Patty O. shares a deeply moving and humorous account of her journey through alcoholism, beginning with her first blackout at 13 and spiraling through decades of drinking, arrests, and spiritual disconnection. Despite her intelligence and academic success, alcohol dictated every part of her life until a judge’s unexpected act of grace led her to AA in 1975. With raw honesty and wit, Patty emphasizes the power of storytelling in recovery, the necessity of sponsorship and spiritual principles, and the miraculous transformations available through the 12 steps. Today, with 40 years of sobriety, her life is filled with love, service, and meaning—proof that even the most unlikely can recover if they stay in the center of Alcoholics Anonymous.