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SSP 43 - Brian D: From Prison Yards to 25 Years of Freedom

Background & Athletic Career:

• Born in upstate New York to decorated war hero family with loving upbringing
• Moved to California in 4th grade; first drink at age 11-12 (stole six-pack from Alpha Beta)
• Excelled in soccer from youth through semi-pro level (California Emperors, San Diego Soccer)
• Kicked field goals with San Diego Chargers at Candlestick Park
• Parents divorced; moved to Puerto Rico after 8th grade, returned to California in 1986
• Found methamphetamine in high school; addiction progressively destroyed athletic career

Rock Bottom & Incarceration:

• Daughter Brianna was born October 20, 1990 - asked to leave hospital for drinking during birth
• Escalated to breaking & entering, theft, multiple arrests in three countries
• Served eight years in and out of prison while daughter grew up without him
• H&I volunteers came to his cell; one said: "I get to do something you don't—I get to leave"
• That moment planted the seed for recovery

Recovery & Transformation:

• Released and entered Cooper Fellowship recovery house on October 24, 2000
• Found the same H&I volunteer who spoke to him in prison—asked him to be his sponsor (Plumber Jim)
• Emotional reunion with daughter at recovery house: "You're my daddy"
• 25+ years of continuous sobriety; never relapsed
• Rebuilt all family relationships; father to two sons who've never seen him loaded
• Runs successful handyman business; actively sponsors others
• In loving relationship with Kris (nearly 8 years sober)
• Lives by the principle: "I didn't get sober to be miserable—today I get to make those days count.

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