“One lady told me that she was going to love me until I loved myself, and that got me.” “Everybody was reaching out to me and telling me I was the most important person in the room,” she said. When she did share, she said it was a scary and emotional experience - until a flood of support came her way. I didn’t know if people would be able to see me and I didn’t know if I was going to recognize someone,” she said.īut Melanie said that once she signed on, she didn’t feel pressured to share. She has never been to an in-person AA meeting, but found comfort in the ladies’ meeting held in a virtual setting. Melanie is new to AA and didn’t join until April, well after the pandemic had taken hold in B.C. The names of those who spoke to KTW have been changed to protect their anonymity. Kamloops This Week spoke with AA members about how the transition was made. Thanks to video chat, meetings in Kamloops and around the world have continued. One of those groups is Alcoholics Anonymous. While some institutions have decided to put their activities on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, other organizations have work that is just too important to delay.
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