted
to
> > try this onlne al-a-non since my career doesn't allow me to
attend
> > meetings. I travel 3 weeks out of every month. I'm hope this
will
> > help me since I travel from state to state.
> >
> > If there is anyone who understand what I'm going through and
advice
> > would help!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mel
>
>
>
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