Joan StoneI am a recovering alcoholic of fifteen years now. My parents raised six girls and one boy in a farm in Alberta. I was blessed with a son and a daughter, who are adults now. I love my family and children with all my heart. I have made bad decisions, coices, mistakes, throughout the years, which hurt several people, most of them are my loved ones. I now refer to those as life lessons. And being aware of the hurt I have caused my loved ones has helped me become a more compassionate, caring, and helpful person to people in my life, and people I meet along the way, on this great journey called life. Read More Read Less