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A client letter from the heart |
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My husband has been abusing alcohol for many years, in excess of ten years to be precise. The local Community Alcohol Team used to visit and speak to him every week. Normally when they visited he was drunk, but he lied to them and they believed him and the whole story went on. He tried AA – no avail. He even attempted suicide – not once, but several times. I was at my wits end as to what to do.
I found Shokat and Life Principles one night whilst searching the internet for hours and hours. I asked him lots of questions via emails over a period of several days, one of the questions being cost.
We both listened to the DVD’s prior to the visit, so that I could try and help my husband, and he could help himself.
I got an appointment for my husband to see Shokat on December 7th last year. I booked train tickets from Euston to Birmingham, booked a hotel, and we both set off at 9am on the 7th December.
My husband had not had a drink that morning and was suffering badly on route – sweating, shaking - all the symptoms that alcoholics get when in withdrawal. I went down to the buffet car and got him two cans of cider to help with the symptoms, and this worked.
We arrived at Birmingham, got a cab to the hotel and then got another cab to Shokat’s house for my husband’s 4pm appointment. I sat in the lounge whilst Shokat spoke to my husband and then he went into the treatment room. He came out at 7.15pm and we got a cab back to our hotel. We went into Harvester for a meal. I myself had my usual tipple and my husband had a tonic and lime. There were lots of customers drinking alcohol but it did not worry him. I am glad to say that seven weeks down the line he still drinks tonic and lime, he eats loads of fruit and although he was previously 9stone 5lbs, as of today, 20th January he weighs just under 11stone.
I had the best Christmas that I have had in ten years. I was so happy to have my man back in my life. We celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary last September, but he does not remember it as he was drunk. He does not work now because of ill health, due to his past drinking habits, so I myself do ironing to meet our debts.
We still have a long way to go to sort out the financial problems because my husband drank all of our money away.
But I do have to say that Shokat and his family have given me and my man a new lease of life. I got engaged to him when I was thirteen and married him when I was eighteen, we have two beautiful daughters and five beautiful grandchildren. My husband missed the last ten years of their lives and also of my life. Not anymore, he is wonderful to all of us, and that is thanks to Shokat and his family.
We both listen to the follow up CD’s and both find them very relaxing and helpful, I actually fall asleep and when I wake up I’m fully relaxed and refreshed.
Linda
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