Facing up to the effect my drinking had on my children.
 
 
Facing up to the effect my drinking had on my children.
 				
 
	Children of alcoholics and families will understand our story.
 
 
Children of alcoholics and families will understand our story.
 				
 
	It was like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the Hyde part always overwhelmed you.
 
 
It was like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the Hyde part always overwhelmed you.
 				
 
	I am still here fighting on and there is always more of my story to tell.
 
 
I am still here fighting on and there is always more of my story to tell.
 				
 
	Mourning the death of someone who hasn’t died, but has changed.
 
 
Mourning the death of someone who hasn’t died, but has changed.
 				
 
	Being a COA does not have to stop you from achieving anything.
 
 
Being a COA does not have to stop you from achieving anything.
 				
 
	The day alcoholism was no longer just something that you lived with. 
 
 
The day alcoholism was no longer just something that you lived with. 
 				
 
	As a COA, I grew up in an environment where every day was uncertain. 
 
 
As a COA, I grew up in an environment where every day was uncertain. 
 				
 
	I love being part of something that truly gets me.
 
 
I love being part of something that truly gets me.
 				
 
	When my father died she would function during the daytimes as she needed to keep life going
 
When my father died she would function during the daytimes as she needed to keep life going