SPIRAL INTO HELL
VICKI P. BOWMAN
ISBN# 1897261969-E Book/9781897261965- Print
August 2007
Champagne Books
#35069-4604 37 Street SW, Calgary, AB Canada, T3E 7C7
E book/Print
$6.00/$10.95
147/156 pages
Non-Fiction/Memoirs
Rating: 4 Cups

Vicki Bowman has known since she was a young girl that she would one day drink, thinking she would be happy. She was happy when she drank but would feel awful the next day. Yet the following night, she would be drinking again. What would it take to make her stop and realize that this was not the life for her?

Vicki married, got pregnant and moved to America to be with her husband. But her life changed once she arrived and not for the better. Over the years, she became dependent on alcohol to get her through her everyday life. Although she never let it take her so far down she did not look after her children. She struggled with her alcoholism over many years and three marriages. When she lost her leg in a car crash, she still returned to the bottle as she felt it was her only friend. As she saw her oldest son struggling with drink and drugs, she finally realized she needed to take back control of her life.

I have the deepest and utmost respect for Ms. Bowman. I cannot tell you how many times I have seen my family members go through what she did, yet they keep going back for more. Her story is very touching, deeply moving and well worth taking the time to read. I applaud Ms. Bowman for sharing her story with others and hopefully her story will touch the lives of many others. If you know someone going through not just this addiction, but any addiction, I urge you to read her story and take comfort that any addiction can be overcome with a lot of help.

Liadan
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