Thanks for joining me for this week's episode of One For The Road. This week I am joined by Jimmy Weir as he shares his story with us.
Alcohol was everything to him – his best friend, his saviour, the thing he turned to and would ultimately favour over everything and everyone. It all eventually came to a head February 2020 when he was living with his girlfriend and her two children. When he was sober, life was great and they were one amazingly weird little family. He had moments of sobriety but each time he slipped it seemed to get worse than the cycle that went before. He honestly wanted to help himself or let people help him but all the while, he could feel it slipping away from him and each time he picked up, it spiralled. 
He checked into a rehab in Blackpool, his family helped him get there. He is very lucky to have their support in his life and he knows there are people out there who have none. In Blackpool he learned many tools to combat craving's and avoid picking up that first drink. He now lives on the Isle of Man close to his family and he has his own gardening business. He can finally say that he has turned a corner and has been touched by a miracle or higher power, but whatever it is he is proud to say that he is in recovery, that he is a recovering alcoholic. Saying that out loud is something he never thought he would say but he is proud to say it now.